Sanctuary

Presented by Daniel Hinchliffe presents Jacob Sparrow's Debut Play · UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND

Pleasance Dome · Ace Dome

5 - 31 Aug

60 min · Age FOURTEEN

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About the show

Award-winning actors Matthew Tennyson and Richard Cant will star in the world premiere of Sanctuary, the debut play by Jacob Sparrow and winner of the inaugural Leodis Prize. Directed by Josh Seymour, the reflective and time-shifting drama is inspired by real events in a Suffolk village, where plans to open an AIDS hospice in the early 1990s were met with local resistance. Sanctuary explores memory, belonging and community as past and present intertwine when one man is forced to confront memories he has long suppressed.

Keywords

Poignant Historical LGBTQ+Emotional Reflective Intimate Powerful Vulnerable Hopeful Evocative

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Like Russell T Davies' 'It's a Sin' but set in the quiet, reflective landscape of 90s rural England.If 'Angels in America' focused on a single, poignant story of personal legacy and quiet resilience.A theatrical equivalent of a beautifully written, melancholic indie film about finding your place and forging your own history.