By Eleanor Tindall,
Directed by Sammy J Glover
Free Programme
Visual Guide
Thursdays. 6pm. Thrive Space Community Centre. Refreshments provided, regular attendance encouraged, phones prohibited. Please bring an umbrella.
Against the backdrop of a never-ending rainstorm, five strangers try to work through their common addiction. Unlikely alliances blossom. Others shatter. Reality begins to fragment and, just beneath the surface, a potent paranoia starts to grow.
I AM ASKING YOU TO TOUCH ME asks; how do we connect in a hyper-connected world? When does comfort become surrender? And what do we owe each other, really?
Captioned performance - 7pm Saturday 18 July
Content information
- Addiction
- Misogyny
- Violence
- Non-consensual intimate image abuse /deepfakes/ revenge porn
- Sexual violence
- Online violence
- Terminally ill parent
- Depictions and discussions around grief
- Suicide
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StoryFest is National Youth Theatre’ annual new writing festival, premiering 10 new plays featuring over 100 young creatives in July at the charity’s north London home.
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