Lionman
Leonard is a writer. For an obituary writing company. But Leonard wants more than that: Leonard wants to write films, Leonard wants to be famous and, most importantly, Leonard wants the girl next door. As he works daily for his dreary job and nightly on his beloved script Leonard grapples with love, work pressures, an increasing discomfort with masculinity and his own irrepressible imagination. As his prospects of success fade away and his state of mind spirals out of his control, will Leonard find his voice in a finished script or will the line between reality and fantasy become too blurred? Dapertutto present this darkly comic story with “compelling, fascinating and unique” style, imagery and physicality.
Lionman is the debut full length show from Dapertutto, initially previewing at the Manchester Fringe and Lancashire Encounter festivals in 2018. Toured nationally in 2020, Lionman will be touring again in the future Click here for Tour Pack
Photos by Tom Barker
Love for lionman:
Both actors reveal incredible performance skills, with no marks or beats missed and no actions mistimed… Ultimately, lionman offers an unusual, absurd and surreal take on the story of a man’s thwarted ambitions and desires – She-Wolf Manchester
The style of the play is what makes it so compelling, fascinating and unique. If Charlie Chaplin had done 'Noir' rather than slapstick, this is probably what would have been the result. Surreal, absurdist, dark, and atmospheric. – Number 9
You are drawn ever closer to the edge of your seat to see just how Hardman manages these feats of physical theatre. It may be a cliche, but this really was a work that made you stop and wonder at times. –Andrew Riley