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26/05/2023 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Safer

Safer

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."

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.

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

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