World Premiere
The Dog Walker
DIRECTED BY HARRY BURTON.
7 March 2020
Overview
“I am the most emotionally responsive dog walker in the district. I scored 4.8 on the City Empathy Test.”
As a professional dog walker, you meet all sorts of people, and Herbert has met more than his fair share. But he’s never come across anyone quite like Keri, alone in her flat surrounded by empty ouzo bottles. And where exactly is she keeping her Pekingese dog?
Paul Minx’s story of finding connection in the big city is as moving as it is funny, proving that hope springs in the most unlikely situations.
Paul Minx’s plays include The Long Road South (King’s Head Theatre with Imogen Stubbs and Michael Brandon), Walking on Water (White Bear Theatre with Susannah York), and See How Beautiful I Am (Bush Theatre).
Harry Burton’s West End shows include Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter, The Leisure Society, I Found My Horn, and Barking in Essex. He directed the acclaimed documentary Working with Pinter for Channel 4.
People
Keri
Doakes
Playwright
Director
Assistant director
Set and costume design
Lighting design
Casting director
Sound Design
Media
“A laughter-filled and thought-provoking night out.”
“Very funny, achingly poignant, ultimately hopeful.”
“Harry Burton directs with precision and sympathy.”
“Laugh out loud entertaining.”
“As uplifting as it is hilarious. Paul Minx's script is immensely clever.”
Praise for Paul Minx's plays
“When did you last care, really care, what happened to a group of characters? I really did.”
Praise for Paul Minx's plays