Big Baby

Big Baby

by Brendan Murray

This is a dark tale that reflects the greed, hypocrisy, ambition, and exploitation of many centuries, encapsulated in the life of a small child and his innocent parents. Janet and John have a very special baby- a wunderkind who can talk, quote Sophocles, understand quantum physics and discuss comparative philosophy! On the third day of his life Big Baby is at the best school in London and appearing at the Royal Society. By day five, he’s mixing with the cream of London society, and all is not as it may appear. With great ambition comes great risk and for Big Baby and his parents, their journey in this dark and twisted world has a price that may, or may not, be worth paying.

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 60 minutes | Can be cut for competition
  • Availability: Available for productions in North America
  • Cast Size: 15 roles | Can be doubled for a cast as small as 4

Full Details

Roles:

  • Janet
  • John
  • Baby
  • Foggy Nan
  • Doctor Good
  • Sir Quantity Marwit
  • Reverend Doom
  • Monsieur la Regle
  • Professor Wunderkind
  • Lady Fashion
  • Dick Dodger
  • Constable
  • Politician
  • Everybody Elsie

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

Brendan Murray

Brendan is one of the UK’s leading playwrights for new audiences. In a career of over forty years he’s written for most of the UK’s major TYA  companies and his plays have been produced throughout the world, winning both of the UK’s premier awards for TYA  on more than one occasion. You can find details of these, press reviews, his work as a director & teacher, and of all his plays atwww.brendanmurray.co.uk

Originally produced by Theatre Centre and The Royal Exchange Theatre, UK, in 1999

*Runner up for The John Whiting Award 2000*

Reviews

“

A grand metaphor about modernity, industrialization and capitalism…chillingly forceful and poetic.

- The Scotsman
“

Disturbingly compelling…unflinchingly honest

- Glasgow Herald