“How easy these boundaries of you and me are to cross. How close my body is to yours.”

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When a vigil throws R and J together the day before Valentine’s, they try to construct a home for themselves. Over three unlikely days, they prod, and spill, and break, and lie; doing and undoing sex, talking themselves into oblivion. But violent delights have violent ends, and homes are always full of teeth. 

 

In a darkly intimate world of stasis and revolt, how much care do you need to put into loving someone? And how much carelessness does it take to be free? 

 

ACNE ROMEO is the bold and intrguing new play from Sam Smith, award-winning writer-director of Scenes with boys.

 

Praise for previous work:

 

(for Scenes with boys)

“An extraordinary commentary on art, love and life.”  ★★★★  Adventures in Theatreland

★★★★  A Young(ish) Perspective

★★★★  LondonTheatre1

 

(for This Swollen Thing) 

“There’s something exciting about the linguistic talent of Sam Smith’s This Swollen Thing, almost Churchillian in its daring.”  There Ought To Be Clowns

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Running time:​ Approximately 75 minutes

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This production is part of BokFest 2025

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Latecomers may not be admitted.

Under 18s are not permitted into the theatre for this performance. 

No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. 
Refunds and exchanges are not available.