Synopsis
Jimmy is sixteen, sexually confused and stuck in Sheringham.
He’s screwed. Well he’s not actually: that’s the problem…
When pop star Morrissey comes to London, Jimmy flees to the city to try and find his hero and himself. Rubber Ring is a laugh-out-loud one man play that opened at The Pleasance Islington to rave reviews before transferring to The Tristan Bates Theatre in London’s West End.
Running time: 60 minutes with no interval.
This show contains strong language and sexual references.
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CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP WITH PLAYWRIGHT JAMES MCDERMOTT
Mon 18 Feb, 5 – 6pm | Seminar Room B
In this workshop, Playwright James McDermott teaches the tools and techniques he uses to generate dramatic stories, create characters, write dialogue and structure scripts.
Through a series of exercises, participants will learn that drama is about people trying to overcome external obstacles and internal flaws in order to get what they want, and that the playwright maps this journey through dialogue and action in space and time.
This event is free to Rubber Ring ticket holders.
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Reviews
A humorous look at rural England and the challenges facing LGBT teens who live far away from the big city… There are few plays I have seen that had audiences laughing so long and so regularly
Carns Theatre Passion
Rubber Ring captures the core of the Morrissey experience: the romance of the outsider, the loneliness of sexual confusion and the bonds that form in the most unlikely places. There are few things I've enjoyed more than Rubber Ring
London City Nights
McDermott is an emerging talent in total control of his craft… His comedy is unique
Boyz Magazine
A vastly entertaining one-man show with laughs right from the start
Hiive
McDermott writes with punchlines that leave you teary-eyed from laughing
Camden Review
This solo performance is electrifying
Scatter of Opinion
A sensitively told tale of a young man finding his place in the world
West End Wilma