Needs must. Needs lust.
Meet David – gay, disabled and profoundly horny. He can’t eat, drink or shower by himself – let alone the rest. Totally inexperienced, he embarks on a sexual and romantic odyssey, armed with a fierce brain and impressive nudes (that he has to get someone else to take). But can David keep it casual whilst also relying on round-the-clock care? Can he manage the thrill and uncertainty of random hook-ups after a lifetime of knock-backs?
Hilarious, challenging and heartbreaking, ANIMAL won the inaugural Through The Mill Prize (Hope Mill Theatre supported by Jonathan Harvey), and was shortlisted in the top five for the Papatango Prize out of more than 1,500 entries.
Jon Bradfield co-wrote Above The Stag Theatre's acclaimed series of queer adult pantomimes, most recently Dick Whittington – A New Dick in Town (★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★★ The Stage), and he wrote Missing Alice for the BBC and Old Vic. Josh Hepple is an activist with severe cerebral palsy. He has a masters in law and teaches at various universities. He has been a theatre reviewer, and is an equality trainer and a writer-journalist at The Guardian and Huffington Post.
Access Performances
Semi-relaxed
Still 100% audience capacity
House lights up during show
Break-out space set up at Front Of House for those who need it
Free-flowing feel i.e. audiences can get up and walk out and back in if they need to, without latecomer points etc.
No sensory adaptations made to show’s sound or lighting states
Fully relaxed
60% audience capacity
House lights up during show
Break-out space set up at Front Of House for those who need it
Free-flowing feel i.e. audiences can get up and walk out and back in if they need to, without latecomer points etc.
Sensory adaptations made to the show’s sound or lighting states
2 hours (incl. interval)
19th April, 2023
20th May, 2023
16+
By: Jon Bradfield
Director: Bronagh Lagan
Cast list: Christopher John-Slater, Amy Loughton, Matt Ayleigh, Harry Singh, Joshua Liburd, William Oxborrow
Set: Gregor Connelly
Costume: Gregor Connelly
Lighting: Derek Anderson
Sound: Julian Starr
Location: Fringe/Off West End Railway station: Seven Sisters Bus numbers: (Finsbury Park) 210
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