Wonder Boy
Written by Ross Willis and directed by Sally CooksonA dream of a production... some kind of wonderful
Sonny is twelve. Living with a stammer, he is finding his way in a world ruled by vicious vowels, confusing consonants, and let’s not forget the biggest beast of them all – small talk.
A comic book hero of Sonny’s own creation helps him to soar above his bleak reality – but language is power and Sonny must find a way to be heard. When cast in the school production of Hamlet by the Headteacher, he soon finds the real heroes are closer than he thinks.
Dive head-first into the wondrous and heartbreaking Wonder Boy, written by the “fresh and fearless” (Evening Standard) Ross Willis (Wolfie) and directed by the Olivier-award winning Sally Cookson (A Monster Calls).
Packed with playful humour and live music, this honest production is sure to capture the imagination of hearing and d/Deaf audiences alike.
Every performance of Wonder Boy includes fully integrated creative captioning.
Please note: Our signed performances have changed and will now be taking place on Tue 22 Mar at 7.30pm and Sat 26 Mar at 2.30pm.
Thank you to Claire O'Reilly, Director of the original New Plays in Rep. production.
Please note that unfortunately our post-show conversation with Sally Cookson and Simon Bailey will no longer be taking place after the performance on 16 Mar, due to illness.
We're very sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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GLOBAL LIVE BROADCAST
We want you to be able to enjoy Wonder Boy wherever you are in the world. So, as part of our Bristol Old Vic On Screen series, we'll be broadcasting the show from 24 - 26 Mar. Find out more
It's some kind of wonderful
An audience roaring with laughter and love from the first minute
Unmissable
UK Theatre Web
A roller coaster of emotion
inventive and expressive
Boundingly imaginative
PLEASE NOTE: The majority of these performances are planned to go ahead with no social distancing in the auditorium. Guaranteed Socially Distanced performances are marked below.
Photos: Steve Tanner
