All in a Row

Description

Laurence likes pizza. Laurence is about to go to school. Laurence thinks it's okay to wee on mummy's pillow. Like any couple, Tamora and Martin have big hopes and dreams. But when your child is autistic, non-verbal, and occasionally violent, ambitions can quickly become a pipe dream. In a household brimming with love, resentment and realisations, meet Tam, Martin and Laurence's carer Gary as they struggle to care for their beloved boy. On the night before social services finally intervenes, who is the victim here? Who was the traitor? And who do you blame when you can no longer cope? Inspired by his experiences working as a carer for over a decade, Alex Oates' new play is a kitchen sink comedy-drama filled with heart... and French Fancies.

Alex Oates grew up in the North East of England and studied theatre and playwriting at Middlesex University and S.U.N.Y New Paltz. On graduating he was selected to be part of the team who would write the Webby award winning TV series and online drama E20 for the BBC. Alex wrote the first episode and then for every subsequent series of the show. Alex took part in the Old Vic New Voices 24 hour plays and Time Warner Ignite program. His first play Fan Fiction was workshopped with Russell Tovey, Iwan Rheon and Rebekah Ryan. Alex's play Silk Road, the first play to be funded by virtual currency 'Bitcoin', was a critical success at Assembly venues in Edinburgh, as was his third play Pig written for Silent Uproar at Hull Truck/New Diorama. Alex is currently developing a screenplay with Constant Productions.