Trolley
Boy
Newcastle
Alphabetti - Tuesday 10th – Saturday 14th July 2018
Arts
Centre Washington - Thursday 19th – Friday 20th July 2018
Ladies
and gentlemen, behold Trolley Boy!
Riding
these broken streets, dodging stones and swerving dog shit in his
superfast
Asda trolley.
Brave,
fearless Trolley Boy brings hope to the hopeless, help to the
helpless
and safety to the... not very safe.
Trolley
Boy has emerged like a phoenix from the ashes. He sees, he
hears:
despair in the bungalows, panic in the flats.
But
fear not. Trolley Boy fights for justice.
Alphabetti Theatre
brings their latest production, Trolley Boy, to the North East this July.
Written by David Raynor and set in Washington, Tyne and Wear in the early 90s –
directly inspired by David’s own Washington upbringing - Trolley Boy is the
story of a teenage boy trying to come to terms with loss.
Things haven’t been
great for 14-year old Colin. 1992 was already a pretty crap
year. But when tragedy
strikes and the forces of darkness move in there’s only
one thing left to do:
become a superhero.
The play has been
developed over a 3 year period, supported by Alphabetti Theatre’s Literary
Department, and has previously been performed as a script-in-hand performance
at Alphabetti Theatre’s basement venue in 2016. The current production is
supported by Arts Council England.
Following the
performance at Arts Centre Washington on Thursday 19th July, the audience and
members of the Washington and North East community are invited to attend a
post-show symposium to discuss: Washington – 30 years and counting. This
symposium will look at how the social and urban landscape of Washington has
changed since the Development Corporation closed in 1988, using the play as
springboard for the discussion.
Cast
and Creatives:
Cast Bob Nicholson & Cheryl Marie Dixon
Written by David Raynor
Directed by Ali Pritchard
Movement Director Malcolm Shields
Designer James Pickering
Composer Roma Yagnik
Sound Designer Matthew Tuckey
Lighting Designer Martin Fraser
Dramaturg Ben Dickenson
Produced by Chloe Stott
Tickets:
Newcastle
Alphabetti Theatre
Date: Tuesday 10th – Saturday 14th
July 2018 at 7.30pm
Tickets: Tuesday – Wednesday Pay What You Feel
Thursday – Saturday £8 Full Price / £6 Concession
(Student, Over 60,
Artist, Unwaged)
Age Recommendation: 12+
Website: https://www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/whats-on-menu/coming-up/17-whats-on-articles/280-trolley-boy
Arts
Centre Washington
Date: Thursday 19th – Friday 20th
July 2018 at 7.30pm
Tickets: £8 Full Price / £6 Concession (Student,
Over 60, Artist, Unwaged)
Age Recommendation: 12+
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