The Sociable Plover

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Two Man Theatre Company is an emerging independent theatre company founded by committed artists with a passion for truthful, detail-driven storytelling. Guided by our motto, “The truth is in the detail,” our work focuses on emotionally honest performances, strong visual atmosphere, and intimate character-led theatre.

Following the success of our production of Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter, Two Man Theatre Company continues to develop bold and engaging productions that place acting, tension, and human connection at the centre of the audience experience.

Nothing and nobody will stop Roy Tunt from spotting his wild birds and today, a stormy December morning on England's desolate east coast, he pursues a very special mission. With one more tick in his dog-eared notebook, Roy will have recorded all 567 species on the British List.

The prevailing conditions are ideal and the time is perfect to welcome an elusive vagrant from the Asian Steppe, the rare and beautiful Sociable Plover.

Roy sequesters himself away in a bird-spotter's hide on a stretch of flooded marshland. With a packed lunch and a framed photograph of his ex-wife for company, he watches and waits.

But might he, perhaps, have other plans? And who is the tall, dark and handsome stranger battling his way through the flood waters towards him?

All will be revealed inside the hide...

Age Guidance
14+ (Mild Violence)