Switcheroo

Presented by Clap Trap Theatre in association with York Theatre Royal and featuring Thomas Frere, Cal Stocksbridge and Dominic Goodwin.

When it comes to scattering their mother’s ashes, three siblings are hit with a bombshell revelation that turns their world upside down.

This remarkable play by BAFTA-nominated Tom Needham is based on the very simple premise that ‘it’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it’.The first act is a full-blown, larger than life comedy. Then, after the interval, the actors swap characters and it’s repeated as a serious drama.

The difference between the two acts is astonishing.

How can the same story, performed by the same actors, saying the same words be so different? There is only one way to find out...