HOTHOUSE THEATRE PRESENTS A STREET THEATRE PRODUCTION
Breaking the Castle
by Peter Cook
Visceral, fierce, and uplifting, a young man yearns for connection.
David can’t get enough, of anything. Alcohol, drugs, women, gambling – whatever it takes to escape the bark of the black dog.
Consumed by an overwhelming feeling of never belonging anywhere, days and nights are lived through a thick haze of drugs and alcohol. This bender could be his last, but he doesn’t care – there are worse things than death.
Then David is thrown an unlikely lifeline. Finding himself in the mountains of South-East Asia he is offered a chance at redemption – but he will need to confront his inner demons, traumas and secrets long buried in his psyche.
Visceral, fierce, and uplifting Breaking The Castle is an exquisitely rendered, gripping tale and performance from creator Peter Cook as a man yearning for connection.
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Image by Shelly Higgs
Duration 75 minutes, no interval Content advice Coarse language, drug references and mature themes. Suitability 15 years +
24-28
MAR
Written and performed by
Peter Cook
Director
Caroline Stacey
Dramaturgy
Shelly Higgs
Design
Imogen Keen
Lighting Design
Gerry Corcoran
Sound Design
Kimmo Vennonen
