Cormac Hyde-Corrin (Harry in Heartstopper) stars as 19-year-old Rory, the hitchhiker. Rory is picked up by Ken, who is played by Neil Ashton (Davey MacDonagh in Brassic, Nelly in Cucumber and Grizzle in It’s A Sin). Ken’s mysterious estranged Aunt Ivy is played by Sarah Moyle (Valerie in BBC’s Doctors and the original West End and Broadway casts of Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem).

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Northbound Boy is the newest work by writer James Hogan.

“I’ve met so many lonely guys who don’t fit into the gay scene. In the play, Ken has never even been to a gay bar. Now, at 43, he’s suddenly forced out of his comfort zone. On the M61, he gives a lift to a young hitchhiker, Rory, who makes a pass in the car and won’t take no for an answer. Something’s definitely got to give.” – James Hogan