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From The Last Man by Mary Shelley “I am a victim of fate – bound for nowhere, adrift and alone” Set in a 21st century wracked by deadly plague, Mary Shelley’s 1826 novel The Last Man is poignant and hugely relevant today. Written after the death of her husband and three of her children, it expresses Mary’s own sense of loss and isolation, and features characters based on Mary herself, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron and sisters Fanny Godwin and Claire Claremont. This one-woman adaptation explores the book’s biographical elements and Shelley’s graphic depiction of a world wracked by pandemic. “Superb” – Hidden Gem, Fringe Review, 2022 Adapted by award-winning writer Sam Chittenden This 5-star Brighton Company is back with a brand new comedy eco-thriller A new play by award winning Brighton based playwright Susanne Crosby Twilight Theatre premiered Susanne Crosby’s critically acclaimed “Waiting for Curry” to Hove Grown Festival in 2017. After sold out shows in Brighton Fringe Festival 2018, they were invited to perform at Kings Head Theatre, London in January 2019. “Waiting for Curry”: ★★★★ (James Roy, Meridian FM) “Highly Recommended” (Fringe Review) Audience feedback: “It’s like The Peep Show meets Pinter, without the pauses” ProtaGonism Theatre & Different Theatre Chemistry, written by Sam Chittenden, is set in a future world in which people can’t touch. Instead of sexual intercourse, babies are conceived through IVF, overseen by robot operators known as Fosterers. In order to maintain human involvement in the reproductive process, prospective parents are required to meet so they can approve their genetic matching and to agree to the child being raised by the Fosterers and taught from the Rulings. In one such pairing meeting, the sophisticated Bea and first-timer Jay try to navigate the process and their responses to each other. I was kicked in the Testicle when I was 8 years old and didn’t tell anyone until I was 13, this is the story of what might have been had that fateful day not happpened. It takes balls to be who you are. by Sarah Jane Dickenson “If I hadn’t got out of my car that day, I would not, absolutely not be here strutting my rugby fit bear body, wearing f**k-right-off amazing dangly earrings on the streets of Hull.” Inspired by the true stories of International Gay Rugby players, SAFER is a hard hitting, tender and funny exploration of the toxic side of team sports and how one new team decided to tackle it head on. The play runs for 60 minutes and there is a 15 minute Q&A after each performance. 13+ Years. Content Warning: Swearing ProtaGonism Theatre & Different Theatre Chemistry, written by Sam Chittenden, is set in a future world in which people can’t touch. Instead of sexual intercourse, babies are conceived through IVF, overseen by robot operators known as Fosterers. In order to maintain human involvement in the reproductive process, prospective parents are required to meet so they can approve their genetic matching and to agree to the child being raised by the Fosterers and taught from the Rulings. In one such pairing meeting, the sophisticated Bea and first-timer Jay try to navigate the process and their responses to each other. I was kicked in the Testicle when I was 8 years old and didn’t tell anyone until I was 13, this is the story of what might have been had that fateful day not happpened. It takes balls to be who you are. by Sarah Jane Dickenson “If I hadn’t got out of my car that day, I would not, absolutely not be here strutting my rugby fit bear body, wearing f**k-right-off amazing dangly earrings on the streets of Hull.” Inspired by the true stories of International Gay Rugby players, SAFER is a hard hitting, tender and funny exploration of the toxic side of team sports and how one new team decided to tackle it head on. The play runs for 60 minutes and there is a 15 minute Q&A after each performance. 13+ Years. Content Warning: Swearing ProtaGonism Theatre & Different Theatre Chemistry, written by Sam Chittenden, is set in a future world in which people can’t touch. Instead of sexual intercourse, babies are conceived through IVF, overseen by robot operators known as Fosterers. In order to maintain human involvement in the reproductive process, prospective parents are required to meet so they can approve their genetic matching and to agree to the child being raised by the Fosterers and taught from the Rulings. In one such pairing meeting, the sophisticated Bea and first-timer Jay try to navigate the process and their responses to each other. I was kicked in the Testicle when I was 8 years old and didn’t tell anyone until I was 13, this is the story of what might have been had that fateful day not happpened. It takes balls to be who you are.
The Last
The Last
Directed by Janette Eddisford
Days
Days
In a future where the world is running out of energy, teams are looking for new ways to create power. One team suddenly comes up with an idea and plan that could solve everything, but this has disastrous unforeseen repercussions… and only one of them remembers. What starts as exciting and fun suddenly becomes a thriller race against time. A play about the moments that fuel our lives, about thinking things through; of risks, loyalty and love.
Chemistry
Chemistry
Testicle
Testicle
Safer
Safer
For Butterfly Boy – sitting alone in a Fiat 500 in the pouring rain – the reasons for joining a gay and inclusive rugby union team in a rugby league obsessed city didn’t seem that apparent. But once in the changing room a whole new world opens up. Chemistry
Chemistry
Testicle
Testicle
Safer
Safer
For Butterfly Boy – sitting alone in a Fiat 500 in the pouring rain – the reasons for joining a gay and inclusive rugby union team in a rugby league obsessed city didn’t seem that apparent. But once in the changing room a whole new world opens up. Chemistry
Chemistry
Testicle
Testicle