Filmed live at the New Wolsey, Boy on the Roof, is available for a limited on-demand period: May 1st – May 15th inclusive (individuals)/ May 1st – July 19th (schools).
BOY ON THE ROOF
Following its hugely successful tour of the UK, Vamos Theatre’s award-winning show about ADHD, Boy on the Roof, is now available to watch online.
Winner of an Offcom Award and named as one of The Stage’s Top 50 Shows of 2024, Boy on the Roof is a full mask theatre show exploring ADHD, loneliness, aging, connection and community, performed in Vamos Theatre’s ground-breaking, wordless style.
At 73 Cooper St, Rosie Baxter wishes her son wasn’t such a troublemaker. Liam Baxter can’t switch off, can’t sit still, he’s disruptive at school and chaotic at home. As for Liam, he just wishes someone understood him. Two doors down, Albert keeps himself to himself, sticks to his routines. At 91, he knows what he likes and likes what he knows. But Albert misses his wife and just wishes that someone, somewhere would have time for him.
When Liam and Albert’s paths cross, no one can fathom what on earth they have in common. But the boy and the man share more than they know, and what slowly grows is a friendship that both of them need, even if the rest of the world can’t see it.
Accessible and relevant, Boy on the Roof combines live action with inventive film and soundtrack to create a funny, poignant, unerringly human piece of theatre, Filmed live at New Wolsey, Boy on the Roof, is available for a limited on-demand period.
For Individuals the On Demand window is: May 1st – May 15th
For Schools the On Demand window is: May 1st – July 19th
Please note that schools should allow up to 48 hours between booking and receiving the link to watch the show.
“There aren’t enough superlatives to pour on this incredible experience…if it were possible to give it 10 out of five stars I would”
Sophia Lewis, Love Shropshire
"A poignant exploration of loneliness, connection and friendship"
Oliver Jones, The Stage
"Touching, funny, poignant, clever, insightful and technically flawless—this is a must-see show for anyone who enjoys theatre at its best"
Suzanne Hawkes, British Theatre Guide
“So vibrant is the action, so exactly choreographed the technology, and so poignant the characters and the story, that we give ourselves up to it willingly - a stunner."
Nick Le Mesurier, Your World