HENRY ESDON
ACTOR/MODEL/WRITER/MOVEMENT ARTIST
I Love You Mum, I Promise I Won’t Die.
This year on the 3rd April 2019, I will be playing the role of Tim in I Love You Mum, I Promise I Won’t Die.
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Based on a true story. The words of the play’s title are the last ones spoken by sixteen-year-old Daniel Spargo-Mabbs to his mother. In January 2014, Daniel’s parents thought he was going to a party with friends. He actually attended an illegal rave and later died after taking MDMA.
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That fateful evening is told through the words of his school friends and family, divided into two hard-hitting acts.
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I Love You Mum, I Promise I Won’t Die - was commissioned by the drugs education charity the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, set up in Daniel’s memory to raise awareness about the risks of drugs. It is a fast-paced, vibrant and powerful piece of verbatim theatre, which should engage teenage readers, audiences and performers alike.