A LOCAL BOY by Dan Murphy

"I don’t know where he goes, who he hangs around with. I don’t even know if he wears high top trainers."

When the body of a local teenager is found next to the war memorial in Romford, a community is shocked.
A mother thinks of her son.
A police officer searches for answers.
A lonely girl waits at a bus stop.
And two teenagers discover love – in a chat box, that is.

In a world of instant connection, of cyberchats and selfies, how well can we ever really know those around us?

A LOCAL BOY is a provocative, gripping, and touchingly funny debut play by Dan Murphy about identity, relationships, and the anger that smoulders when we feel like we don't belong.

"Outside this chat window...anything could happen"

A Local Boy is the result of eight months of research and development on the theme of ‘identity’, as part of Invertigo’s Creative Shed programme, a collaborative, long-form approach to developing new work.