“A comedy about growing up and manning up”

Roundabout Season: Growth

Thursday 20 October–Friday 21 October 2016

Paines Plough

Growth by Luke Norris

That? That’s. I mean.
Yeah.
It’s a lump in a bag of lumps.
I mean.
It’s normal.

Tobes is young, free and having a ball. Off. He’s successfully ignored his lump for two years but it’s starting to get in the way – cramping his style and, worse, affecting his sex life.  So now there are pants to be dropped, and decisions to be made… it’s a real ball ache.

Growth is a comedy about growing up and manning up from rising star Luke Norris.

Friday’s performance of Growth includes curtain raiser performance of:

Man Up by New Vic Youth Theatre
How do you man up when you still feel like a boy? Based on interviews with local teenagers, this is a warm and funny exploration of what it is to be a teenage boy in 2016. 

Recommended ages 14+
Running Time: 70 mins (no interval)

Thursday 20 October–Friday 21 October 2016

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