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.
The 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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