The Main Event

Speaking in Tongues by Andrew Bovell

Directed by Brendan Ellis

ABOUT THE PLAY:

Nine lives weave together in ways known and unknown in Andrew Bovell’s piercing drama, Speaking in Tongues. Leon is married to Sonja, Jane is married to Pete. By chance, each spouse meets the other’s one night and wind up in motel rooms. 

 A lonely man, Neil, pines for the love of his life, Sarah, who moved on decades ago. A woman, Valerie, goes missing and her stiletto was last seen in Nick’s car. Love, marriage, infidelity and betrayal are all tackled in this tense, electrifying play about the relationships between lovers, strangers, and the infinite ways people may wound one another.

This production contains strong language, adult themes and content that may be disturbing to some.

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These may contain spoilers.

This play is performed in an intimate setting with the audience in the round, and in close proximity to the actors who move near, directly in front of, and behind the audience.

Bookings: Trybooking

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