American Candy
Written by Tom Murray
Presented by the Mango Ensemble
January — February 2025, Omnibus Theatre & The Pleasance
A new American Candy store has opened in a rural town. Nobody asked for it. Most just walk past it. But you can’t help but wonder - what is it really for?
‘American Candy’ is a witty, fast-paced thriller about things posing to be what they’re not. What if the things on your High Street were fronts? Your shops, your jobs, your marriages. What if they were not quite as they seemed?
Rehearsed reading as part of Omnibus Theatre’s Engine Room - Next Page Festival. Research and Development sessions in collaboration with Lyric Hammersmith’s Springboard graduates. Shortlisted for Charlie Hartill Prize 2025, with sharing at The Pleasance.
Cast:
Zaynab — Layla Chowdhury
Sabrina — Grace Longman
Connor — Joe Pape
Daniel — Jack Firoozan
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Author — Tom Murray
Producer — Layla Chowdhury
Dramaturges & Research and Development Team — Áine McNamara, Behkam Salehani, Jess Saunders, Ema Pasic, George Kirby Smith
