Thursday 21 February 2019

NEWS: Coming soon to 53Two - Zucchini, a new play by FOUNDation winners!



Theatre Unlocked presents

ZUCCHINI

Written by Elis Shotton
Directed by Josh Coates

53two, M1 5LN, 27th February - 1st March

Jamie and Katie are a young couple who are in a period of uncertainty in their lives. In an attempt to ‘reconnect’, Jamie books them a hotel room 15 minutes down the road from their house in which he intends to do nothing but spend all evening chatting. When he reveals to Katie that he is gay, the couple is forced to re-evaluate everything they think they know about themselves and their relationship. Zucchini is a new play that explores 21st-century approaches to sexuality, identity and what happens when a heteronormative relationship doesn’t suit a heteronormative relationship.

After the success of their debut production Flushed by Catherine Cranfield, the original 53two FOUNDation award winners, Theatre Unlocked, are pleased to be returning to the theatre with their new production Zucchini. Theatre Unlocked is a company focussed on realistic portrayals of issues relating to gender and sexuality affecting young people today. Since the initial run of Flushed at 53two, the production ran for the run of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018, receiving Voice Magazines Pick of the Fringe award.

Zucchini focuses on an unconventional relationship between two people who struggle with their own sexual identities, one that is built on feelings other than sexual attraction. This relationship is often known as a Queerplatonic relationship, and the partners in this relationship sometimes call each other Zucchinis. The play explores the ways LGBTQ+ people tailor themselves to fit into a heteronormative society by adapting the labels they apply to their sexual identities and relationships. With this production, Theatre Unlocked are trying to raise awareness of and open up a conversation about a type of relationship that is unfamiliar.

Dates & Times 27th February to 1st March, 7:30pm
Tickets: TBC
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