Week 2

LIKE ORPHEUS Following the violent assault of a young boy dancing in an underground club he encounters a man being haunted by reoccurring visions of horror. …

MONASTIC What’s hotter than the devil’s backside? A priest on Grindr.   3 young apprentices in a seminary find themselves tried, tired and tested as each …

OBLIGATORY SCENE / MISS FURR AND MISS SKEENE A double-bill of plays: OBLIGATORY SCENE Rape culture has contaminated women’s sexuality and intimate rituals. Is it too late to change; can it be …

THE LITTLE PINK BOOK OF MASCULINITY / THE MEASURE OF A MAN A double bill of shows: THE LITTLE PINK BOOK OF MASCULINITY After his sell-out run at The Manchester Fringe Festival, John is back on the prowl for …

VELVET “Refreshingly emotional” ★★★★★ Theatre Weekly        “Engaging and important” ★★★★ The Stage★★★★ The Scotsman     ★★★★ The List ‘You’re really …

ALL I SEE IS YOU National Octagon Prize winner Bobby works on Woolies’ record counter. Ralph dreams of being a teacher. One kiss and they’re hooked. But it’s 1967 …

BINGO What do you get the man who has everything? This is the question Cormac finds himself asking as he stumbles out of an STI clinic in North London, …

GERTRUDE STEIN AND A COMPANION This lyrical and completely absorbing piece delves into the extraordinary relationship between the writer Gertrude Stein and her long time companion …

GALA AWARDS NIGHT 2019 The Gala Awards Night is the highlight of the Festival where we close the curtains on two packed weeks of theatre with a range of festival …