The Adventures of Wound Man & Shirley
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The Adventures of Wound Man & Shirley by Chris Goode
Shirley is a teenage boy with a girl's name, growing up in suburbia and feeling like the weirdest kid in the school. Nothing makes much sense to him, and his heart belongs to a classmate who barely knows he exists. Wound Man is an unconventional superhero, sprung from the pages of a medieval medical textbook, with an alarming assortment of weapons sticking out from every part of his body. Wound Man has just moved into a house on Shirley's street - and he happens to have a vacancy for a teenage sidekick. A funny and touching story by Chris Goode about two unlikely friends and the adventures they share.
"[a] deft, gentle piece of invention.. The show's tremendous appeal lies in the encounter between fantasy and the everyday - and in the wit and emotional honesty with which the whimsy is applied. Goode tells his delicate story with grace, rhythm and a lot of TLC... if the future of theatre is this Goode, we'll all be smiling." 4 stars - "Time Out"
Chris Goode is a writer, director, performer and musician, and lead artist of Chris Goode & Company. His diverse body of work has been seen in venues ranging from Sydney Opera House and Tate Modern to the most marginal spaces on the London fringe. His credits include four Fringe First award-winning shows: Men in the Cities, Monkey Bars, Kiss of Life, and (with Unlimited Theatre) Neutrino; he also won the Headlong/Gate New Directions Award for his radical version of Chekhov, ...SISTERS, at the Gate Theatre. Chris is a former artistic director of Camden People's Theatre and he now directs the all-male ensemble Ponyboy Curtis.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781849431804 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849431809 |
| Title | The Adventures of Wound Man & Shirley |
| Author | Chris Goode |
| Series | Oberon Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-08-20 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |