Luke Norris’ award winning production of Growth will embark upon a second UK tour this Autumn. The production originally debuted at Paines Plough’s ROUNDABOUT @ SUMMERHALL at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2016 and won a prestigious Fringe First award before touring the UK.
Dominic Jones will play Tobes with Dafydd Llyr Thomas playing roles including Jared, Joff, Julian, Justin, Jack, Jermaine, Jamie and Joel and Safiyya Ingar will play roles including Beth, Ellie, Lily, Lise, Bess, Billie, Liza and Izzy. Growth will tour to over twenty- five venues across the UK.
It’s a lump in a bag of lumps. It’s fine.” Tobes is young, free and having a ball. Off.
He’s successfully ignored his lump for two years but it’s starting to get in the way - cramping his style and, worse, affecting his sex life. So now there are pants to be dropped, and decisions to be made... It’s a real ball ache.
Luke Norris is a writer of stage and screen. His play Growth was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 in Paines Plough’s Roundabout, where it won a Fringe First before heading out on a UK tour. He is currently under commission to the Bush Theatre and is writing a new play under attachment to the National Theatre New Work Department.
Luke’s professional debut Goodbye To All That was performed at the Royal Court Jerwood and was widely acclaimed. His next play So Here We Are, won a Bruntwood Judges Award and was nominated for two Manchester Theatre Awards. It debuted at High Tide Festival in September 2015 before transferring to Manchester Royal Exchange. Luke has also written for the National Theatre Connections (Hearts), which played at the Sheffield Crucible and the Shed Theatre at the National.
For TV Luke writes drama and comedy and has had original ideas under option to Lovely Day and Hat Trick. He was selected to participate in the Channel 4 Screenwriting Course 2014, which led to his original drama script Autumn.
In addition to writing, Luke has appeared on screen as an actor in Poldark, FirstBorn, Skins and The Inbetweeners.
Dominic Jones will play Tobes with Dafydd Llyr Thomas playing roles including Jared, Joff, Julian, Justin, Jack, Jermaine, Jamie and Joel and Safiyya Ingar playing roles including Beth, Ellie, Lily, Lise, Bess, Billie, Liza and Izzy.
Dominic Jones has recently graduated from the Oxford School of Drama. His theatre whilst training included Flare Plath, A Month in the Country, The London Cuckolds, Twelfth Night, Andorra, Cause Celebre, The Light (Royal Court Theatre), If and When and Attempts on her Life (both Soho Theatre).
Dafydd Llyr Thomas trained at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. His previous stage credits include Cyrano de Bergerac (Theatr Clwyd), The Havest (Theatre Royal Bath), The Witch of Edmonton (Royal Shakespeare Company), Mametz (National Theatre wales), Wendy and Peter (Royal Shakespeare Company) and The Welsh Atlantis (Latitude Festival).
In addition to his work on stage, Dafydd’s television credits include Ordinary Lives 2, Aliens, Stella, Scrotal Recall, Casualty, Quick Cuts, Zanzibar and Ar Y Tracs. His film credits include A Long Way Down and Hunky Dory.
Safiyya Ingar is delighted to be making her professional debut in Growth. She recently completed her BA Acting (Hons) at Arts Educational Schools in London and her credits whilst training included The Cruicible, The Frontline and Sunny.
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LISTINGS
A Paines Plough production
Growth
By Luke Norris
Directed by George Perrin
13 September
The Garage www.thegarage.org.uk Box Office: 01603 598646
14 September
Mill Arts Centre www.themillartscentre.co.uk Box Office: 01295 279002
15 September
Square Chapel Arts Centre www.squarechapel.co.uk Box Office: 01422 349 422
16 September
The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre www.edgetheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 0161 282 9776
18 September
Span Arts www.span-arts.org.uk Box Office: 01834 869323
19 September
Theatr Brycheiniog www.brycheiniog.co.uk Box Office: 01874 611622
20 September
Salisbury Arts Centre www.salisburyartscentre.co.uk Box Office: 01722 321744
21 September
The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre www.thespring.co.uk
Box Office: 023 9247 2700
22 September
Pegasus Theatre
www.pegasustheatre.org.uk
Box Office: 01865 812 150
23 September
Trinity Theatre www.trinitytheatre.net Box Office: 01892 678 678
25 September
The Key Theatre www.vivacity-peterborough.com/vivacity- venues/the-key-theatre
Box Office: 01733 207239
26 September
Dumfries and Galloway Arts Live www.dgartsfestival.org.uk
Box Office: 01387 253 383
27 September
Theatre Royal, Dumfries www.theatreroyaldumfries.co.uk Box Office: 01387 254209
28 September
Assembly Roxy www.assemblyroxy.com Box Office: 0131 623 3001
29 September
The Kirkgate www.kirkgatearts.org.uk Box Office: 01900 826448
30 September
South Holland Centre www.southhollandcentre.co.uk Box Office: 01775 764 777
2 October
Clifftown Theatre, Essex
www.clifftowntheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01702 328335
3 October
Hull Truck Theatre www.hulltruck.co.uk
Box Office: 01482 323 638
4 October
The North Wall www.thenorthwall.com Box Office: 01865 319450
5 October
Trestle Theatre and Arts Base www.trestle.org.uk
Box Office: 01727 850 950
6 – 7 October
Theatr Clwyd www.theatrclwyd.com Box Office: 01352 701 521
10 October
Middlesbrough Theatre www.middlesbroughtheatre.co.uk Box Office: 01642 815181
11 October
Stamford Arts Centre www.stamfordartscentre.com
Box Office: 01780 763 203
12 October
Preston Continental www.newcontinental.net Box Office: 01772 499 425
13 October
Tacchi Morris Arts Centre www.tacchi-morris.com Box Office: 01823 41 41 41
14 October
Pound Arts Centre www.poundarts.org.uk Box Office: 01249 701 628
18 October
Argyll Arts Centre www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/community-life-and- leisure/arts-and-entertainment
Box Office: 01546 605522
19 October
Craignish Village Hall www.craignish.org.uk
Box Office: 01852 500 746
21 October
West Coast Arts www.west-coast-arts.co.uk Box Office: 01834 219128
