Description
CHARACTERS
DANNY 15 years old, small, can look very young
SEAN 17 years old, camp
STEVE 18 years old, pleasant looking, inspires confidence
TONY 17 years old, mixed race, pleasant but not as outgoing as the others, hidden violence
APE 19 or 20, Tony’s half-brother, very friendly, very strong, butch looking, not nearly as quick on the up-take as the others
JULIE 17 years old, Steve’s girlfriend, and Sean’s best friend
PRODUCTION HISTORY
The first performance of PLAYING BY THE RULES was at Birmingham Repertory Theatre Studio on Wednesday 9 September 1992.
The following company presented it:
DANNY – Ian Pepperell
SEAN – James Dreyfus
STEVE – David Phelan
TONY – Jason Yates
APE – Robin Pirongs
JULIE – Michelle Joseph
DIRECTOR – Anthony Clark
DESIGNER – Ruari Murchison
LIGHTING DESIGNER – Symon Harner
COMPANY MANAGER – Sally Isern
STAGE MANAGER – Karen Gow
DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER – Richard Watson
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER – Diana Rowe
The production was revived at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with the same company, in this slightly rewritten version on Wednesday 31 March 1993 and transferred to the Drill Hall, Chenies Street, London, on Tuesday 27 April 1993.
PLAYING BY THE RULES was first published by Methuen in the collection GAY PLAYS 5 – Selected and Introduced by Michael Wilcox
RUNNING TIME
Approximately 2 hours
PREVIEW
Preview available here