A sharp new comedy reminding us that with great obsession comes great heartache.
Jacob Stuckelman of Watermark Productions announces the UK première of I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire by Samantha Hurley, openning at Southwark Playhouse, Borough on 3 July for a six-week run until 10 August, with previews from 28 June.
To cope with the absence of her father, neglect of her mother, and ridicule by her classmates, eighth grader Shelby Hinkley has put all of her time and energy into the only thing that matters in 2004: Spiderman. When leading a devout online fan club proves insufficient to her needs, Shelby decides to risk it all for love, kidnap famous actor Tobey Maguire, and marry him in her basement. Her fantasies of happily ever after start to crumble as she realizes Tobey may not be the charismatic, heartthrob actor she thinks she knows.
I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire is Samantha Hurley’s debut play. Her original works have been performed at the UCB theatre, Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre, Characters Welcome, PIT and Brooklyn Comedy Collective.
A Y2K farce, I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire is a full-throttle explosion of our para-social relationships and the obsessions that detonate them.
Cast includes: Tessa Albertson (Shelby Hinkley). Full casting and creative team to be announced.
I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire: 3 July – 10 August
Venue: Southwark Playhouse Borough, Little,77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD
Further Information: Southwark Playhouse