Colchester Fringe Festival – (a play in a) Dark Room

  23rd October: , show starts 8.30pm  1st November: , show starts 6pm    Duration: 60 minutes  Age Suitability: 18+  Content Warnings: (A PLAY IN A) DARK ROOM CONTAINS VIOLENT, FRIGHTENING, AND SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT CONTENT THAT WILL DISTURB AND UPSET MOST VIEWERS INCLUDING: Strong Language Graphic portrayals of mass violence and hate crimes Self-harm and suicidal ideations Explicit sexual situations (including those involving every type of bodily fluid including piss, vomit, feces, cum, spit, and blood.) Full Frontal Nudity Fake bodily fluids Pornographic imagery Homophobia Sexism Transphobia Drug Use Direct and confrontational themes and moments Long periods of total darkness or limited light Strobe Haze "Fuck you. Try all you want. We’re not going anywhere."  In this visceral, sensory-driven, psychological thriller, Davis the Janitor cleans up all sorts of bodily fluids at his night job in a dark room. Piss, cum, shit, vomit, poppers — no stain can scare off Davis, the self-proclaimed "pig of pigs". until a lingering violent threat forces Davis to confront the only stain he cannot clean.  (a play in a) DARK ROOM is an intense, disturbing, often funny, and unapologetically messy exploration of queerness. Written and performed by multi-award-winning-queer activist Dr.Pants, the show blends autotheory, multimedia visuals, dynamic movement, and an original electronic score to challenge respectability politics, confront trauma, and find hope.  Performer and writer Dr.Pants is critically acclaimed worldwide for the "sheer bravery" (Watermark News) in his writing and performance. He is described by critics as being "immeasurably talented" (Broadway World), "sharp, quick, and uncompromising" (GSCENE), and "bold, brazen and stratospherically cheeky, concealing beneath the girth of energy a good heart and a probing mind." (Lost in Theatreland). Dr.Pants has single-handedly raised over £1000+ for LGBTQ+ charities worldwide, including the WR1 Foundation, The University of Essex's Student Union, LGBT+ Health and Wellbeing Scotland, and the Center of Orlando. His play Pup Play won six international fringe awards and a further four nominations. Dr.Pants was runner-up for Activist of the Year at the National Queer Student Awards.  Please be advised that, like all dark rooms, this play is strictly adults only. (a play in a) DARK ROOM contains extreme and grotesque violent, frightening, and sexually-explicit content that will disturb, gross, and upset most viewers. A full list of the extensive content warnings and the entire script are available to read upon request by direct messaging @pantsoffproductions.  Content Warnings: (A PLAY IN A) DARK ROOM CONTAINS VIOLENT, FRIGHTENING, AND SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT CONTENT THAT WILL DISTURB AND UPSET MOST VIEWERS INCLUDING:  Strong Language  Graphic portrayals of mass violence and hate crimes  Self-harm and suicidal ideations  Explicit sexual situations (including those involving every type of bodily fluid including piss, vomit, feces, cum, spit, and blood.)  Full Frontal Nudity  Fake bodily fluids  Pornographic imagery  Homophobia  Sexism  Transphobia  Drug Use  Direct and confrontational themes and moments  Long periods of total darkness or limited light  Strobe  Haze

Venue: Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 1NF.

Event type: PERFORMANCE.

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