Bubble

By Kieran Hurley’s
Directed by Alexander Lane

A brilliant new play by award winning Scottish playwright Kieran Hurley exploring freedom of speech in the university community and the nature of online debate.

Readings of Bubble will be presented at The Boxcar as part of Theatre Uncut. All readings are free to attend, and The Boxcar is open to all ages. Capacity is limited, so advance reservations are strongly encouraged. Seating at The Boxcar is general admission - please plan to arrive by 7:30 pm.

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut was created out of co-artistic director Hannah Price's frustration with budget cuts proposed by the UK government in 2011 that would largely affect vulnerable citizens. She expressed this on social media, and with the help of playwrights Mark Ravenhill and David Grieg the project was born. Some of the UK's leading playwrights (many of whose plays have been produced at Steep) have contributed to the project. That first year over 90 productions occurred simultaneously across the world. Since then 6,000 people in 26 countries across 4 continents have been part of Theatre Uncut, and every year they continue to release plays that address political and social issues to be performed rights free for anyone who would like to join in on the conversation.

 Steep Theatre last participated in Theatre Uncut in 2012 with a presentation of David Grieg’s Dalgety and is thrilled about the opportunity to continue the conversation this year.

“I had the good fortune of reading about the project in The Guardian and became one of a handful of people to produce the event in the US that first year,” said director Alexander Lane. “This year Uncut have done something different and for the first time released a full-length play to produce. Steep was the natural choice to partner with, and I am so excited to work on this sharp play Bubble - about online debate, free speech, and so much more.”