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World Premiere of Nancy Netherwood's RADIANT BOY to debut at Southwark Playhouse Borough

Emmie Newitt 25 February, 2025, 15:30

The world premiere will arrive in spring, following its inclusion in the RSC's 37 Plays competition in 2023.

a radiant boy southwark playhouse boroughThe artwork for A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Júlia Levai will direct Stuart Thompson (Three Sisters, Shakespeare's Globe) and Renée Lamb (Passing Strange, Young Vic) in this brand-new play which will open at the Southwark Playhouse Borough from 21 May - 14 June 2025.

Set in North-East England in 1983, Radiant Boyis a production which encompasses faith, shame, and queerness and finding connection through art. It follows trainee singer Russell and his mother Maud who are awaiting a young priest who believes Russell is a victim of possession.

The creative team includes Set and Costume Design: Tomás Palmer; Lighting Design: Lucia Sanchez Roldan and Sound Design: Patch Middleton.

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