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Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage
Sheman Theatre, Cardiff | Aberystwyth Arts Centre | Pontio presents @ Neuadd Ogwen | Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare | Sony Theatre, Bridgend College
CROUCH, TOUCH, PAUSE, ENGAGE
National Theatre Wales, Out of Joint & Arcola Theatre with Sherman Cymru
Written by Robin Soans
Directed by Max Stafford-Clark
Opening at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
Click here for tour dates across Wales and England
“I was doing something nobody had done before, and if you’re the first to do something, you have to be prepared to take the sh*t for it.”
On the eve of one of the most important games of his career, Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas received a warning: The Sun newspaper was going to "out" him as gay.
This is the story of two Welsh names bruised, but not beaten, by media speculation; Gareth “Alfie” Thomas, 100 caps for Wales, once its captain, now the world’s most prominent gay sportsman; and his hometown, Bridgend.
Working with Alfie himself, and young people in Bridgend, two of the UK’s most exciting theatre companies - National Theatre Wales and Out of Joint - have teamed up to tell a great Welsh story about sport, politics, secrets, life and learning to be yourself.
#ntwAlfie
re "Outing"
I don't think anyone with different sexual preferences should be victimised. Provided it takes place among consenting adults. Children and young people must be protected by law against sexual predators.
Josh alan Trask
It is interesting the language you used here Bee. "Outing" is a something LGBT need to do throughout their lives as it is still today not seen as a pretended family relationship, regardless of all the gained equal rights over the past decade. I agree that Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual, Transexual's etc no group should be victimised.
I also agree that children and young people should be and are protected by law against sexual predators. What this has to do with "Outing" and homosexuality, I am slightly confused.
You may be interested to learn more about a project that I am currently working on and you can read my blog here.
Josh x
Feb 11, 2015