NEW CAST AND ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED FOR
TOM WELLS AND MATTHEW ROBINS’ DRIP
Script Club & Boundless Theatre present
DRIP
Words by Tom Wells
Music by Matthew Robins
Director: Jane Fallowfield; Designer: Russ Henry
Lighting Designer: Adam Foley; Musical Director & Sound Designer: Matthew Robins
Boundless Theatre and Script Club today announce that Josh Tucker will play the role of Liam in Tom Wells and Matthew Robins’ Drip, as it embarks on a new 2019 tour following its recent run at Bush Theatre. Directed byJane Fallowfield, the production tours to The Lowry, Salford; Customs House, South Shields; Curve, Leicester as part of#DMUpride festival; North Wall, Oxford; The Coliseum, Oldham; Slung Low, Leeds; New Wolsey, Ipswich; Nonsuch Studios, Nottingham; Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal; Phoenix Arts, Hampshire; Harrogate Theatre; Cast, Doncaster; LIVE, Newcastle; and Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.
Drip is a one-man musical comedy about a 15-year old boy who signs up to Hull’s first ever synchronised swimming team, though he can’t swim. It tells a story of getting the hang of being a queer teenager in Hull, and feeling proud of yourself and your city.
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Tom Wells is a playwright. His theatre credits include Me, As A Penguin (Arcola Theatre/UK tour), The Kitchen Sink – which won the Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright and the George Devine Award (Bush Theatre), Jumpers For Goalposts (Watford Palace Theatre/UK tour), Cosmic (Hull Truck Theatre), Folk and Broken Biscuits (UK tour). He has also written Ben & Lump (Channel 4) and Jonesy (BBC Radio 4). He is currently under commission to the Royal Court Theatre and National Theatre.
Matthew Robins composes the music following his previous collaboration with Tom Wells on Broken Biscuits in 2016. His writing and performing credits include Flyboy is alone again this Christmas and Lullaby (Barbican). As a designer and puppet maker his credits include Something Very Far Away (Unicorn Theatre), A Most Peculiar Wintry Thing (The Ark, Dublin) and Laila (Watford Palace Theatre). He also recently directed and designed an adaption of Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man (Unicorn Theatre). A collection of Matthew’s animations, songs and mechanical puppet installations is on permanent display at the Science Museum in London in the Information Age gallery.
Josh Tucker plays Liam.His theatre credits include The Dip (Bunker Theatre/Edinburgh Festival Fringe), Five:Eight (Bernie Grant Arts Centre) and Witch, Witch, Witch (Camden People’s Theatre).
Jane Fallowfield directs. Her credits includeGerm Free Adolescent, Bird (Derby Theatre), Fingertips (Clean Break), Cosmic, Spacewang (Hull Truck), The Only Way is Chelsea’s (York Theatre Royal/Soho Theatre) andLagan (Ovalhouse). She is the Literary Associate at Talawa Theatre Company. Previously, Jane was Director on Attachment at Clean Break, Director on Attachment at Birmingham Rep (John Fernald Award) and Senior Reader at Paines Plough. She is a mentor for Graeae Theatre Company and she has been on the script panel for the George Devine Award panel, BBC Writersroom and Channel 4 Screenwriting Course.
DRIP Listings
UK tour
31 January – 14 May 2019
2019 Tour Dates
The Lowry
Thursday 31 January, 8pm
Box Office: 0843 208 6000 / www.thelowry.com
Customs House
Sunday 3 February, 7.30pm
Box Office: 0191 454 1234 / www.customshouse.co.uk
Curve, Leicester
Wednesday 20 February
Box Office: 0116 242 3595/ www.curveonline.co.uk
North Wall
Tuesday 26 February, 8pm
Box Office: 01865 319450 / www.thenorthwall.com
Oldham Coliseum
Friday 1 – Saturday 2 March, 7.30pm
Box Office: 0161 624 2829 / www.coliseum.org.uk
Slung Low
Sunday 10 March, 5pm
Box Office: www.slunglow.org
New Wolsey, Ipswich
Tuesday 12 March, 7.45pm
Box Office: 01473 295900 / www.wolseytheatre.co.uk
Nonsuch Studios
Wednesday 20 March, 7.30pm
Box Office: 0115 837 1950 / www.wearenonsuch.com
Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Saturday 23 March, 8pm
Box Office: 01539 725133 / www.breweryarts.co.uk
Phoenix Arts Hampshire
Thursday 28 March, 7.30pm
Box Office: 01420 472664 / www.phoenixarts.co.uk
Harrogate Theatre
Thursday 4 April, 7.45pm
Box Office: 01423 502116 / www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Cast, Doncaster
Thursday 11 April, 7.15pm
Box Office: 01302 303959 / www.castindoncaster.com
LIVE, Newcastle
Tuesday 23 – Friday 26 April, 7.30pm
Box Office: 0191 232 1232 / www.live.org.uk
Stephen Joseph Theatre
Tuesday 14 May, 7.30pm
Box Office: 01723 370541 / www.sjt.uk.com