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- Price
- £12 | £10 concessions
- Audience type
- Ages 16+
- Running time
- 7:30pm - 8:40pm
- Venue
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- Arts Centre Washington
Additional information
Content warning: This performance contains descriptions of sexual activity, sexual assault, and strong language.
Event description
Red Ladder and Silent Uproar present Close Enough To Touch.
What happens when our deepest urges are shrouded in shame? What happens when we can’t articulate our desires, even to ourselves?
Close Enough to Touch follows a man who has a girlfriend … and a secret. In this gripping, intimate drama, audiences are taken into the world of cruising – anonymous sex in public places. As our nameless character’s secret builds, so does his shame. The play swings between passion and pathos as we watch a young man struggle to find pleasure, acceptance and, crucially, the language to express himself.
The play previously performed at Theatre 503 in London and the script was longlisted in the RSC’s 37 Plays project.
“A raw, empathetic, and intelligent piece on the challenges we still face with the ambiguity of our sexuality and the added complexity regarding our relationship to masculinity.” A Youngish Perspective
- Directed by Cheryl Martin
- Written by Henry Roberts
- Dramaturg – Alex Mitchell
Running time 70 minutes, no interval
Content warning: sexual description and strong language.