We’re proud to offer a range of ticket prices for these productions, making great theatre affordable for everyone. You pay what you can, starting from £7.50, and because we are an independent charity, all proceeds will be reinvested to continue the Hippodrome’s commitment to supporting new work in Birmingham.
As part of Origins Festival: Celebrating New Work, watch two brand new work-in-progress performances by our hand-picked Hippodrome Origin Artists.
Nathan Sebastian Lafayette – As Poetic As It Sounds
An exciting new piece of dance theatre from Nathan Sebastian Lafayette, a Birmingham-based multidisciplinary artist. The piece explores what it means to be an artist, from the comic to the infuriating, the administrative to the sublime.
Louis Wharton – Hurts So Good
Louis Wharton’s new work, Hurts So Good, plays on themes of queer storytelling with a bold and inventive process.
In the late 1980s the police conducted Operation Spanner, prosecuting 16 men for consensual sadomasochism. As Louis gets pulled into a web of research, he’s confronted by queer legacy, ethical dilemmas and some very evasive librarians.
You are also invited to join us after the show, to gather with others and enjoy some delicious free food.
These performances include British Sign Language interpretation and audio description.
Please note, these are in progress pieces presented as part of Origins Festival and so could feature performers with script in hand.
Whilst both funny and heartfelt, Hurts So Good does contain sensitive content including scenes of consensual sexual violence, simulated sex acts and explicit language.
Performances
As Poetic As It Sounds
Performed by:
Sunny Coco
Warren Murray
Katie Collins
Director – Omar Khan
Hurts So Good
Performed by:
Louis Wharton
Samuel Whitehouse
Hadrian Delacey
Vinny Williams
Director – Steve Elias
Composer – Rudy Percival