Crouch Touch Pause Engage

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On the eve of one of the most important games of his career, Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas received a warning: The Sun newspaper was going to out him as gay.This is the story of two Welsh names bruised, but not beaten, by media speculation: Gareth Alfie Thomas,100 caps for Wales, now one of the worlds most prominent gay sportsmen; and his hometown,Bridgend, itself a victim of tabloid intrusion following the deaths ofseveral young residents.Working with Alfie himself, and young people in Bridgend, Robin Soans joins forces with some of the UKs most exciting theatre companies to tell a great story about sport, politics, secrets, life and learning to be yourself.

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Max Stafford-Clark and Out of Joint's previous ventures with writer Robin Soans have produced thought-provoking and passionate blasts of political theatre * Whatsonstage.com *
While at times dark and difficult, ultimately the play is a joyful, hopeful experience... Crouch Touch Pause Engage is a grudge match between denial and acceptance, between the individual and the community, in which, in the end, to try is to triumph. * Time Out London *
It boasts robust performances and speaks with potent immediacy about isolation, deception, candour and compassion. * Evening Standard *
It's a modest kind of heroism that's depicted in Robin Soans's latest documentary - drama and somehow all the more glorious for that. * The Times ***** *
Max Stafford-Clark and Out of Joints previous ventures with writer Robin Soans have produced thought-provoking and passionate blasts of political theatre * Whatsonstage.com *

Author Bio

Robin Soans is celebrated for his documentary verbatim plays based on interviews with real people, including Out of Joints acclaimed shows Mixed Up North, A State Affair and Talking to Terrorists which was nominated Best Play at the TMA awards and was subsequently produced overseas, including in Tehran. Other works include Life After Scandal, about Christine and Neil Hamilton, and The Arab-Israeli Cookbook, which also spawned a book of recipes. His most recent play is the fictional drama Perseverance Drive, which played to great praise at the Bush Theatre in 2014.