Student Reviews
Hoipolloi presents
Since Hugh Hughes’ last visit to Plymouth with the award-winning Story of a Rabbit, he’s travelled across the world to perform in Russia, Singapore, the USA and enjoyed a sold-out run at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
Now Hugh returns to the Drum and invites you into his wonderful world to share an evening of delightfully comic stories of friendship, mountains and the sculpture of the excitement of building a dam!
Hugh is finding things tough. People keep telling him to ‘grow up’. He returns to his childhood home in Anglesey to climb Snowdon with his best friend Gareth. But as the journey to the summit descends into a farce, Hugh starts to ask some big questions about fantasy, friendship and bottling things up.
A comic and compelling adventure through white lies, first love and super hero alter-egos all told in Hugh’s uniquely charming style.
'Few performers provoke such a warm response from an audience as Hughes. But then, correspondingly few treat us with such courtesy and charm.'
The Times
'Inclusive and delightfully daft... warmly optimistic. There are plenty of laughs, but this is humour found in life’s cracks.' Metro ****
'Life-affirmingly uplifting... a tale rich in detail, emotion and personal nostalgia. Guaranteed to put a spring in your step.' Chortle ****
'One of the most magical journeys' Financial Times ****
'A mesmerising story about childhood friendship...I’ve never seen anything like this before, and as soon as I’ve recovered I’m going straight back.' Three Weeks *****
'The most generous of hosts' The Guardian
'Sweet, funny and thoroughly engaging, this is storytelling for a (mostly) grown-up audience who don’t mind looking at the world with the wonder of a child.' Edinburgh Festivals Magazine ****
Recommended for everyone aged 12+