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Fun, yet thought-provoking

A play of two halves, filled with joy and excitement

Having not been seen for around a year Workshop UK’s Monster returns to Bristol’s Wardrobe Theatre. The play, both written and performed by Joe Sellman-Leava, explores topics relating to masculinity, violence and sexual abuse. We follow Joe through doubts over who he is and whether he needs to live up to or ignore challenging masculine stereotypes. When boiled down to the bones, the play is simply about Shakespeare, Patrick Stewart, Mike Tyson and the protagonist himself. Joe tells a personal ...