Cowbois
Royal Court Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 10 February 2024
- Running time: 2 hrs 40 mins (incl interval)
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Cowbois description
A rollicking queer Western like nothing you’ve seen before.
Grab your stetson and spurs and join us in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Cowbois by Charlie Josephine. ‘A joyous queer cowboy romp’ (West End Best Friend) co-directed by Charlie Josephine and Sean Holmes.
In a sleepy town in the Wild West, the women drift through their days like tumbleweed. Their husbands, swept up in the goldrush, have been missing for almost a year and show no sign of returning. In fact, the town is almost cut off from outsiders entirely, with only one drunken sheriff for protection.
“A whole new frontier” – Guardian
That is until handsome bandit Jack Cannon swaggers up to the town’s saloon, looking for a place to hide from the bounty hunters on his tail. Armed with a wink, and with a gun by their side for good measure, Jack’s explosive arrival inspires a gender revolution, and starts a fire under the petticoat of every one of the town’s repressed inhabitants.
“Swagger, humor, and plenty of good old-fashioned gun-slinging action” – WhatsOnStage
Access performances
Audio Described Sat 27 Jan, 2.30pm
Touch Tour Sat 27 Jan, 12.30pm
Captioned Tue 30 Jan, 7.30pm
Chilled Performance Sat 3 Feb, 2.30pm
Playing at Royal Court Theatre
Important information
This production features loud noises including gun shots, flashing lights, scenes of an adult nature, swearing, depictions of physical violence and death (including stage blood), racial and gender discrimination, mentions of animal cruelty & alcohol abuse.