Sparkle and Dark Theatre Company

'Could you kill someone Billy? I mean really, could you? What if they asked you to?'

Following the success of 5 star runs in London and Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013, Killing Roger returns as part of a national tour to coincide with Dying Matters week. Using stunning life-sized puppetry and original live music, this new play exploring assisted dying approaches one of the most important questions of our generation.

Inspired by prize winning author LW Illsley's personal experiences of Hodgkin's disease and the care industry, Killing Roger tells the moving and poignant tale of Roger and Billy, two unlikely friends at opposite ends of their lives.

The show was first produced in association with Little Angel Theatre (the ‘Home of British Puppetry’) in March 2013, and has since received an Arts Award from the Wellcome Trust and support from the Mason Institute following its bold and striking exploration of assisted dying.