These shows will be performed by Rose Bruford Wigan students.
Growth by Luke Norris
Luke Norris’s play Growth is a dark comedy. The play’s action unfolds in a series of duologue exchanges with Tobes as the one constant character throughout the play. Tobes is a young man who hates his job at a garden centre and has no plans for the future. When his long-term girlfriend dumps him, his boss, Jared, tells him not to come back to work ’till someone’s made you a man’, and advises Tobes to get himself on Tinder.
Wednesday 28 February – 7.30pm
Thursday 29 February – 7.30pm
Friday 1 March – 7.30pm
Saturday 2 March – 2pm
Venue: The Mill at the Pier Theatre, Trencherfield Mill, Heritage Way, Wigan, WN3 4EF
This production contains themes and references to adult content, terminal illness, death and dying.
This amateur production of Growth is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Breathing Corpses by Laura Wade
Amy’s found another body in a hotel bedroom.
There’s a funny smell coming from one of Jim’s storage units.
And Kate’s losing it after spending all day with the police.
There’s no going back after what they’ve seen.
Breathing Corpses was first performed at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs in February 2005.
Wednesday 6 March – 7.30pm
Thursday 7 March – 7.30pm
Friday 8 March – 7.30pm
Saturday 9 March – 2pm
Venue: The Mill at the Pier Theatre, Trencherfield Mill, Heritage Way, Wigan, WN3 4EF
This production contains themes and references to dying and suicide.
This amateur production of Breathing Corpses is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
Box Clever by Monsay Whitney
Monsay Whitney’s play Box Clever is a darkly comic play about a young mother living in a women’s refuge.
Marnie is a young woman in her late twenties, stuck in a women’s refuge, trying to escape toxic relationship patterns, just wanting to do the best for herself and her daughter. But how do you get out of a rut when everyone you know is a liability?
Wednesday 13 March 7.30pm
Thursday 14 March – 7.30pm
Friday 15 March – 7.30pm
Saturday 16 March – 2pm
Venue: The Mill at the Pier Theatre, Trencherfield Mill, Heritage Way, Wigan, WN3 4EF
This production contains themes and references to domestic violence, child abuse and drug usage.
This amateur production of Box Clever is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.