Theatre

It's Like A Circle

Queer dating is hard. Please flirt with me, I'm gay.

Dates In person: 9 Oct - 15 Oct, Digital: 16 Oct - 22 Oct
Time In Person - 4:00pm, 6:00pm, Digital - Available On Demand (60 minutes)
Venues The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box, Digital Fringe

$10.00 - $28.00

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Two young people look toward the sky, sitting on grass. They are sitting back to back and leaning their heads back to rest on the other's shoulder.

A person with black hair a denim jacket smiles in a 1970s style hallway, leaning against a door frame. In the foreground is the back of a person's head and shoulders - they have their hands clasped

A person with red hair and brown overalls smiles in a 1970s style hallway, leaning in the middle of a door frame. In the foreground is the back of a person's head and shoulders wearing a denim jacket.

Past Event

Theatre Fringe Fund

Image Credit: Margot Stewart

Written by: Abbey Hanson
Directed by: Em Tambree
Produced by: Frankie Thorne

JAQ: I give off Aquarius vibes, do I?
RILEY: Big Aquarius vibes. Huge.
JAQ: Listen, I don’t know anything about Astronomy.
RILEY: Astrology... Aren’t you gay?

It’s Like a Circle is a new Australian play about the budding friendship and maybe-could-be-if-you-wanted-to-no-pressure-though romance between two young sapphics. Abbey Hanson’s second play is a cozy and candid look into the nuances of finding queer love, and the impact a heteronormative cis world has on queer relationships.

Jaq (she/they) is a self-proclaimed recovering “Catholic All Girl’s School Dyke” with a beckoning gender identity crisis and feelings for their housemate’s best friend. Riley is a short king whose not as confident as they seem. Maybe if they were, they would do something about the crush they have on their best friend’s housemate.

The two meet at an out of control share house New Year’s Eve party and spend the next year of their lives ludicrously pining over one another. Starring Charlie Boscolo as Riley and Jessica Kapiten as Jaq, Its Like A Circle is hilarious, sweet, and relatable to anyone who has ever experienced gay panic.

This project received Cash for Equity through the Fringe Fund, as part of the Ralph Mclean Microgrants program, and as part of Radical Access.

Duration: 60 minutes
Age suitability: PG
Event warnings: Mild Coarse Language.
Content warnings: Sexual Harassment, Alcohol Use, Sexual References, Mental Health, Internalised Biphobia.

The Tactile Tour will take place at 5:45pm on 11th Oct prior to the 6:00pm performance.

The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box
118 Elgin St, Carlton, VIC, 3053

Wheelchair Access

The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box is wheelchair accessible.

There is step-free access to the venue. Wheelchair users enter at the main entrance. The Black Box and all downstairs spaces, including the bar, are accessible.
There are accessible toilets at this venue.

More accessibility info available via website - www.themotley.com.au/about.html

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Digital Fringe

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Full - In Person: $28.00
Full - Digital: $10.00
Concession - In Person: $24.00
Concession - Digital: $5.00
Group 4+: $25.00
Extra Applause: $32.00
Blak Tix: $5.00

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date	Time	Venue
Monday, 09 October 2023	6:00pm	The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box	Past Event
Tuesday, 10 October 2023 Sold Out	6:00pm	The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box Sold Out	Past Event
Wednesday, 11 October 2023	6:00pm	The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box Tactile Tour	Past Event
Thursday, 12 October 2023	6:00pm	The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box	Past Event
Friday, 13 October 2023	6:00pm	The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box	Past Event
Saturday, 14 October 2023	6:00pm	The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box	Past Event
Sunday, 15 October 2023 Sold Out	4:00pm	The Motley Bauhaus - Black Box Sensory Friendly Sold Out	Past Event