Rough Haired Pointer
in association with the Tabard Theatre presents
THE BOY WHO CRIED
by Matt Osman
Following critical acclaim
at the Hope theatre,
this inventive and creative new play
transfers to the Tabard theatre
for one week only.
‘Rough Haired Pointer roll werewolves and
absurdism together in this imaginative, blackly comic
look at alienation and our fear of what might be lurking
inside other people…. Fiercely original and sharply
funny.’
TimeOut –
Tom Wicker
‘a paranormal mystery with some ‘bite’!'
An ‘original play that’s not afraid to take risks.’
Everything
Theatre – Michael Davis
‘Osman [is] a talented young man who
shows prodigious signs of a successful literary future.’
‘Excellent for a first play – you’d never guess if you
didn’t know!’
Remotegoat – Aline Waites
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Lunacy,
late 13c., "affected with periodic insanity, dependent
on the changes of the moon," from Late Latin lunaticus
"moon-struck".
A central moon dominates an almost-the-same, nearly
familiar London. A young girl has gone missing last
night, believed murdered. Everyone knows werewolves lurk
behind every front door. It is the duty of the State to
have them hunted down, tortured and terminated. There
are no police here, only ‘Protection’ Officers.
Sam Elvin has been locked in his mental turmoil for
years, and his room for days. Apart from last night -
when he was found naked and crazed on the Embankment.
What choice does his anxious mother have but to call in
the services of the Protection Officer? And can he prove
Sam’s
wolfishness before the next full moon?
Rough Haired Pointer follow The Young Visiters (* * * *
* & Editor’s Choice One Stop Arts, * * * * The Public
Reviews, * * * * Remote Goat, * * * * What’s Peen Seen)
with a strange, beautiful play, in which the mediaeval
legend of the werewolf, the modern malady of depression,
and a young man’s urge to rebel meet.
A play, which asks the question, should the sad and
strange be kept out of sight, out of their minds…
Playwright | Matt Osman
Director | Mary Franklin
Set Designer | Chris Hone
Lighting Designer | Seth Rook Williams
Producer | Jessica Stewart
Cast | Jake Curran, Loz Keystone,
Shelley Lang, Hamish MacDougall
and Jordan Mallory-Skinner
The Boy Who Cried Extended Version Trailer (Tabard Edition) from Jessica Stewart on Vimeo.