Chimp and Knuckle stand together atop a building site in the dead of night.

Both are waiting for an opportunity they cannot pass up. Before the morning comes, they must both choose; persevere with each other or go it alone. In this chilling two-hander, a late night argument becomes a microcosm of the perpetual human condition; our struggle to appease our insatiable boredom and our desperate urge to carve out a true identity for ourselves. To excite. To console.

About the Author:

Where Nothing Arrives is Abram Rooney’s first play to be staged since he took over the role of Christopher in Simon Stephens’ multiple award winning adaptation of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time (National Theatre and Frantic Assembly until June 2015). Abram also recently appeared in the film Pride (Pathe Productions) alongside Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton. Abram trained as a writer as part of the Soho Theatre’s Young Writers’ Lab, and is thrilled to be making his writing debut at the Camden Fringe.

About the Company:

The Hardy is a producing troupe dedicated to staging fantastic, exhilarating and intelligent new writing, with a particular focus on two-person shows. We hope to make use of our budding, energetic ensemble of actors and directors to continue producing original works in the near future.

Where Nothing Arrives

Written by Abram Rooney 
Directed by Andy Bewley 

Knuckle - Peter Watts 
Chimp - Nick Armfield 

Produced by Oran Doyle & Alexander Wilson

Venue - Tristan Bates Theatre, Camden Fringe 
Dates - 29th July - 2nd August 2014 
Time - 6pm 
Ticket Prices - £8 adult, £6 Concession 
Available from - http://tristanbatestheatre.co.uk/whats-on/where-nothing-arrives--camden-fringe-2014

This production of 'Where Nothing Arrives' is generously supported by The York Performance Award. 

Abram Rooney - Writer

Abram trained as an actor at The Oxford School of Drama and is currently playing Christopher in Simon Stephens’ Olivier award winning adaptation of 'The Curious Incident of the dog in the Night Time' at The Geildgud Theatre in the West End for The National Theatre and Frantic Assembly until June 2015. Other theatre credits include 'Life on a Plum' by Luke Barnes (Nabakov), 'A Sexual History' (Old Red Lion) and 'Brutus' at The Sam Wannamaker Festival 2013 (The Globe Theatre). Film Credits include: 'Pride' (Pathe Productions) alongside Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton. Television Credits include: 'Doctors' (BBC).  He trained as a writer as part of the Soho Young Writers Lab, during which he wrote the play 'Harmony'; short plays include 'Could We' and 'Sidelines' (The Hardy). He wrote and performed 'A Sexual History' alongside Luke Barnes’ 'Chris and Me' at the Old Red Lion Theatre in Islington, London (The Hardy). In 2009 he co-wrote and performed 'The Snow Goose Diaries' with Brian Ralph at the New Wolsey Studio as part of Pulse Fringe Festival. He is actor, writer, director and founder of The Hardy.

Peter Watts - Knuckle

Trained:

National Youth Theatre, where credits include 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Faustus' and 'S’Warm'.

The University of York, where credits include 'Speed-the-Plow', 'Tartuffe', 'Waiting for Godot', 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and 'West Side Story'.

Recent credits include:

'As You Like It', 'The Night of the Barghest' (Takeover Festival - York Theatre Royal), 'The Rain King' (Second Floor Theatre, Yorkshire Tour: West Yorkshire Playhouse, Barnsley Civic Theatre and Harrogate Theatre), 'A Christmas Carol' (Nightshade Theatre), 'Tristan and Isolde' (Snickleway Theatre), 'Oddball' (The Lost Theatre) and 'The Man of Mode' (Braindead Theatre - Edinburgh Fringe)

Peter recently took the title role in The York Shakespeare Project’s site-specific production of 'Hamlet'.

Andy Bewley - Director 

Andy originally trained as an actor at The Oxford School of Drama. His brief career in performing was side-tracked by work in radio for the BBC and a placement as a drama teacher in Sri Lanka.

He recently directed an award-winning production of Lloyd-Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar (Best Event 2014, YUSU Awards), before working under Juliet Forster on York Theatre Royal’s production of 'A Number' by Caryl Churchill. After 'Where Nothing Arrives', he will be directing Oliver Lansley’s 'Immaculate', 'My Mate Tom Smokes' (an original piece) and 'Richard II' before the end of the year.