Coming up this month from Tinderbox Theatre Company and Keith Singleton is a feverish carnal comedy that shines a very awkward light on relationships. Written by Keith Singleton, Something Different stars Keith Singleton and Nicky Harley, and runs at the MAC Theatre Belfast from 21st-25th March.
Meet The One. Grow old with that one. Respect them. Have weekly nice times with them. Matching pyjamas? Why not. It isn’t broke, so why fix it? Recently the feeling in your gut has been shouting loud at you. There’s a primal wisdom screaming for you to have a look at the rules of modern life. Your many interactions with attractive others have been carefully managed so far and you’ve avoided making an animal of yourself. You’ve done brilliantly at denying yourself. Well done. Is the habit of having just the one mate forever and ever and ever what we should all continue to strive for? Or maybe, just maybe, it would be a great idea for us all to try Something Different.
Patrick J O’Reilly, Artistic Director for Tinderbox Theatre Company stated:
Something Different is a play of complicated beauty and dangerous opportunities. The pandemic has created a ripple effect of relationships opening up to new territories for exploration and what we previously might have regarded as taboo has become much more socially accepted. As we re-align to new understandings of intimacy, can we embrace our new identities or are we still tied to traditional views of monogamy? Something Different explores the conflict within between head, heart and Instinct.
Alison McCrudden Joint Head of Literature and Drama, Arts Council of Northern Ireland said:
The Multi-award winning, critically acclaimed, Tinderbox Theatre Company continue to champion new writing with their latest production ‘Something Different’. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is delighted to provide funding support to Tinderbox and I congratulate them on another terrific example of high quality drama that promotes the arts in NI.
Tickets available from themaclive.com
