Details

A 12-year-old boy wakes shivering in a parking lot, claiming he's a monstrous world-conquering Dark Lord, banished from his magical home dimension by his White Wizard archenemy. The adults mistake "Dark Lord" for "Dirk Lloyd," concluding he's an abandoned, disturbed child stuck in a self-protective fantasy. Dirk is placed with a foster family and enrolled in middle school, to face terrifying new threats: homework, bullies, and the school bus. When Dirk turns out to possess REAL MAGIC, his new family is tested - will Dirk return to his homeworld seeking bloody vengeance, or learn to value human life? All performances as part of MTFestUK 2023 will be presented in an abridged workshop format, with scripts in hand.

Cast/Performers

Marianne Benedict (Hillary Purefoy), Gillian Ford (Dr Elizabeth Wing), Gabriel Hinchcliffe (Keith), Ellis Kirk (Dirk Lloyd), Alexander McMorran (Jack Purefoy), Jena Pandya (Sooz Kicklighter), Tristan Whincup (Chris Purefoy), Robbie Alexander, Max Cadman, Maxwell Griffin, Teleri Hughes, Sophie Hutchinson, Jessica Lim, Kaine Ruddach

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy
Lyrics(s): Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy
Book by(s): Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy (based on the books by Jaie Thomson)
Director: Andy Fickman
Musical Director: Katherine Woolley