A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls, the play, is based on the best-selling young adult novel by Patrick Ness.
The novel was based on a premise by the late Irish author Siobhan Dowd. 13 year-old Conor O’Malley wakes up from his usual nightmare to hear someone calling his name. The yew tree across from his house has transformed into a humanoid “monster” and threatens to eat him alive. The next morning Conor finds no evidence of the monster’s visit except for a pile of yew tree berries in his trainers.
The “monster” visits Conor regularly and says it will tell him three stories. After which Conor must tell the monster a fourth story - the truth of what happens in his nightmare. Despite Conor’s protestations, the monster begins to tell his tales….