Box of Tricks - True Love Waits

"I can’t talk about these things with anyone else. You’re my priest."

Daniel is a convicted murderer on Death Row.
Alice is his neurotic girlfriend.
Charlie is a 15-year-old girl from Reading.
Judith, a God-fearing mother.
They all write to Daniel. They all need Daniel.
But will true love wait?

An explosive comic drama for three voices, True Love Waits fuses monologue and movement to tell the story of three 'pen pals' approaching personal crises. As they write to Daniel, separate lives begin to interweave and collide, and events take a darker turn.

A unique commission from three of the hottest talents from the Royal Court's Young Writers' Programme, True Love Waits is a darkly comic journey through three women's lives and their obsession with a serial killer.

"One of the most thoughtful, tricky and interesting plays in the programme...It took some courage from these writers to tackle this theme: it's paid dividends."
British Theatre Guide (Latitude 2010)

"There’s irony also in the triple-authored True Love Waits in which three women write to a man on Death Row... It’s short and intensely gripping."
What's On Stage (Pulse Fringe 2010)

"It’s a clever concept and one that is delivered with skill by Box of Tricks... This is a world premiere but this assured production will hopefully go onto wider success."
Theatre Blog, Glen Pearce (Pulse Fringe 2010)

Cast & Creative Team:

Writers:
Kenneth Emson, Evan Placey & Marcelo dos Santos

Directors:
Adam Quayle & Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder

Producer:
Dan Baker

Movement Director:
Robin Guiver

Lighting:
Jim Bristow

Cast:
Abi Hood, Natasha James and Rowena Lennon (PULSE, Latitude and FEST!)

Victoria Bavister, Natasha James and Sarah Llewellyn-Shore (Nu:Write Festival)

Performance Dates

Tue 16th - Thu 18th November 2010
Nu:Write Festival - Zagreb, Croatia

Thu 22nd July 2010 @ 7:30pm
FEST! @ Theatre503

Thu 15th - Sun 18th July 2010
Latitude Festival (Outdoor Theatre)

Thu 3rd June 2010 @ 8:00pm
PULSE Fringe Festival 2010 @ New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich

Box of Tricks - True Love Waits

"I can’t talk about these things with anyone else. You’re my priest."

Daniel is a convicted murderer on Death Row.Alice is his neurotic girlfriend.Charlie is a 15-year-old girl from Reading.Judith, a God-fearing mother.They all write to Daniel. They all need Daniel.But will true love wait?

An explosive comic drama for three voices, True Love Waits fuses monologue and movement to tell the story of three 'pen pals' approaching personal crises. As they write to Daniel, separate lives begin to interweave and collide, and events take a darker turn.

A unique commission from three of the hottest talents from the Royal Court's Young Writers' Programme, True Love Waits is a darkly comic journey through three women's lives and their obsession with a serial killer.

"One of the most thoughtful, tricky and interesting plays in the programme...It took some courage from these writers to tackle this theme: it's paid dividends."British Theatre Guide (Latitude 2010)

"There’s irony also in the triple-authored True Love Waits in which three women write to a man on Death Row... It’s short and intensely gripping."What's On Stage (Pulse Fringe 2010)

"It’s a clever concept and one that is delivered with skill by Box of Tricks... This is a world premiere but this assured production will hopefully go onto wider success."Theatre Blog, Glen Pearce (Pulse Fringe 2010)