Darling Boy feels like he's failing at his 20's. He hates the apps, can't do clubs or casual sex, and feels like the main character of a film no one is paying to see. He's trying to get over his first love, the memory of which lingers, and there is so much he and his family aren't talking about. This deeply affecting and achingly relatable comedy-drama about connection and loneliness will stay with you long after you leave the theatre.
Praised for its ‘sharp, deliciously funny' writing and 'powerhouse performance' by rising Aussie star Rupert Bevan (Edinburgh Reporter), this ‘strikingly honest and incredibly poignant’ (Weekend Notes) tour-de-force comes to London after a beloved run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe. You don't want to miss this.
Writer/Performer: Rupert Bevan
Director: Lucy Rossen
Sound Design/Composer: Rupert Buesst
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
