Please Do Not Touch
Thur 5th Feb | Full £8 | Conc £5 | Age 16+
An extension of Casey’s poetry collection of the same name, Please Do Not Touch follows the story of Mason, an activist who explores historic houses on TikTok to uncover the true stories behind the objects that lie within. After an incident with a Somali Afro comb, he is wrongly imprisoned in a Young Offender Institution. Can he find a way to survive this ordeal and navigate how to keep speaking up when everything is designed to silence him?
This show asks important questions about colonial legacy, contested heritage and how stories are told, whilst shining a light on the criminal justice system.
Please Do Not Touch has a heart and a brain, it is thoughtfully written, sensitively performed and beautifully staged.
British Theatre Guide
 One of Birmingham’s best and brightest voices.
Vanessa Kinsuule
Bailey’s gift for the written – and spoken – word is evident throughout the play, and the moments when poetry comes to the foreground align with moments of freedom, joy and power in Mason’s story.
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Content to consider:
Strong language | Mention of suicide | Themes of racism throughout | Intense and emotional content referencing the criminal justice system and incarceration | Young Offender Institution setting | Heritage and colonial issues which may evoke discomfort for example artefacts contested legacy race and justice | References to trauma powerlessness and institutionalisation
PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCTION WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN ONE OF OUR STUDIO SPACES – DS1