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Chris Foxon
About Me: I am Executive Director of Olivier Award-winning Papatango, author of The Watch House, adapted from Robert Westall's classic novel and published by Bloomsbury, and co-author of Being A Playwright: A Career Guide For Writers, published by Nick Hern Books. My productions have won many awards and I was named in The Stage 25. The Watch House toured to 13 theatres from 2023-24, achieving the four biggest selling houses in Papatango's history and earning extra shows due to demand. If you wish to get in touch about The Watch House or another writing project, please use the general contact form.
Featured Play
SYD
3 Female, 2 Male • Two-Act/Full Length • ~120 Mins
www.craighouk.com/syd.html
Years before the horrific mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016, thirty-two men perished in an arson attack at a gay bar in New Orleans on June 24, 1973, a fire set by one of their own. On that same evening, Sydney “Syd” Trahan, a young nursing student, is taken into custody for dancing at Brady’s, a notorious lesbian bar in the French Quarter nearby. Immediately following her arrest, Syd’s parents, Bud and Helen, struggle to gain control over their lives and to restore normalcy. At the same time, their neighbors, Beau and Beverly Larson, are hiding their own dark secrets that intertwine with both the fire and Syd’s arrest. While Syd demands the chance to be the person she’s meant to be, the Trahans and Larsons are forced to face the truth.
Playwright: Craig Houk