The Walking Man is the world premiere of a new work written by Chris O’Connell, directed by Erica Whyman, performed by Clare Corbett and produced by award-winning Theatre Absolute. “Keep walking Gary, you’re nearly there. Just for now, forget waiting for the Walking Man. You do know he’s not coming back, don’t you? You know you have to go and find him all over again, right? That’s it, that’s the way of things.”

A story of despair and a search for hope, Coventry based award-winning Theatre Absolute premieres The Walking Man in the iconic Coventry Cathedral.

Theatre Absolute is an award-winning Coventry based theatre company. Driven by the shared artistic vision of artist-producer Julia Negus and writer Chris O’Connell, the company collaborates across disciplines to explore new narratives for audiences. Formed in 1992,nearly work written and led by Chris O’Connell included the double Edinburgh Fringe First winning Street Trilogy (Car, Raw, Kid) that subsequently toured across the U.K, Europe and the U.S.

In 2009 Theatre Absolute founded the UK’s first professional Shop Front Theatre in Coventry’s city centre. Over a period of 13 years, the company embarked on a radical re-imagining of what a theatre space could be, during which time it developed two multi collaborative projects, Are We Where We Are and Humanistan, which commissioned over 30 writers whose works were professionally produced at the Shop Front. The space closed due to the City Centre South Development in 2022. Since then the company has been working across the city and are delighted to premiere The Walking Man in the iconic Coventry Cathedral.

For any questions regarding accessibility please contact julia@theatreabsolute.co.uk.

Performance Details:
Dates: Wednesday 15th October – Friday 17th October

Time doors open: 7.00pm
Show start time: 7.30pm
End of show: 8.45pm – 9pm (approx)

Not suitable for children