Penny & Pound Theatre presents HEAD IN THE GAME

Brilliant but solitary, Dr. Silas Merryweather has never been very good at making ‘friends.’ But when the accomplished professor is struck down with a Glioblastoma Brain Tumour in the prime of his life, his wife Harriet decides it’s high time he do some long-awaited soul-searching. After signing the reclusive author up for ‘Homies for Hospice,’ Frankie-Jean Wallis reluctantly enters their world. At only fourteen, Frankie is twice as cynical as Silas, and arrives with her own deep-seated baggage as well as a frank outlook on life and death that intrigues the ailing man. An unlikely friendship blossoms, as the two pessimists navigate a life that is ending and one that is just beginning. Head in the Game is a witty and emotional tale about the beauty of companionship in times of trouble.

Performed in honour of Brain Cancer Awareness Day.