What's on in London: tell me straight//aggy
A double-bill from Paul Bradshaw.
Paul Bradshaw’s double bill of tell me straight // aggy is returning to the London stage with a run at the King's Head Theatre.
The two plays exploring the chaos of contemporary dating, desire and creative ambition through the lens of modern queer life in London.
Tell me straight is a coming-of-adulthood play about sexuality, desire and the uncertainty of modern relationships. The production follows HIM, a thirty something gay man whose long line of romantic fumbles have one thing in common, they are all straight. Sick of HIM’s nonsense, best friend Dani insists he should fix up and ‘find an actual gay man, who likes actual gay men!’ Following this, HIM embarks on a 30-day detox from alcohol, fast food and sex, in a bid to avoid distractions…but straight men are like buses.
Aggy explores privilege, race and gender - asking questions about art and who gets to make it. Set within a relationship under pressure, aggy follows Lawrence and Mahlik as they prepare to move in together. When Mahlik suggests that Lawrence adopt an alter ego to advance his career, the experiment quickly takes on a life of its own.
Gareth Johnson