Meet Fred. Performance by Hijinx Theatre; presented by Puppet Showplace Theater. Thurs.-Sat., Sept. 27-29 at 8:00 pm; Sun., Sept. 30 at 2:00 pm. Boston Center for the Arts (BCA), Plaza Theatre, 539 Tremont St., Boston. Tickets: $15-$35. PG-13 advisory. For more information: www.puppetshowplace.org/meet-fred, (617) 731 6400, BoxOffice@PuppetShowplace.org; for advance tickets:www.BostonTheatreScene.com, 617-933-8600, or at the BCA’s Calderwood Box Office.
Meet Fred, a lovable puppet with an authentic British accent who just wants to get a job, meet a girl, and live a normal life like everyone else. Too bad the world wasn’t built with Fred in mind. When a trip to the Unemployment Office goes awry, things begin to spiral out of control. Will Fred have to fire one of his puppeteers? Will he meet an untimely end? Is there really no one out there who can help!?!
Hijinx Theatre‘s production of Meet Fred caused quite the stir when it was revealed at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This darkly comedic show, created by one of the world’s leading inclusive theater companies, is a biting satire of the bureaucratic and social hurdles commonly faced by people with disabilities.
Based in Cardiff, Wales, Hijinx has hit a nerve with Meet Fred, which received the Best Ensemble nod at the 2017 Wales Theatre Awards, prompting an in-demand touring schedule throughout Europe and into China.
Now audiences across the pond will also have the opportunity to engage with Fred. The UK’s totaltheatre.org.uk declared that “Fred’s time has come,” that Meet Fred is a must see “for humans and puppets everywhere.”
Parental advisory: some material in Meet Fred may be inappropriate for children under 13. Contains strong language.
