{"product_id":"9781839044991-dear-young-monster","title":"Dear Young Monster","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA debut solo show about a young trans man, exploring fear, otherness, and what it means to embrace being the monster the world keeps telling you that you are. Published alongside the Soho Theatre production in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A jolt, a shock, a humming just beneath my skin, something surging through my veins, my body awakening, buzzing to life finally, FINALLY.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young trans man, struggling as he begins his medical transition, drops out of university and retreats to his quiet hometown. His friends are gone. The neighbours are watching. His body is changing faster than he can make sense of it. until a midnight screening of \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e offers him a strange kind of salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStaring into the monster's big, dead, sad eyes, something finally clicks: for the first time, he feels seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVivid, witty and humane, \u003cem\u003eDear Young Monster\u003c\/em\u003e is Pete MacHale's debut solo show, delving into fear, otherness, and what it means to embrace being the monster the world keeps telling you that you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt premiered at Bristol Old Vic in 2024, directed by Sammy Glover, and was nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Studio Production. It transferred to Soho Theatre, London, in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55893358150006,"sku":"9781839044991","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35592670.jpg?v=1755239059","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839044991-dear-young-monster","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}