Imagine what happens when your raging teenage hormones are further complicated by the sudden death of your mother and the reappearance of your absent father.
Based on Ollie Maddigan’s real life story, the olive boy is forced to change schools and move in with a man he barely knows. In a hopeless attempt to stay sane, he decides that the only way to move forward is to pursue the chances of finally getting a real girlfriend.
Like most things in his life, it does not go to plan…
“Fantastic… Ollie Maddigan is one to watch”
Steve Pemberton (‘The League of Gentlemen’, ‘Inside No. 9’)
CAST: 1 actor
DURATION: 75 minutes
THE OLIVE BOY STUDY GUIDE:
The following study guide has been designed to support the study of Ollie Maddigan’s The Olive Boy as a play about teenage grief, identity, masculinity, memory and performance. It works for classroom discussion, seminar use, written reflection and rehearsal-room exploration.
