Lesbian coming-of-age story 30 and Out heads to Brighton, London and Manchester

Kit Sinclair and Rebecca Prentice bring their show 30 and Out to Brighton, London and Manchester this summer.

Written and performed by Kit Sinclair (Gigi Star, Applecart Arts; Awakening, Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe; Aeroplanes, Resight Pictures), 30 and Out is produced by Rebecca Prentice (Mermaid, Theatre 503; Gigi Star, Applecart Arts; Driving with Tim, Prentice Productions).

The production will open at The Actors, Brighton (27 – 28 May) before heading to Pleasance, London (30 May – 3 June) and 53two, Manchester (7 – 8 June).

Devised on Bryony Kimmings’ Autobiographical Theatre Workshop, this show uses projection, lip syncing, powerful storytelling, poetry and song to race along with Kit, who’s making up for lost time with a feverish need.

30 and Out is about learning to give yourself time, when women particularly are told they’re running out, and resisting the timeframe society has put in place. The audience is invited to join Kit as she hurtles through queer puberty, has her heart broken relentlessly, experiences one hell of a glow up and figures out that being gay is far from the rainbow flags and glitter she expected.

The production aims to be as accessible as possible, with creative captions embedded into the design of the show from the start.

Charlotte Ive directs the production with a creative team completed by composer and sound designer Nicola T. Chang, video and lighting designer Rachel Sampley, movement consultant Lolo Brow and technical stage managers Roshan Conn and Han Sayles.

Producer Rebecca Prentice and writer/performer Kit Sinclair said: “As a producer/writer performer lesbian couple, we spoke about having never seen our community represented accurately on stage. We wanted to feel the tension of being a deeply political, isolated identity as well as the glorious joy of loving however you want to, in leather harness and basement clubs. More so than ever, it is important to live loudly; our rights are being threatened, our trans siblings are being targeted, once we have found our voices, we have to lift them and join the fight. Because when any of us are threatened, all of us are threatened.”

For more information and tickets, visit brightonfringe.org (Brighton), pleasance.co.uk (London) or eventbrite.co.uk (Manchester)