For some, a holy pilgrimage to Lourdes is all prayers, candles and proper holy contemplation. For this mad bunch of disabled Scousers, it's bevvys, mucking about and getting off with each other… and definitely no bleeding miracle cures!
Welcome to Cured – a proper boss, foul-mouthed, laugh-out-loud comedy from writer and comedian Laurence Clark.
When cocky wheelchair using lad Connor clocks sharp-tongued Rose in the benefits assessment waiting room, he thinks: “Right, I’m in there.” So, he blags his way onto a subsidised Catholic charity coach trip to Lourdes just to try and cop off with her. What follows is terrible hymns, nicked wine, one very brassed-off nun, dodgy miracles and enough Scouse lip to make St Bernadette herself go “Ey, behave!”
Join four young pilgrims as they take on nonsense rules, embarrassing exes, new fancies, hidden fancies, and the big question nobody ever asks: do disabled people actually want to be fixed, or are we sound as we are, ta?
With more Everton hats than you can shake a stick at, Cured is a two-fingered salute to pious crap, a massive love letter to life and proof that mates, a decent snog and a cheeky pint of cheap plonk when Sister Mary’s not looking can cure more than a plastic bottle of holy water in the shape of the Holy Virgin.
Join us for this brand new play by writer and comedian Laurence Clark. It has been produced by Liverpool’s Royal Court in partnership with Birds Of Paradise.
Recent praise for Laurence Clark’s writing:
★★★★★ “jam-packed with laughs and a delight to watch” One4review
★★★★“you’ll be clapping, singing, laughing, cheering” Fest
★★★★ “Clark’s humour is warm & mischievous & although, at times, close to the bone… made me laugh and smile from beginning to end.” Broadway Baby
Produced with funding from Arts Council England. Cured was developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme.