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SUMMARY:Lesbian Triple Bill
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DESCRIPTION:A night of new work from queer artists in Manchester.\nJoin u
 s at the John Thaw Studio Theatre on July 22nd for an evening of queer t
 heatre in development.\nFeaturing short pieces and extracts from excitin
 g works-in-progress\, this night of queer performance offers audiences a
  chance to encounter new work at a vital stage in its journey.\n\nThe pr
 ogramme includes:\n \nA Comedy Set\nby Ariel Hebditch | 10’\n\nCastrato 
 \nby Rosa Gatley | Directed by Ellie Harrington | 35’\nAlbert is 12\, an
 d a chorister at the prestigious Saint Pauline’s Cathedral. The choir is
  his whole life\, with the coveted ‘Once In Royal David’s City’ solo gli
 mmering on the horizon. But he’s hiding a secret. His voice is starting 
 to break\, the highest notes quickly slipping out of his range\, and if 
 anyone finds out\, he’ll be forced to leave the choir forever. \n‘Castra
 to’ is about masculinity\, the oftentimes horror of puberty\, and the cr
 ushing inevitability of growing up when all you want is to remain the sa
 me. \n   \nDoing What A Lemon Pip Does\nby Lucy Whelan | Directed by Mai
 sie Holland | 35’\n“Then someone reported my tomatoes. So I went to war.
 ”\nJenny is a classic 2020s twenty-something\, with no clear direction o
 r purpose. She loves her girlfriend\, Jo\, and tolerates her mother\, Do
 t\, but she’s not too sure about her job\, her passions\, or much else. 
 At least she wasn’t before someone reported her to her building conglome
 rate for illegally growing tomatoes on the roof of her rental property.\
 nWhat follows is a mad mission to turn the rooftops of Manchester into a
  wild space. But tomatoes were one thing\; a city-wide rooftop garden is
  another altogether\, and Jenny soon finds that rewilding even her own b
 uilding is enough of a challenge to throw her life and relationships int
 o turmoil.\n\nDonor\nby Ellie Harrington | Directed by Maisie Holland | 
 10’\nBest friends Miriam and Blake are the unlikeliest of friends to sle
 ep together. Yet one night while Miriam's wife Christie tunes into Bake 
 Off downstairs\, Miriam and Blake embark on a night of very little passi
 on upstairs. ‘Donor’ takes a tender look at queer parenting in the moder
 n age.\n\nQuimera\nby Federico García Lorca | Directed by Clodagh Chapma
 n | 8’\n “I will be in the mountains for a long time.”\nA man disappears
  into the mountains. His children wish into the void. His wife says good
 bye. One of Lorca’s experimental short plays\, ‘Quimera’ digs into quest
 ions of absence\, duality and lives lived in-between. \n\nTake Off Tiffa
 ny\nby Terri Jade Donovan | 8’\nTiffany is having a very important phone
  call\, in fact\, this might be it\, her big break in Corporate Manchest
 er\, if she gets this call just right\, so why can't she find the right 
 fucking pair of tights! This is a physical comedy sketch that explores t
 he silliness and stupidity of what professionalism actually means\, and 
 a personal vendetta against tights.\n\nFunny\, moving and thought-provok
 ing\, these works explore identity\, belonging\, change\, resistance and
  the spaces we create for ourselves and one another. Together\, they off
 er a snapshot of exciting new queer theatre in development and the artis
 ts helping to shape its future. \n\nAge restriction: 12+\nContent warnin
 gs: Strong language\, themes of family conflict\, serious injury\, refer
 ences to homophobia\, fascism\, death\, and gender dysphoria.\n
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:John Thaw Studio Theatre\, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Dr
 ama\, Manchester
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