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  • Rupert Bevan presents

    Darling Boy

    Wed 18 - Thu 19 Sep at 7.15pm
    Tickets £8 - £12 (+ booking fee)
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    Direct from acclaimed, sold-out shows in Edinburgh, Dublin, Melbourne and Sydney. A hilarious and heartbreaking ode to first love, sweaty clubs, family and growing up (whenever that happens...)

    Get 25% off when you book more than one show across our Autumn Season (September - December 2024).

    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

    Content Notice
    Running Time 60 mins
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Content Notice
    Content NoticeSexual references, mild coarse language, mentions of suicide and mental health
    ""A breath of fresh theatre""
    Entertainment Now
    ""Captivating... A masterful performance""
    The Age
    " "A deeply textured rendering of the complexity and plurality of life for young gay men in modern times""
    Edinburgh Reporter
    ""Refreshingly original""
    Australian Arts Review
    ""An absolute triumph""
    Shannon Molloy, Author

    "Our children live in the most deprived ward in London and their parents cannot afford to pay for the classes and activities many more privileged children enjoy after school and at the weekends. A free-to-access youth group run by a local theatre in a professional setting is an incredible opportunity."

    Local school teacher