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Tartarus

The Hope Theatre Show Dates: 25 Jun 2026-27 Jun 2026

In the deepest depths of the underworld, Orpheus discovers a gay club. What happens if Eurydice doesn’t follow him back from the dead?Blending heart-thumping music with alternative Greek myths, Tartarus is a musically-charged gig-theatre odyssey that reclaims queer identity from the many tortured men of the afterlife.A personal story of self-discovery, it follows a lovelorn Orpheus, forced to reassess everything after his great love Eurydice declares that she’s ‘just not physically attracted’ to him.Realising that these words echo his own feelings about her, he embarks on a quest to discover what he wants out of love. Drawn to troubled male figures from Narcissus to Sisyphus, his journey through the underworld will chart the complex journey of figuring out who he is, fighting gay shame and queer confusion with open-hearted desire.Join his erotic blossoming in this fantastical and expansive paean to self-love that shows how music and storytelling can salvage our mythology from the formless chaos of the past.From the team behind Hamstrung (Edinburgh Fringe 2024): ‘A one-hour riot of a play’ ★★★★★ Broadway World; ‘Swift, funny, and briskly theatrical’ ★★★★ Salterton Arts ReviewPart of BokFest 2026Running time: Approximately 65 minutesLATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED.UNDER 18s ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE THEATRE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE.No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. Refunds and exchanges are not available.

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