Cocaine Rat Cage By Josh Overton This short play was commissioned by Hull Truck Theatre to be part of the 2018 Grow Festival. Premiering in Hull Truck Theatre’s Studio, audiences were able to see three punchy 15-minute plays by Hull writers Lydia, Jim English and Josh Overton Plot This play follows a chance encounter between Bobby and Seb. Notes: Recommended for 16+. This play contains strong language, references to drugs and suicide. If you see a character name on the left, then the dialogue on the right should be spoken by that character. Text in [brackets] or italics describes what the audience sees or hears on stage that
isn’t dialogue. About the playwright: Josh Overton is a playwright, poet and bartender in that order. Working with companies up and down the country from his home in Hull he has created work ranging from the dark, violent and political to goofy family friendly nonsense. His latest work includes Dungeons and Dragons: An unofficial adventure (2019) a choose your own adventure family show and Thank You for Doing Nothing (2020) a comedy musical about the spin doctors convincing us to destroy the planet.