- Venue Royal Court Theatre, London
- Performance dates Booking to 10 February 2024
- Running time 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval)
★★★★ “A sweltering blast of joy” – Independent
A rollicking queer Western like nothing you’ve seen before.
Grab your stetson and spurs and head down to the Royal Court Theatre for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Cowbois by Charlie Josephine. A joyous queer cowboy romp co-directed by Charlie Josephine and Sean Holmes, Cowbois plays the Royal Court for five-weeks only from 11 January 2024.
Set in a sleepy Wild West town devoid of men, things are looking pretty bleak until handsome bandit Jack Cannon swaggers up to the town’s saloon, looking for a place to hide from the bounty hunters on his tail.
Cowbois is booking from 11 January to 10 February 2024 at the Royal Court Theatre London
In a sleepy town in the Wild West, the women drift through their days like tumbleweed. Their husbands, swept up in the goldrush, have been missing for almost a year and show no sign of returning. In fact, the town is almost cut off from outsiders entirely, with only one drunken sheriff for protection.
That is until handsome bandit Jack Cannon swaggers up to the town’s saloon, looking for a place to hide from the bounty hunters on his tail.
Armed with a wink, and with a gun by their side for good measure, Jack’s explosive arrival inspires a gender revolution, and starts a fire under the petticoat of every one of the town’s repressed inhabitants.
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Performance Information
Check booking calendar for full details
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- Matinees
- Thursday
- Saturday
- Group Bookings For groups of 10+ enquire here
Stars and Creatives
Who is in the cast of Cowbois?
The cast features: Bridgette Amofah (she/her) plays Mary; Lee Braithwaite (they/he) plays Lucy/Lou; Shaun Dingwall (he/him) plays Frank/Tommy; Michael Elcock (he/him) plays George; Colm Gormley (he/him) plays John; Vinnie Heaven (they/them) plays Jack; Paul Hunter (he/him) plays Sheriff Roger Jones; Lucy McCormick (she/her) plays Jayne; Sophie Melville (she/her) plays Miss Lillian; Julian Moore-Cook (he/him) plays James; Emma Pallant (she/her) plays Sally-Ann; and LJ Parkinson (they/them) plays Charley Parkhurst.
Who are the creative team of Cowbois?
Written by Charlie Josephine with co-direction by Charlie Josephine and Sean Holmes.
The creative team includes: design by Grace Smart (she/her); lighting by Simeon Miller (he/him); music by Jim Fortune (he/him); sound and soundscape by Mwen; movement by Jennifer Jackson (she/her); fights and intimacy direction by Bethan Clark (she/her); dramaturg by Rebecca Latham (she/her); casting by Martin Poile (he/him); and children’s casting by Charlie Metcalf (she/her).
Important Notes
Content warning:
This production features loud noises including gun shots, flashing lights, scenes of an adult nature, swearing, depictions of physical violence and death (including stage blood), racial and gender discrimination, mentions of animal cruelty & alcohol abuse.
Access performances:
Audio Described Sat 27 Jan, 2.30pm; Touch Tour Sat 27 Jan, 12.30pm; Captioned Tue 30 Jan, 7.30pm; Chilled Performance Sat 3 Feb, 2.30pm
Venue Information
Royal Court Theatre , Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS
Nearest Tube or Train: Sloane Square (Circle Line, District Line)
Nearest Buses: 19, 22, 319, C1, N19, N22, 137, 452
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★★★★ “Sexy, silly, surreal cabaret swaggers through the queer side of cowboy culture" - Independent (Royal Court)
★★★★ "Gender fluid cowboys romp is a rootin’ tootin’ good time" - TimeOut (Royal Court)
"This queer subversion of the Wild West is a delight" - Evening Standard (Royal Court)
★★★★ “Swagger, humor, and plenty of good old-fashioned gun-slinging action” – WhatsOnStage (RSC)
★★★★ ‘A whole new frontier" - Guardian (RSC)
★★★★★ "Truly beautiful" - Stratford Herald (RSC)
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