The Old Red Lion unearths an obscure slice of 1960s kitchen sink drama in Heathcote Williams’
The Local Stigmatic, given a 50th anniversary production by Michael Toumey. It's an Angry Young Man play, or in the case of Wilson James' Graham a STUCK ON CAPSLOCK YOUNG MAN, given a bad tip about a greyhound race at the start of the play, and screaming in his flatmate's face about it for the rest of the hour. Ray (William Frazer) is seemingly more level-headed and placid, but something between fear and a crush keeps him in thrall to his friend, and he reveals a gift for actually carrying out violence rather than just threatening it. When Graham wants to beat up a blind man in the street Ray stops him, but he's more supportive of his next choice of victim: They spot moderately famous actor David (Tom Sawyer) in a pub, and flatter him with their knowledge of his work.
