Mad About the Boy
From: Tuesday, 26th June 2012
To: Thursday, 28 June 2012
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Synopsis
Boy wants to be bad like the rest. Dad wants the best for the Boy. Man wants the Boy to do what's best. A lyrical tussle of will and minds. Winner of an Edinburgh Fringe First Award 2011, this timely, urgent, razor-sharp drama sees a teenage boy fighting to save his reputation.
Our Review:
27 June 2012
The terrifying consequences of the fragile male ego needing constant admiration and the inability to challenge peer group expectations are heartbreakingly explored in Gbolahan Obisesan’s Mad About the Boy.
During a parent/teacher conference a disaffected Boy (Bayo Gbadamosi) , his Dad (Jason Barnett) and counsellor (Simon Darwen) discuss a wide range of topics. They consider whether rules should be obeyed, challenged or simply ignored and if respect should be earned or demanded. Although not ignorant the Boy has a frightening lack of empathy and a fear of losing face amongst his peer group that leads to a terrifying conclusion.
Although the themes in the play are heavy their delivery is stylish and, at times, very funny. There is a Stoppard-like pleasure in the comic confusion of the characters as they try and decipher the multiple meanings of apparently simple words like ‘Bad’.
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Creative
Gbolahan Obisesan (Author)
Iron Shoes (in association with the Unicorn) (Company)
Ria Parry (Director)
James Button (Design)
David W Kidd (Lighting)
James Button (Costume)
John Hoggarth (Sound)
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