Speci-Man
Adam (David House) and Dr Morgan Ellis (Vivien Glaskin)
Speci-Man is a comedy set in a future world, where men are an endangered species. It presents a humorous take on gender stereotypes, while raising issues which are highly relevant to today.
Performances
Speci-Man began as a short play for Actor Awareness Women’s Night, at the Canal Cafe Theatre in London. The full-length play was then selected for Actor Awareness Festival of New Writing and premiered at Baron’s Court Theatre in London in July 2017, before transferring to The Chapel, Salisbury, October 2017 (sold out), and Canal Cafe Theatre, London, 2 performances November 2017.
A gallery of images taken at the Salisbury performance can be found here.
Reviews
‘An original fun scenario, well written and very engaging.’
‘Very strong characters … overall hilarious.’ Audience feedback from Actor Awareness Women’s Night.
‘Hilarious and thought provoking.’ London Pub Theatres review http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/plays/view/16336
‘Provides a prism to evaluate the behaviour of all – not necessarily to provide answers, but certainly to raise questions.’ https://breaking-the-fourth-wall.com/2017/07/18/speci-man-barons-court-theatre-review/
‘There are no words, other than that you MUST go and see this hilarious and truthful play.’ @salome_lit
Adam (David House), Dr Morgan Ellis (Vivien Glaskin) and Prof. Gwen Reece (Rosannah Lenaghan)