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No Strings Attached
New Writing + LGBT

No Strings Attached

Indoor, site specific production of electrifying new play.

NOTE TO BOOKERS: This is a live production taking place at an indoor, site-specific location within Islington Square.

Don’t worry man, I’m good at keeping secrets

Aileen Gonsalves directs the world premiere of ‘magnificent new talent’ Charles Entsie’s debut play - winner of the Adrian Pagan Award for New Writing 2019.

This electrifying two-hander takes place in The Ignition Room; a site-specific location within Islington Square, just minutes from the King’s Head Theatre, offering audiences an exciting and atmospheric live experience. 

Within the charged confines of a car at midnight in an underground car park, a clandestine encounter between Boy (Shak Benjamin) and Man (Razak Osman) leads to far more than either had bargained for… 

Intense, powerful and startlingly original, No Strings Attached exposes the reality of living your life in the closet in working class London, and the lengths men go to keep their secrets hidden. 

CAST & CREATIVES

Boy Shak Benjamin

Man Razak Osman

Writer Charles Entsie

Director Aileen Gonsalves

Set Designer Sorcha Corcoran

Lighting Designer Richard Lambert

Assistant Director Matt Strachan

Ticket Price

£10 - £25

WHEN

25 May - 19 June 2021

WHERE

Islington Square

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REVIEWS

★★★★★ 'The chemistry between the two performers was electric and it was impossible to look away' Broadway Baby

★★★★ 'Powerful and thought-provoking' Gay Times

'Intense peformances...absorbing' The Stage

★★★★ 'The dialogue is brilliant...sensational' Islington Gazette

★★★★ 'Undeniably a piece of art...a real masterclass in powerful storytelling' North West End

★★★★ 'Authentically engaging and revealing' The Reviews Hub

★★★★ 'A welcome, striking play - directed with precision, expertly performed and presented in an extremely impressive way' London Pub Theatres

'Powerful and captivating' The Plays the Thing

★★★★ 'Beguiling...gripping' Reviews Gate

★★★★ 'Cleverly constructed and provides a fresh take on men being honest with who they are' Paul in London

 


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