National Theatre of Scotland Workshop and Burnt Goods
Venus as a Boy
Thursday 15 to Saturday 17 Nov
Unity Theatre
8pm
£
8.50/£6.50 concessions
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In a room in Soho, a dying man is turning to gold. He has a gift.
With just one touch or kiss, he can reveal a glimpse of heaven in all its
glory. Some call him Cupid. Or Venus as a Boy.
Journeying from his turbulent childhood in Orkney, haunted by the girl he
betrayed and the lover he never escaped, travelling south through the Highlands
and Edinburgh, he finds himself in the seedy underbelly of Soho, where pimps
and hormones and a transsexual called Wendy finally break him.
This explosive and haunting adaptation of Luke Sutherland’s acclaimed
novel is a story about the miraculous power of sex, performed by award-winning
actor Tam Dean Burn.
Following performances from Orkney to London that mapped the journey of the
novel, Venus as a Boy marks the National Theatre of Scotland’s debut
at Homotopia and unity.
booking:
unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk
0151 709 4988
Sutherland has a way of diving into the heart of an individual that is enthralling.
The Guardian
It’s wild and extreme, but Tam Dean Burn’s performance is a tour
de force, a brilliantly-pitched piece of theatrical craftmanship that keeps
all these explosive elements powerfully bent towards a higher purpose, and
a glittering challenge to every kind of bigotry.
****
The Scotsman
..... an astonishing performance
****
The Sunday Times
Adapted by Tam Dean Burn. From the novel by Luke Sutherland. Live music by
Luke Sutherland
contentguide:
This play contains strong language and descriptions of acts of a sexual nature
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