Ballgames (Work-in-Progress Sharing)

A new solo show about masculinity, morality, faith and having the balls to do the right thing.2015\.

An award-winning PE teacher at a Hull faith school finds himself in a world of trouble when he gets reported for misconduct.

Scrutiny mounts.

Opinions fly.

Secrets spread.

But at the end of day, did he really do what they're all saying he did?Ballgames is a hilarious, dark and moving exploration of shame, queer safety, and the messy gap between policy and compassion.When everything goes wrong all at once, what does “doing the right thing” actually look like?Developed with backing and support from Royal Court Theatre, Middle Child Theatre, and Nathaniel J Hall.This work-in-progress performance has been created with the support of Arts Council England's Developing Your Creative Practice programme.