Scott Le Crass Archives - North West End UK

Warning – Age guidance 18+ containing scenes of an adult nature that some may find distressing. A Powerful and evocative laying bare of relationships and individuals facing a world of stigma. A Dibby Theatre Production - Toxic written Nathaniel J Hall gives the audience a powerhouse portrayal of extreme emotions rather than pure toxicity in this tale of two queer and damaged individuals whose lives entwine. A stark and beautiful tale, Toxic is explosively semi-autobiographical and is Hall’s second instalment as a playwright, after the successful and award winning ‘First Time’ - the show about staying positive in a negative world. Toxic in the words of Hall is ‘the story of how we met, fell in love and f**ked up!’ It’s 2017 and in Manchester, two damaged 30 somethings set up a m...

Married for 29 years, Anne and Don think they know each other well. They dance to their favourite music, share too many bottles of wine, muddle along in their empty-nest lives. Anne is an administrator with the NHS, Don runs a niche vintage shop that makes little money, leaving Anne as the main breadwinner. It works for them - until the pandemic hits and the country goes into lockdown. As Covid ravages the world, it also shows up the cracks in the marriage. Anne continues to work long hours from home while Don has to close his shop and lazes around reading the Daily Mail and soaking up far-right conspiracy theories. It's just the flu, he insists. It will go away in a month, he says, parroting what he's read in the tabloids. Irritated by his increasing dependence on Anne, Don's sexism...

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Toxic – Playhouse Theatre, Sheffield

JAB – Finborough Theatre