Tue 15 Dec
Price from: £30.00. Start time: 19:00
The Railway, Clapham, Clapham High Street, London SW4 7UD
The Queer Play Reading Club is a space to share new Queer writing, read a Queer play with its author and explore its themes and the craft of writing Queer stories. This month’s play is Tender by Eleanor TindallHeld in partnership with Nick Hern Books, our monthly club celebrates LGBTQIA playwriting in an encouraging and thoughtful Queer-run space. And everyone gets to take home a copy of the published play and build their own Queer library.Afterwards, join us for a drink and a chat, these eventings are a chance to connect with fellow queer creatives and theatre lovers. And many of our members have found lasting friendships and creative collaborators through our events.This month’s play: Tender by Eleanor Tindall“You might say that my life is perfect”Ivy has life sorted; she's got a flat, a boyfriend and she knows exactly where it's all headed. Except there is this thing that she tries not to think about. The thing she left in her childhood bedroom.Ash is having the time of her life. Fresh from leaving a bad relationship, she's got no idea what's next. But there's something about her new flat. The wallpaper pulses and sometimes it sounds like a heartbeat.Two women. A chance meeting. Giddy kisses they never should have shared. Eleanor Tindall's play Tender is the story of two people who find each other without even knowing they were looking. It was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2024, directed by Emily Aboud and produced by Broccoli Arts and Jessie Anand Productions. It was revived at the Bush Theatre in 2026.Press Quotes'Eleanor Tindall's drama [is] a queer romance, a haunted house story and a horror. It is all of these things, twisting and springing surprises, glinting with dangerous promise... a gripping ride' - Guardian'A thrilling, genre-bending two-hander romance that's as sweet as it is unsettling... a breathtaking dramatic experience' - Theatre Weekly'A lovely story...
