About the Show

A surreal horror comedy following two parents' efforts to create a normal life in an abnormal world.

Jaden and Nur have escaped another country with their baby, Aya, and arrived in London. While Nur attends school, Jaden tries to navigate the life-changing duties of parenting while acclimating to life in a completely new country.

However, he soon starts to experience visions of giant rabbits with burning red eyes, brought on by plants he eats. And his baby begins to seem like something far more than an innocent child.

The show is playwright Josh Azouz’s American Debut, and features Erin Neufer, Rana Roy, and Hadi Tabbal with Jeffrey Brabant and Zack Segel.

Critic Reviews (3)

"For lovers of gritty, messy, mordant theater that cocks an eyebrow at the world and dissects its cruelties, the ingredients of a potent experience would seem to be assembled here. When 'Buggy Baby' made its premiere in London, in 2018, critics were left baffled but impressed by the hallucinatory tale."
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"Actually, describing 'Buggy Baby' as a horror-comedy, which is what both McGregor and Azouz call it, is a disservice. The hallucinatory 'horror' touches lie like branches over the elephant pit below, which is the far more realistic terror of a woman trying to ignore a man’s increasing unreliability."
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"Surreal and surreptitious, the comedy-horror 'BUGGY BABY' centers on some displaced immigrants in London seeking normalcy despite the lunacy in their lives. Written by Josh Azouz and directed by Rory McGregor, the US premiere of this twisted tale also features a multi-talented toddler character and a pair of dastardly rabbits."
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Cast and creative team

Astoria Performing Arts Center