Queer Words – The Book of Audrey

Queer Words - The Book of Audrey

Friday 12th June - 8.30pm

Audrey Shalosh has lived a life full of stories. Some she’s proud of. Some she’d rather forget. And some that refuse to stay buried. When she arrives in the afterlife, Audrey isn’t met with quiet reflection, but with bright lights, a live audience, and a host who already knows everything. In Moroni Live, her life is laid out piece by piece — every choice, every misstep, every moment that shaped who she is. As the line between judgement and entertainment begins to blur, Audrey is faced with more than just her past. She must decide how to own it. Bold, heartfelt, and sharply funny, The Book of Audrey explores identity, accountability, and the power of telling your story in your own voice. Because when your life becomes a spectacle… who really gets to decide its worth?

Written and performed by John Boyd and Cassian Ellis

Directed by Jay Mcwinen

Queer Words – Straight Jacket

Queer Words - Straight Jacket

saturday 13th June - 6.30pm

When he returns home for his father’s funeral, Dexter is confronted with ghosts from his past, reminding him of a time he worked hard to forget. As the memories creep back in, a vengeful Dexter decides to search for the man who tortured him all those years ago. 

Written by Luke Sookdeo and directed by Dean Horrocks

Queer Words – Mum’s the Word

Queer Words - Mum's the Word

Friday 12th Juneat 6.30pm

This is a play with themes of sisterhood and secrets about sexuality.

Sam is reluctant  to tell her elderly mum about her new partner, Jen. When Sam returns home to help her mum after a stay in hospital, Eve her sister brings up the bad feeling between them which arose because Sam had kept her sexuality secret for most of their lives. When mum returns secrets about her lost and found loves leave them both surprised. This play looks at how adults behave as children when they return to their family home and how the family home is soon to be changed forever.

Written by Sharon Colpman, Directed by Samantha Moores. Staring Mareli Maree, Kerry Wells, Stephanie Hart and Adam Titchmarsh

Queer Words – The Easy Way Out

Queer Words - The Easy Way Out

saturday 13th June - 8.30pm

A musician, a doctor, and a traumagenic personification of God walk into a hospital. Tale as old as time.

Eli Yim, a young adult in a mental health crisis, goes to A&E in a last-ditch attempt to get help. What begins as a flippant retelling of their life story becomes an exploration of suicidality’s brutal truth – when no one else can save you, you must keep choosing to save yourself.

The Easy Way Out combines theatre, live music, and stand up comedy to both entertain and expose the uncomfortable reality of UK mental health services. Eli shares a range of personal experiences covering generational trauma, religion, and queer identity through original songs sung onstage with their keyboard. And, sometimes, an inappropriately-timed kazoo.

“A complex, engaging performance that reflects Eli Yim’s endless talent” – Buxton Festival Fringe 2025

 
Trigger/content warnings:
– Swearing
– Mentions of suicide
– Mentions of transphobia

Written and performed by Eli Yim

Queer Words – Terminal 2

Queer Words - Terminal 2

Thursday11th June - 6.30pm and 8.30pm

With their plane delayed due to a power cut, George and Lynda Sumner debate the meaning of life,
the common bluebottle, sex tapes and the pros and cons of a KFC … but it soon becomes clear that
Lynda’s journey is one way and that George has been hiding a painful secret for all their married
life…
Terminal 2 is a tragi-comedy drama about unconditional love, life, death, and late-life sexuality.

Written by David Payne (Eastenders, Archers and Hollyoaks) Staring Janice Fryett and Allan Nicol