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Choir Boys Productions and Theatre503 present...
Please note the Saturday Matinee performance will be taking place at The 503Studio NOT at Theatre503.
Meet Johnny in his final year at an all-boys boarding school. A member of the 7ths rugby team, compulsory attendee of school chapel, and a Homo in every sense of the word. Enter Harry, the 1st team rugby captain. To save your time and trepidation… Johnny and Harry shag… all the time.
Along the way, Johnny ambles through daily life. Through awkward PSHE lessons, Grindr rendezvous and hookups in the English block loos. Despite the tropes, this story is a reminder that amidst gay narratives there is a heart that beats and breaks like the rest. This play questions what does it mean to break the mould and who gets hurt in the process.
Choir Boys Productions is a theatre company based in London and Manchester. Two years into their creative collaboration, they have staged three knock-out, original productions. They aim to stage bold and provocative work, providing a safe and engaging space for the young and old, queer and non-queer, for a laugh, a cry, or anything in-between.
The Saturday matinee performance of An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo will take place at the 503Studio in Nine Elms. This performance will be a stripped-back, open-rehearsal style version of the show with adapted staging and natural lighting.
The Saturday matinee will also be a relaxed performance, adapted to reduce anxiety and create a supportive atmosphere, including removing the theatre lighting and adjusting sound levels; there will be a break-out area and audience members are welcome to make noise and move around as they please.
The 503Studio is fully wheelchair accessible and step free, the front door is power-assisted and assistance dogs are welcome on-site. There is one wheelchair-accessible bathroom.
The 503Studio is only a 5 minute walk from Battersea Power Station (Northern Line). It is a 20 minute walk from Battersea Park Station and is accessible by bus routes; 344, 156 and 436 when you alight at Riverlight Quay.
All tickets are sold in line with our exchanges and refund policy which you can read on the Box Office page of our website, if the show is marked as SOLD OUT, please email boxoffice@theatre503.com to join the waiting list. No refunds or exchanges will be offered for arriving at the incorrect venue.
Running time: 60 minutes (no interval)
Age guidance: 14+
Content Warnings: This show contains themes that some audience members may find distressing. If this sounds like it could apply to you, you can view the content information by clicking the hyperlink.
Ned Blackburn
Ned Blackburn (he/him) is an award-winning, Manchester-based writer. Having trained at the Old Vic and following on from his debut work in sketch comedy, his debut play An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo opened at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 to critical acclaim. As a co-founder of Choir Boys Productions, Blackburn continues to weave his interest for queer voices into his work.
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