After opening in London in 2018 to numerous 5 star reviews and award nominations, Banana Crabtree Simon has been toured all over the UK and even to California.
The one man play is performed by CJ de Mooi (Eggheads, BBC) and is directed by Dan Phillips (The View from Nowhere, Park Theatre) They previously teamed up to bring Harvey Fierstein’s The International Stud to Edinburgh Fringe in 2015.
Written by David Hendon, twice runner up in the Kenneth Branagh New Writing Awards, this one man play deals with the struggles surrounding early onset dementia. It’s an intimate and emotionally honest piece where the character resists his encroaching illness while conveying the effect it has on the people around him.
CJ undertook extensive research for the role which is reflected in his portrayal. As London Theatre 1 commented that ‘CJ seems to physically crumble as the disease takes hold’. This is an intimate and emotionally honest piece of theatre where the audience feels genuinely engaged.
The Space Symposium Hall Annexe
5th-13th August (7.15pm) and 15th-20th August (10.45am)
Please contact The Space Press Office or CJ de Mooi for further information