Stephen Brown’s acclaimed and provocative drama, Future Me embarks on its first national tour for Spring 2009 following London and San Francisco seasons. It is staged at the Lowry for 2 days from Monday 2 to Tuesday 3 March 2009.

Future Me focuses on Peter, a promising young barrister with a beautiful girlfriend, whose life falls apart. An appalling secret about his true nature is revealed when his computer sends out an email to everyone he knows, with an attachment no one can bear to look at.

The cast includes David Benson, Katherine Dow Blyton and Rupert Hill. Solo writer, comedian and performer David Benson reprises his role as Tim from the London 2007 production. He his solo shows include Think No Evil Of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams and David Benson Sings Noel Coward. He also portrayed Noel Coward on screen in Good Night Sweetheart. Katherine Dow Blyton is most widely known as Sally Hunter in Hollyoaks (Channel Four). She has performed in some of the best theatres in the country during her distinguished stage career.

Rupert Hill (pictured, right) is best known for his role as Jamie Baldwin in Coronation Street (ITV). In Future Me he will be tackling complex and challenging material.  His theatre credits include Monologues & Dialogues and The Dumb Waiter (both Screaming Mess) and more recently he starred in Once Upon A Time In Wigan (Live) at the Bolton Octagon.

Stephen Brown’s plays include Faster which he directed for Filter Theatre; Bleak House which he adapted for Bill Kenwright and an adaptation of The Master And Margarita (BAC, Chichester Festival Theatre and others). Director Glyn Maxwell’ returns to Future Me following the London production in 2007 (Theatre 503). Recent credits include Liberty (Shakespeare’s Globe & national tour); World’s End (Trafalgar Studios); and The Lifeblood (Edinburgh Fringe and Riverside). Future Me is designed by Helen Goddard lit by Mark Dymock with composition by Leo Chadburn.

Following the spring tour this provocative play will be performed in secure hospitals including Bethlem and the themes in the play will be explored through workshops with patient groups. Escape Artists will run the workshops with the Future Me company. This registered charity promotes social change through the arts. They across sectors and art forms with homeless people, mental health service users, young people at risk, prisoners and other disadvantaged groups.

Future Me is suitable for audiences of 15+. The tour is possible due to funding from Arts Council England and The LankellyChase Foundation.

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