On the stage: a soccer goal.
In it: John McKenna, a goalkeeper at the
end of his days.
McKenna is a former professional reduced to playing Sunday League
football for an amateur side. Our boy reminisces about the FA Cup Final he played
in, explains what drove him to goal-keeping, confides his hatred of all footballers,
and wonders why his life has fallen apart.
In between, as light wanes. he gives live demonstrations of the art of
goal-keeping, and makes countless saves against his invisible opponents.
Jem Wall starred in a Hydrocracker-Brighton Dome production of this classic
British one-hander from September 14th-18th 2004 at the Pavilion Theatre,
Brighton Dome. The Boy's Own Story was a Brighton Dome and Hydrocracker
Production in association with Made in Brighton and with the gratefully
acknowledged assistance of Brighton and Hove Albion FC.
British playwright Peter Flannery is the author of: Heartbreak Hotel (1975); Last
Resort (1976) ; Are You With Me? (1977) ; Savage Amusement (1978) ; The Boy's Own
Story (1978) The Adventures of Awful Knawful - with Mick Ford (for children) 1978
; Jungle Music (1979) Our Friends In the North (1982) ; Heavy Days (1982) ; Silence
on My Radio (1983) and Singer (1989). |
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Photo: Daniel Shearing |