Following sell out performances at Boscombe Arts Depot and shows at MAST Southampton, the production is now on a wider tour.
With stories from prison, the depths of addiction and recovery rooms – we tell the stories buried under ink and time. Tattoo is a collection of first person stories performed by artists with extraordinary lived experience. A true celebration of unheard voices.
TOUR DATES:
Thurs 24 April, 7-8.30pm, Palace Court Theatre, Bournemouth. Book here.
Thurs 5 June, 8-9.30pm, Poole Lighthouse, Poole. Book here.
Thurs 16 October, 7.30-9pm, Forest Arts Centre, New Milton. Book here.
“The Outsiders performances at the Kneehigh Asylum were the best things I’ve seen and heard for a decade. It has changed the way I think about the stories we tell. And that goes for every single person in the audience.” Anna – Maria Murphy, Kneehigh Theatre
“Some of the best theatrical writing ever – so brilliantly performed. Muscular and clever , vital and warm and so fu*cking human. It’s astonishing work.” Audience member
The Outsiders Project was set up by Nell Leyshon- novelist, playwright, and deputy chair of Shakespeare’s Globe. It started with one piece of work made for BEAF Festival in 2018. Since then we have grown and created multiple performances, toured our work to prisons, produced publications and exhibitions, as well as running weekly workshops and regular scratch events to support our artistshelping them find their voices and creating a welcoming creative community.
Tattoo is directed by Jo Billingham, Creative Director of The Outsiders Project and Co-Artistic Director at Forest Forge.
This project is supported by Arts Council England, The National Lottery, PHT, The Alpine Fellowship, Sovereign Centre, BEAF, Talbot Village Trust and Recreate Dorset.
Content Warnings:
Themes of a sexual nature, addiction, drugs and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, self harm, suicide.
