AWOL by Rob Gee	RibbitRePublic Theatre - Leicester, UK  http://robgee.co.uk	V.14 - The King's Head Pub
	Two old men escape from a care home and go to a metal festival. Cyril doesn't like old people, which is a shame because he is one. When he learns that his estranged granddaughter, Lily, has her big break with her thrash metal band, Abscess, he and his friend Neville are determined to show up and support her. Neither of them will ever be the same again. 5 STARS Comedy gold - Edmonton Journal Screamingly funny - UMFM From Rob Gee (Fruitcake, Forget Me Not) with Jon Paterson (How I Met My Mother). Cast: Rob Gee, Jonathon Paterson Director: Ryan Gladstone	Show Info: 60 minutes Genre: Play-Comedy Audience: Parental Guidance Mild Language	Wed July 17 6:00 PM Fri July 19 5:00 PM Sat July 20 7:00 PM Sun July 21 4:00 PM Mon July 22 6:00 PM Tue July 23 8:00 PM Thu July 25 6:00 PM Fri July 26 7:00 PM Sat July 27 5:00 PM Sun July 28 6:00 PM

AWOL

RibbitRePublic Theatre—The King’s Head Pub

The best comedy comes from putting ordinary people in extraordinary situations. AWOL takes two members of a care home and throws them into a metal festival, which goes surprisingly well. Despite an expansive cast with only two actors, the distinction between characters was perfectly clear and I was never confused. Nearly every bit hit, and even the ones that didn’t quite were still fun, due to the performers ability to work off each other so well. Equal parts funny and heartfelt, I was smiling the. whole time, which had very little to do with the long islands I was drinking.

Arden Pruden

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