Batty Boy (2020)
By Nay Murphy
Batty Boy, written by Nay Murphy went through a Research and Development stage in February,
prior to the lockdown. The R&D finished with two performed and recorded scenes from the play which were sent
to a wider audience for feedback.
prior to the lockdown. The R&D finished with two performed and recorded scenes from the play which were sent
to a wider audience for feedback.
Synopsis
Batty Boy is a romance written as a psychological drama, an answer to the question “Why would somebody ever want to kill someone they loved?”. We see Jake in his present in parallel to his past. While the story itself appears dark and intense this is used in order to comment on the general teenage psychology - the intensity and raw emotion we feel in our teenage years. The play inspired the creation of Naked Bear’s moto: a playful vulnerability onstage.
Photos by Nay Murphy