Humble Boy
by Charlotte Jones

Humble Boy

Synopsis

Humble Boy is a comedy about broken vows, failed hopes and the joys of bee-keeping.

All is not well in the Humble hive.

Thirty-five-year-old Felix Humble is a Cambridge astro-physicist in search of a unified field theory.

Following the sudden death of his father, Felix returns to his middle England home and his difficult and demanding mother, where he soon realises that his search for unity must include his own chaotic home life.

Humble Boy premiered at the Royal National Theatre, London, in August 2001, and transferred to the Gielgud Theatre, London, in 2002.

The play was the winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Award 2001, the Critics' Circle Best New Play Award 2002, and the People's Choice Best New Play Award 2002.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 3 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year Published
2001
ISBN 10
0571212875
ISBN 13
9780571212873
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1st
Print Length
114 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
2003103677
LCC
PR6060.O4945 H86 2003
DCC
822.914
Print
Humble Boy is a comedy / farce play written by and published by Faber & Faber in London, 2001. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780571212873 and an ISBN-10 of 0571212875.
Digital
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