Following their hugely successful touring productions of Narvik, Plastic Figurines and most recently SparkPlug, Manchester theatre company Box of Tricks are set to visit Liverpool’s Unity Theatre from the 9th-12th October at 7.30pm with Under Three Moons, Daniel Kanaber’s new play that explores how men relate to each other today, who they are and how they live – and the spaces between.
Spanning half a lifetime, Under Three Moons takes place on three nights across three decades of two friends’ lives. From a school trip to France as teenagers, to a surf shack in their twenties, to Christmas in their thirties, Mike and Paul meet up and talk into the night. From boyhood to manhood to fatherhood, these are the nights they share.
Playwright Daniel Kanaber has had plays performed across London and in festivals in America, Canada and Croatia. His first full-length production, Shiver, ran throughout February 2014 at Watford Palace Theatre. He was selected by High Tide to be part of their Escalator scheme; an early extract of the play was performed at High Tide Festival 2015. In 2011 his play Heart in Mouth was toured by Box of Tricks.
Altrincham-born Director and Box of Tricks’ Joint Artistic Director Adam Quayle said about the new play, “Every so often, a play comes along that resonates absolutely. For me, Daniel Kanaber’s Under Three Moons is one of those plays.”
“It is unassuming yet truthful, it’s a beautiful”, he continues, “Nuanced piece of writing that perfectly captures the shifting sands of male friendship. At turns funny and tender, the play explores how two men relate – or rather fail to relate – on three nights across three decades. Quietly, it asks big questions: how to live a life, how to be a good man, how to reach out to others. The big stuff we all face. Addressing everyday mental health indirectly, it asks what impact men’s emotional inarticulacy has on their lives and their relationships. In a sense, Under Three Moons is a platonic love story where neither of the characters can say how they really feel. I can’t wait to share this funny and moving story with audiences.”
Manchester-based Box of Tricks makes plays. They champion playwrights and empower them to tell the stories they want to tell. Together, they go on a journey to uncover new plays that reflect the world in which we live today. The company create heartfelt theatre that resonates, inspires and entertains. Under Three Moons will be the company’s sixth national touring production.
Tickets for Under Three Moons are priced at £12 (£10 concessions) and are available from the box office on 0151 709 4988 or online at https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk.