"So here I am, homeless at home and half-gratified
to feel that I can be happy anywhere" John Clare
Inspired by the four-day journey made on foot by the
legendary mad poet, John Clare, Town creates a new story
set in contemporary Northampton. On John's return to
Northampton from the bright lights of London, he finds
his hometown is exactly the same as when he left it -
from the rooms at his parent's house, to the Saturday
nights on Abington Street. In fact, the only thing that
seems to have changed...is John. Slipping back into his
old habits, old jobs and old relationships, an out of
work and disillusioned John considers why he swapped the
anonymity of corporate city life for the comforts of
home and embarked upon a sixty mile walk North.
Northampton writer DC Moore's Town poignantly explores
enduring themes of identity, isolation and belonging,
rooting them in modern life. With heartbreaking honesty
and humour, the play probes the feelings that we all
have about our hometown, and follows one man on his road
to get back to where he started. This edition also
includes the darkly comic monologue Honest, where one
man's addiction for telling the truth leads to a night
that spirals out of control. Taking you on a journey
across London towards a late-night epiphany, the piece
explores the lies we tell ourselves and each other, and
the fall-out when the truth is revealed.
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