Theatre watch: Colin
Stepping out from behind the characters, Colin Hoult is embarking on a national tour.
In his new show - simply called "Colin" - Colin Hoult is stepping out from behind the characters to tackle questions of growing up in a working-class family in Nottingham, with his mum who firmly believes they were haunted by a gorilla, as well as processing the grief of his dads death, which was a decade ago.
The show sees him wonder if he can, and if he should, embody his own father (also named Colin) in parenting his son, he explores concepts of a “normal” family in the context of his repressed yet clearly neurodivergent parents. Acknowledging that more than just a name can be passed down from generation to generation, Colin gives a working-class perspective on being undiagnosed neurodiverse growing up.
He also talks about how he came out as bisexual later in life, whilst he is still happily married.
