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Really Want to Hurt Me
Theatre Royal
Plymouth Royal Parade
Plymouth
Plymouth
PL1 2TR
Plymouth Royal Parade
Plymouth
Plymouth
PL1 2TR
Opening Times
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Prices
£10-£16
About us
Shortlisted for the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence and following sold-out dates in London and Edinburgh Fringe 2018, Really Want to Hurt Me now embarks on a UK tour. This dark hit comedy from Flaming Theatre is about growing up gay in the '80s featuring dance sequences and a soundtrack of classics from Culture Club, Eurythmics, Tears for Fears, The Smiths, Kate Bush and more.This bittersweet production explores a queer struggle with suicidal low self-esteem in the face of homophobic bullying and the life-saving powers of pop music and theatre. It speaks directly to young LGBTQ people's experiences today as well as to older generations.
Devon, 1984. Constant pressure to be straight and 'masculine' makes a schoolboy feel as if he's living in Orwell's 1984. School bullies. Teenage heartache. Hating yourself. Trying to tape the Top 40 from the radio without the DJ talking over the songs. Dancing defiantly to your Walkman to stay alive. A long time ago - but have things really changed all that much?
