Writer-performer Emily Weitzman’s riotous solo comedy turns boyfriends into futons and lampshades and breakups into broken chairs. A surprising meditation on impermanence, Furniture Boys is hailed by The Guardian (★★★★) as ‘ingenious,’ ‘shimmeringly silly,’ and ‘ridiculous and revelatory.’ Weitzman blends theatre, comedy, clown, spoken word and furniture showroom in her search for what endures: a relationship, a memory, a sofa-bed?

After premiering in SoHo Playhouse’s 2024 Lighthouse Series, where it was a finalist and won Theatre’s Choice, Furniture Boys returns to SoHo Playhouse ahead of a summer return to Edinburgh. Directed by Kate Doyle, it was selected by Underbelly for Edinburgh Fringe and won Fringiest Show at Orlando Fringe. This ‘inventive, playful, and surprisingly heartfelt comedy... will surprise you with its tenderness and grandiosity’ ★★★★ 1/2 (The Student). ‍

"[Weitzman] achieves a feat that many Fringe comedians don’t manage as she makes a whole out of familiar elements: a wacky concept, heartfelt memoir, multimedia diversions, the story of her show’s own creation and a closing cri de coeur for artistic pursuits. It is a very well-made play… Weitzman’s show keeps revealing hidden depths.” ★★★★ (The Guardian)

“As memorable as it is funny, and unlikely to be soon forgotten…” ★★★★ (The Recs)

“A funny play where boyfriends are furniture” ★★★★★ (The Derek Awards)

“Her performance is genius” ★★★★ (One4Review)

“A sharp one-woman show” (The National Scotland)

“Weitzman has a winning way about her. You just might go home and hug your favorite ottoman.” (Orlando Sentinel)

“Hilarious… weirdly poignant… relentlessly, infectiously joyous… Furniture has never been more moving” (Buzz PEI)