Thu 15 May

Funny yet poignant, this solo-performed play tackles body image pressures, social media jealousy, and one gay man’s journey to self-acceptance head on, whilst navigating the toxic universal world of online dating.

After a bad break-up from a six-year relationship, a plus-sized, gay, primary school teacher decides to sublet his flat to buff Instagram model Jamie.

At the same time, he launches himself into dating again but finds the world of apps a much crueller place to people like him than he remembers. As the humiliations he experiences online build, his feelings toward his new flatmate grow, until he is forced to face up to his own prejudices, toxicity and failures to the people who matter most.

BUFF is directed by The Stage Debut Award shortlisted Scott Le Crass (Rose, West End; Toxic, Home, Manchester)

Presented by
Emmerson & Ward Productions in association with Octagon Bolton, written by new up-and-coming playwright Ben Fensome
Times

20:00

Price

£13 (20% discount for members)

Duration

60 minutes (no interval)

Age

16+

Content warnings

Strong language, sexual references, derogatory references to body shape and size

Space

The Ballroom

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