“I have decided to retire from the world . I shall leave your name with Mts. Griggs, my landlady, who will notify you when I die. Please arrange for my burial, as I do not wish to trouble the occupants of the house more than is necessary” The ominous letter from the brother whom she has not seen for fourteen years brings Castle Street – only to find that Walter has locked himself in his room and slowly starving to death. But why? Has he committed some crime? His fellow boarders, Bernard the truck driver, Lennie the student, and Bobby the guitar-playing hobo, together with Martha and secret – and in so doing find themselves revealing the secrets of their own past
Appearing as Bobby the hobo is Bob Dylan, brought over from America especially to play the part. Only twenty-one, he is already a major new figure in folk-music, with a reputation as one of the most compelling blues singers ever recorded. The song for which he is best known is ‘Talking’ New York’ about his first visit the city 1961. A skilled guitarist, his special kind of haunting music forms an integral part of tonight’s strange play.
