Rotterdam actors victims of homophobic assault whilst on tour
Two of the actors currently performing in Jon Brittain’s acclaimed play Rotterdam were victims of a homophobic attack whilst the show played at the Nuffield Southampton Theatres.
Two of the actors currently performing in Jon Brittain’s acclaimed play Rotterdam were victims of a homophobic attack whilst the show played at the Nuffield Southampton Theatres.
Donnacadh O’Briain’s award-winning production of Jon Brittain’s play Rotterdam will return to London for a limited season at the Arts Theatre from 11 June – 15 July 2017. Tickets are on sale now. Alice wants to come out as a lesbian. Her girlfriend Fiona wants to start living as a man. It’s New Year in Rotterdam, and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them she’s gay. But before she can hit send, Fiona reveals that he has always identified as male and now wants to start living as a man named Adrian. Now, as Adrian confronts the reality of his transition, Alice faces a question she never thought she’d ask… does this mean she’s straight? Rotterdam was the winner of the 2017 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Alice McCarthy, Anna Martine Freeman, Ed Eales-White and Ellie Morris will reprise … Read more
Nothing is conclusive in Rotterdam, but then again nothing is constant either. In this port city, where everyone is either arriving or leaving, the audience is simply given an insight into four people’s lives. Four people who don’t exactly want to change the whole world – just their little part of it. Hilarious and heartbreaking in turns, Rotterdam is a strong and highly enjoyable piece of theatre.
Jon Brittain’s play Rotterdam will transfer from Theatre503 to Trafalgar Studios for a limited season from 26 July to 27 August 2016.