Daniel Moore's Definitive Guide to Failure-Free Living

Daniel Moore's Definitive Guide to Failure-Free Living

One man. One button. 19,999 hours of failure-free living.

Daniel Moore does not fail. His task? Pressing a single red button whenever it lights up. For 19’999 hours, he has succeeded in this task.

Now, on the verge of completing his second 10,000 hours, Daniel Moore prepares to leave his solitude to share his double expertise.

Following a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025, Daniel Moore’s Definitive Guide to Failure-Free Living returns to the Drayton Arms Theatre.

Written and performed by Off-West End Award-nominated actor Matthew Edgar (Wet Feet), and directed by critically acclaimed director Harry Daisley (All is Pink in West Berkshire County), Daniel Moore’s… is a “thrilling one-man dystopian fable” (Fringe Review) exploring our obsession with success, and the damage that obsession leaves in its wake.

 

Written & Performed by Matthew Edgar

A Co-Production with Drayton Arms Theatre

 

Content Warnings: Strong language. Reference to domestic abuse.

Theatre Company Reviews:

4*

"Edgar's performance is an exercise in total commitment - his timing is tight, his characterisation layered with the kind of subtlety that makes you laugh, then wince, then think"  - Theatre & Tonic

 

"A piece of theatre that is both fulfilling and emotionally demanding... a show that will take your hand, lure you in and trap you as you, too will undergo the emotional rollercoaster that Edgar's protagonist conveys" - Ed Fringe Review

4* - The Recs

Production Details

Run Time:

  • One Act: 55 mins

Age Restrictions:

  • 15

Tickets:

  • £14.00 Standard

  • £12.00 Concession

  • £16.00 Standard

  • £14.00 Concession

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Performances:

  • Tue 3rd Feb 2026 - 7:30 pm

  • Wed 4th Feb 2026 - 7:30 pm

  • Thu 5th Feb 2026 - 7:30 pm

  • Fri 6th Feb 2026 - 7:30 pm

  • Sat 7th Feb 2026 - 7:30 pm

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