Olivier Award-winner Sally Cookson directs the critically acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production of Wonder Boy by Ross Willis, an inspiring story about the power of communication, coming to Theatre Severn 30 September – 2 October.

Winner of the 2023 Writers’ Guild Award for Best Play, Wonder Boy is a heart-warming and inspiring story told through the experiences of 12-year-old Sonny who lives with a stammer. Sonny must find his way in a world ruled by vicious vowels, confusing consonants and the biggest beast of them all – small talk.

Making their professional theatre debut are LAMDA graduates Hilson Agbangbe (Princess Mirror-Belle) who plays Sonny and Naia Elliott-Spence (La Boheme) as Roshi. Ciaran O'Breen (Can Bears Ski?) plays Captain Chatter with Eva Scott playing Wainwright (Fool Me Once- Netflix; EastEnders) and Jessica Murrain (As You Like It; King Lear) as Sonny's Mum/Fish. Actor Matt Lim who attended Shrewsbury School between 2002 – 2007, will also understudy the role of Captain Chatter.

Packed with playful humour and thrilling original music, all performances of Wonder Boy will include live Creative Captioning on stage throughout. On Tuesday 1 October at 2.30pm, an Audio Described performance will take place for blind and partially sighted theatregoers, followed by a British Sign Language interpreted performance on Wednesday 2 October at 7.30pm.

Wonder Boy runs at Theatre Severn from Monday 30 September - Wednesday 2 October. Tickets can be booked at theatresevern.co.uk