Top Gs Like Me

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A new comedy, set in Northampton, about growing up online.

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Aidan’s lost. His best mate’s starting uni, his mum can’t get out of bed, and his new side hustle has questionable legality. Meanwhile, he’s stacking shelves at the supermarket wondering if this is all he’s cut out for. He’s got hobbies – hanging out at the skatepark and doom scrolling his days away.

As he’s lapping up the algorithm ‘Hugo Bang’ appears with the promise to help Aidan become the alpha he was born to be.

Will Hugo Bang help Aidan get his life back on track, or will he lead Aidan to a darker, more dangerous place?

Directed by Jesse Jones, this brand-new play by local playwright Samson Hawkins (author of Stratford East’s critically acclaimed Village Idiot) crackles with dry humour and a modern-day wit.

Transforming the Derngate auditorium into a skatepark, this Made In Northampton production dives headfirst into the influence of online culture, the pull of toxic masculinity, and the search for identity in the digital age.

The cast features Fanta Barrie (The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs), Emily Coates (Ladhood), Danny Hatchard (EastEnders), Daniel Rainford (The Mousetrap), Finn Samuels (Twisted! The Musical) and David Schaal (The Inbetweeners). The cast will be joined by a community chorus, the ‘internet ensemble’, representing the online world on stage and made up of 25 third year acting students from the University of Northampton.

Top Gs Like Me was developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme.

Initially developed through the Royal & Derngate Generate programme in partnership with Andy Routledge.

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Audio Described & Touch Tour – Thu 5 March 7pm (Touch Tour begins at 6pm)
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EDUCATIONAL RATE

Schools price: £10 with 1 free ticket for every 10

Schools performances are on the following dates:
Mon 23 February 11am
Tue 24 February 7pm
Thu 26 February 11am
Tue 3 March 11am
Wed 4 March 11am
Thu 5 March 11am

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