Up Down Man

 “NATHAN BESSELL IS AGAIN MESMERIC”
Southern Daily Echo

 “I DON’T THINK THERE WAS A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE… A MUST-SEE”
Salisbury Journal

 “TRULY MAGICAL”
Gazette and Herald

 “DELIGHTFUL, TOUCHING, FUNNY AND BEAUTIFUL”
The Fine Times Recorder

“This is who I am – my name is Matty Butler. I'm not a child, I'm twenty nine years old. I like foxes, badgers, dancing, eating dinner, going bowling, EastEnders, dancing and foxes. I'd like a friend. Maybe Angel from Buffy. And we'd go on holiday and live together and have dinner and go dancing. I'm not a child you see. I'm twenty nine years old. My name is Matty Butler. This is who I am. And I like foxes.”

The long awaited sequel to the internationally acclaimed Up Down Boy - once again starring the gifted and charismatic performer Nathan Bessell as Matty Butler – Up Down Man asks the question that faces every parent of an adult with a learning disability…. What will happen if I'm not here?

Written by award winning Brendan Murray, with live music, original choreography and mum in the cupboard, Up Down Man is funny, provocative, moving and a show that could change the way you see the world.

 Discover how Up Down Man was created in our blog

Age guidance 12+
Tickets £13.50 (under 25s £9)

Post Show Talk
Tuesday 1 March

Curtain Raiser
Wednesday 2 March at 6.30pm & Thursday 3 March at 12.15pm, FREE
Members of Stage ’65: Exeter House perform their own piece, working with Salisbury Playhouse and The River People

Family Post Show Talk
Saturday 5 March, following the matinee performance
Families can discuss topics raised in the play

Backstage Pass:
Page to Stage Workshop
Tuesday 8 March at 5.15pm
Unlocking the creative ideas behind the production. FREE to schools & groups attending that evening’s performance.

  Relaxed Performance Thursday 3 March at 1.30pm

 BSL Signed Performance Wednesday 9 March at 7.45pm

CREATIVE TEAM

Artistic Director Heather Williams

Director Brendan Murray

Designer Katie Sykes

Composer Kieran Buckeridge

Choreographer Bryn Thomas

Lighting Designer Michael Straun

Associate Lighting Designer Dave Marsh