A raw, funny and hauntingly moving play about loss, masculinity and friendship set in a group chat that doesn’t know how to die.About this Event
"Caus' Matty was here y'know. Matty. Was. Here. And now ... he is not ."
It’s been a year since Matty left the world — but he never left the group chat.
A ghosting that shatters his once tight-knit crew.
Can an unravelling Edgy, reeling and scrolling in the Cock and Bull, stitch back the holes his best friend left behind?
Lols and trolls. Angels and shadows. Smiley scars and emojis left on read ...
Set largely across an archive of social media chat threads from 2009 - 2019, with seven distinct characters from outer Croydon, Shoulders is a comedic, tender and razor sharp look at masculinity, loss and friendship in an age of digital dislocation.
JOURNEY
Shortlisted for BBC Writersroom 2022. Received positive feedback from the Royal Court & Theatre503. Performed with Script Readers at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in June 2024, and had its first public play reading at the Omnibus in January 2025 .
This is the play’s first staged production in its six year history.
Event Venue
Golden Goose Theatre, 146 Camberwell New Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 5.00 to GBP 10.00
