DV8 Physical Theatre - To Be Straight With You

DV8's Artistic Director Lloyd Newson leads a multi-ethnic cast in a poetic but unflinching exploration of tolerance, intolerance, religion and sexuality.

"Visionary and artistically magnificent... Highly political dance theatre:
angry, powerful and emotional." Neues Deutschland (world premiere, Berlin)

To Be Straight With You is told through movement, imagery and words. It is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with 85 individuals and a series of vox pops conducted with people living in the UK. The interviewees include members of the clergy, asylum seekers, human rights organisations and people opposed to homosexuality due to their religious beliefs.

All the text used in the show is taken directly from these interviews. The production combines the interviewees¹ words with dance, movement and animated projections to create a unique piece of documentary theatre.

³Startling, strikingly sustained.² The Times ****

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³To Be Straight With You is a hard-hitting and passionate 80 minutes that expresses what is often left unsaid... when it starts really getting physical, the gloves are off, both politically and creatively... you will not be able to resist the music, or this brave, life-affirming show.² The Guardian ****

According to Newson, "Many of the interviewees, particularly from ethnic minority groups with strong religious ties, requested that their identities remain hidden, fearful of the consequences should their communities discover their sexuality. Despite the great gains in the law to protect gay people in this country our interviews show how lesbians and gay men, if they choose to become visible, continue to face intimidation and/or physical abuse. How does a society reconcile religious beliefs with human rights? Is freedom to love another adult of the same gender a human right?"

Suitable for ages 16+

8 - 10 May at 7.30pm
Northern Stage, Newcastle
0191 230 5151 www.northernstage.co.uk

21 - 24 May at 7.30pm
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
(Pre-show talk with Lloyd Newson 22 May at 6.15pm)
024 7652 4524 www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

4 - 7 June at 7.30pm, 7 June at 3pm
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
(Pre-show talk with Lloyd Newson 5 June at 5.30pm)
0113 213 7700 www.wyp.org.uk

27 - 28 June at 7.30pm
The Lowry, Salford
(Pre-show talk with Lloyd Newson 28 June at 6.30pm) 0870 787 5783 www.thelowry.com

30 October - 9 November
National Theatre, London
Booking opens July
020 7452 3000 www.nationaltheatre.org.uk

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