Rob Auton and Rich Hardisty WIP Double Bill

POP.

Ahilarious and heartbreaking exploration of family, trauma and redemption, POP. is the extraordinary true story of Rich Hardisty’s search for the father he has never met. 

In 2011, following psychiatric treatment and a mania-induced epiphany, Rich flies to New York with no money or plan. 

Armed with little more than a name Rich tries everything in the hope of finding the seemingly untraceable man, and answers to questions that have plagued him his whole life. Desperate, he searches everywhere, with the help of some endearing strangers along the way. 

However, when Rich finally does find his father, it doesn't go as anticipated.

A nostalgic emotional rollercoaster POP will leave you believing that dreams can come true…Just sometimes not in the way we imagined.

PAST PRAISE

“A thrilling life story…brilliantly told” Richard Gadd (baby Reindeer)

“Silly Boy is hard to beat, a tale that's by turns eye-opening, deeply affecting and candidly hilarious”  ★★★★Scotsman

“Emotive, endearing and utterly flawless” ★★★★★Reviews Hub

“Hardisty is a modern day philosopher…a raw, emotive and incredibly funny story teller.★★★★Entertainment now

“Much more than funny…but also very funny!” Simon Amstell

ROB AUTON

Rob Auton performs a work in progress of his new story he has written about being an estate agent on the planet Jupiter. 

'A genuine original' The Guardian