Roman Cardboard Swift
by Ella Hickson
Age range: 12 – 25
Cast Size: 4-16
Rory’s Dad left when he was small. When Rory becomes a Dad himself, things don’t work out with his wife. Rory’s kid, Jenny has to cheer recently separated Rory up, the same way Rory had to cheer his recently separated mum up when he was wee. This play looks at family, time and how to let the people that love you, remind you of your inherent joy when you need it most.
About the Artist
Ella Hickson is an award-winning playwright whose work has been performed throughout the UK and internationally. Ella’s theatre credits include ‘Adult Children’ (2021) a VR piece for the Donmar co-created with Sacha Wares in association with ETT, Scanlab Projects and Trial and Error Studios, ‘Swive’ (2019) at The Globe, ‘Anna’ (2019) at the National Theatre, ‘The Writer’ (2018) and ‘Oil’ (2016) at The Almeida Theatre, and ‘Wendy and Peter Pan’ (2015) at The Royal Shakespeare Company. She is a member of the Royal Society of Literature, a Thornton Wilder Fellow, and a MacDowell Colony Fellow, as well as a recipient of The Catherine Johnson Award. Ella is an Associate Artist of The Old Vic.