7.30pm
Running Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Sat 7 Feb
Ustinov Studio
Please Do Not Touch
- 7 February
Event Information
“They will tell you that legal and illegal are the same as right and wrong. And I’ve told you that you only have to sit still for a moment and watch the pieces move to see what a lie that is.”
Mason is an activist who explores historic houses on TikTok to uncover the true stories behind the objects that lie within. After an incident with a Somali Afro comb, he is wrongly imprisoned in a Young Offender Institution. Can he find a way to survive this ordeal and navigate how to keep speaking up when everything is designed to silence him?
The show asks important questions about colonial legacy and contested heritage whilst shining a light on the criminal justice system.
“Please Do Not Touch has a heart and a brain, it is thoughtfully written, sensitively performed and beautifully staged.” British Theatre Guide
★★★★★ “Bailey’s gift for the written - and spoken - word is evident throughout the play, and the moments when poetry comes to the foreground align with moments of freedom, joy and power in Mason’s story.” Warwickshire What’s On
“One of Birmingham’s best and brightest voices.” Vanessa Kisuule
Saturday 7 February
7.30pm
Tickets £18 / £10 concessions
A booking fee of £3 per ticket applies
Written by Casey Bailey
Directed by Gail Babb
The Ustinov Studio entrance is on Monmouth Street. Please note, the Ustinov cannot be accessed from the Main House foyer.
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There is a lift for wheelchair users from the Ustinov foyer to the Stalls level. The Circle has stair access only.
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