"A dead fish, a scabies outbreak, and a violent spiral."
We spoke to the Burning Coal Theatre team about bringing Mark O'Rowe's brutal Dublin two-hander, Howie the Rookie, to The Cockpit. Read our feature on the absurdity and tragedy of male pride.
#HowieTheRookie #LondonTheatre #TheCockpit
We spoke to the Burning Coal Theatre team about bringing Mark O'Rowe's brutal Dublin two-hander, Howie the Rookie, to The Cockpit. Read our feature on the absurdity and tragedy of male pride.
#HowieTheRookie #LondonTheatre #TheCockpit
Howie the Rookie Interview: Reviving O’Rowe’s Brutal Dublin
"As for the fish, it's absurd that life and death can hang on something so small," notes actor Andrew Price Carlile, reflecting on the lethal consequences of a dead Siamese fighting fish. "But I think that highlights the constant danger of living among humans who feel caged. Like living under the whole Armory of Damocles." Mark O'Rowe's 1999 two-hander Howie the Rookie…
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April 14, 2026 at 6:16 AM
"A dead fish, a scabies outbreak, and a violent spiral."
We spoke to the Burning Coal Theatre team about bringing Mark O'Rowe's brutal Dublin two-hander, Howie the Rookie, to The Cockpit. Read our feature on the absurdity and tragedy of male pride.
#HowieTheRookie #LondonTheatre #TheCockpit
We spoke to the Burning Coal Theatre team about bringing Mark O'Rowe's brutal Dublin two-hander, Howie the Rookie, to The Cockpit. Read our feature on the absurdity and tragedy of male pride.
#HowieTheRookie #LondonTheatre #TheCockpit