Smalltown Boy

‘I want them to see it. To throw it in their faces in all its big, camp, messy glory.’

In the wake of their boyfriend Leo’s unexpected death, Edie - a drag queen from Bristol - travels down to Cornwall to meet the family they never knew of. Expecting small-town homophobia, Edie instead finds a community they didn’t expect. As Edie’s arrival awakens new emotions and old tensions, drag begins to trickle through this seaside town, and truths begin to pour out.

How do ou piece together a person who didn’t have time to find those pieces themself?

Smalltown Boy by Brenda Callis, is a heartbreakingly joyful play about grief, community, and growing up queer in a rural town, explored through the explosive storytelling medium of drag. 

Written by Brenda Callis

Directed by Frazer Meakin

Produced by The Project People

Made with support and collaboration from Arts Council England, Hall for Cornwall, Bristol Old Vic Ferment, The Writers Block, Black Voices Cornwall and Cornwall Pride.

Sat 7th Feb, 7.30pm

Tickets: £15/13, £20 including entry to afterparty at Cornish Bank

A £1 Poly Fund payment is added to each ticket sold.