AWOL at Venables Theatre

Description

Cyril doesn’t like old people, which is a shame because he is one. When he learns his estranged granddaughter, Lily, has her big break with her thrash metal band, Abscess, he and his friend Neville are determined to show up and support her. Neither of them will ever be the same again. AWOL is a buddy adventure caper about two men who decide they’ve had enough of bland food, dull company and care home radio.

UK comedian, poet and former nurse Rob Gee wrote the show after reading a news item from Germany: “It turned out not to be true, but it inspired me to write a buddy movie-style adventure caper with a positive message about ageing. It’s also a love letter to metalheads!” Rob has performed over 100 fringe festivals across the world and won over twenty awards for his solo shows. Fringe hits include SmartArse (“Be prepared to be blown away” - CBC) and Forget Me Not: The Alzheimer’s Whodunnit (“This is terrific theatre” -  Vancouver Sun).

Jon Paterson has worked in theatre for thirty years and performed at every major fringe festival in North America. He toured his first solo-written show How I Met My Mother last year, exploring his relationship with his mother in the wake of her dementia (“Humorous, heartfelt and moving” - Orlando Sentinel). 

Rob and Jon have been friends for sixteen years. Rob said, “I knew Jon would be perfect for this show and when Ryan came on board also, the three of us immediately hit it off. If we’d been at school, they’d never have allowed us to sit together.” Director Ryan Gladstone is the artistic director of Monster Theatre and creator of numerous fringe hits, including Til Death: The Six  Wives of Henry VIII and Juliet: A Revenge Comedy. (“A natural comedian”
- CBC).

TICKETS: 
Adults - $35
Seniors & Students - $30