queerupnorth and Stonewall
FIT
by Rikki Beadle-Blair
Thursday 8th November
Unity Theatre
6pm
£
5/£4 concessions
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FIT is a new play for young people, from acclaimed writer/director Rikki Beadle-Blair.
Tegs and Jordan are best friends, an odd couple at the centre of everyone’s
gossip. Ryan and Issac are pre-occupied with who’s gay and what’s
gay – and it certainly ain’t them. Lee and Carmel are feisty girls,
with a few secrets of their own. Stuck together on a bus heading for a college
dance contest, hormones run wild and truths tumble out as the group banter
and bicker their way up the M1.
FIT is a bold new play about attempting to fit in and trying to stand out,
in a culture where everything from not liking sport to wearing the wrong trainers
is ‘gay’. Hip-hop dance, original music, and sparky comedy combine
in a show that will entertain adult audiences and young people alike.
FIT has been commissioned by leading gay equality organisation Stonewall and
queerupnorth International Festival to tackle the growing problem of homophobic
bullying in Britain’s schools. Co-commissioned by Homotopia it is performed
at Unity Theatre as part of a national tour of schools and theatres.
Rikki Beadle-Blair has achieved critical acclaim for hits such as Bashment
(Theatre Royal Stratford East), Stonewall (BBC Films) and Metrosexuality (Channel
4).
booking: unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk
0151 709 4988
A queerupnorth and Stonewall co-production.
Produced in association with Drill Hall, and co-commissioned by Homotopia.
Currently supported by JP Morgan Foundation, Arts Council England and John
Lyons Charity.
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