by Tom Wells
The fabulous first play from the author of the smash-hit comedies The Kitchen Sink and Jumpers for Goalposts.
A comedy of knitting, penguins and Battenberg cake. Stitch is hitting the gay scene of Hull. Or at least dipping his toe in the water while staying with heavily pregnant sister Liz and her shabby sofa-loving partner Mark. But why won't Stitch let anyone into the bathroom even though Liz is dying for a pee? And who is the man in the giant penguin costume?
Me, As A Penguin was the centrepiece of Northern Exposure 2009, West Yorkshire Playhouse's showcase for writers from the theatre's playwrighting course. A great success with both audiences and critics Me As A Penguin opened in April 2010 at London's Arcola Theatre, the capital's most innovative venue for new work.
This edition of Me As A Penguin also includes two brilliant stand alone monologues for young men, and Notes For First Time Astonauts.
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