Cock at Roundhouse Theatre

This cheekily titled comedy earned rave reviews in London and New York, picking up an Olivier Award, and comes to us direct from its Australian premiere at Melbourne Theatre Company.

Mike Bartlett’s razor-sharp play is directed by MTC Associate Director Leticia Cáceres, stars Green Room Award-winning Tom Conroy and is set to original music by multi ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Missy Higgins.

Three people battle it out in a theatrical cockfight to stake a claim on each other’s hearts.

John is dissatisfied with his relationship and wants out. Or maybe he just wants time out, a break from his needy boyfriend for a few weeks. Or maybe months. Actually, the whole problem is John doesn’t know what he wants. But while he’s thinking things through, he meets a girl, and is faced with a whole new world of possibilities and complications.