Writing
Adam writes for theatre and corporate workshops. He has also worked frequently with Hijinx theatre in a script development capacity.
Adam has recently completed his first full-length play, Roaring Boys. He is in the process of approaching professional theatre companies to find a natural home for the piece. Feedback has been very good. Please contact for more information.
Roaring Boys is an irreverent look at Shakespeare, focussing less on the plays and more on the man himself. What was the world of Shakespeare like? Where did he live? And who did he meet? This is a play about William Shakespeare, written in the style of a Shakespearean play, utilising stock themes and characters from Shakespeare’s works - a highly theatrical and darkly comic exploration of the personal interactions of poets and players in Renaissance England, the most lauded period in theatre’s history.
Our hero however, is not William, not a playwright, and indeed not even a man. Moll Cutpurse, a historical figure, is a cross-dressing pickpocket and prostitute plying her trade in the playhouses of Elizabethan London. This is the story of a young lady surrounded by men in possession of genuine creative genius, such as Shakespeare and Marlowe. The victim of a patriarchal society, the only way Moll can come close to touching their genius is by becoming physically close to them. The story is one of boundaries: testing and breaking down. The story asks what are the consequences of pushing limits and what is the personal cost of ambition? It also represents a quest for immortality. What are the routes to surviving our own deaths? And are we willing to make the necessary sacrifices?
Roaring Boys should appeal to young people, students, and adults alike. The form of the piece is very theatrical with direct address, fights, love stories, and songs. It is never static. A contemporary take on Elizabethan verse is sprinkled throughout, driving the text, and demystifying the language of Elizabethan drama. The setting is Elizabethan but the themes of non-conformity, sexuality and gender politics, and the eternal questions raised by religion, are universal. The characters are ordinary men and women who unwittingly find themselves carving a place in history and legend.
