Foxes

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Think how many others there are like me, hiding in the shadows, operating in the night like foxes, for fear of rejection and a life of ridicule. I've worked too hard to gain my respect only for it to be taken from me because of something I can't control. Foxes follows Daniel, a young Black man trying to keep up with his life, which is moving fast. When his relationship with best friend Leon brings an unexpected change it creates turmoil, bringing a taboo into his family home that has the power to tear the closest and most loving relationships apart. Shortlisted for the 2018 Alfred Fagon Award, Dexter Flanders's debut play Foxes explores masculinity and identity within London's Caribbean community and Black street culture. This updated and revised edition was published to coincide with the premiere at London's Seven Dials Playhouse in May 2022.

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Through the story of one beautiful, fractured family, this debut play by Dexter Flanders shows how complex, and at times how devastating, the Black gay experience can be. Shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon award, Foxes is a deeply moving story of faith, family and whats deemed forgivable. * Guardian *
Flanders' writing is warm and often direct...sings in moments of quiet intimacy. * The Stage *
Foxes is a powerful and emotional play with a voice that deserves to be heard * Everything Theatre *

Author Bio

Dexter Flanders is a RADA-trained actor. After graduating in 2017, his writing career took shape as his debut play Foxes was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award 2018. He also was chosen to participate in the Royal Court Theatres Introduction to Playwriting Group 2019.