Winner of The Hector MacMillan Best New Scottish Play 2024
Photograph by Aly Wight
The Play
Set in the Summer of 2021, right after lockdown, So Young sees Milo – who lost his wife to Covid three months before – invite two of his oldest pals over to drink wine, listen to tunes, and reminisce about the olden days. He surprises them with the new love of his life, Greta, a twenty-year-old he met online. The innocuous evening slides towards ruin as old friends confront middle age. Fuelled by a bottle of aged Scotch, the midlife couple react to their recently widowed friend’s sudden acquisition of a girlfriend twenty-five years his junior, so soon after his wife’s death.
So Young is a Traverse Theatre co-production with Raw Material and Citizens Theatre.
The Playwright
Playwright Douglas Maxwell has been at the forefront of Scottish Theatre since his debut in 2000. His work has played in almost every theatrical venue in the country…from the very biggest stages to village halls…from huge concert venues to swing parks. His scripts have been translated into a host of languages with hit productions all over the world. He continues to write plays which capture the imagination and connect deeply with an audience.
Previous plays include I Can Go Anywhere (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh), Charlie Sonata (The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh), The Whip Hand (Traverse Theatre/Birmingham Rep), Yer Granny (National Theatre of Scotland) and Fever Dream: Southside (The Citizens, Glasgow).