Location: Leeds Playhouse
Address: Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP | Venue Information 

Genre: Dance
Language: English

How do you continue to value yourself when society doesn’t value you?   

Dan Daw, a Queer, crippled dance artist, is feeling the pressure to stay at the top of his game after the smash-hit world tour of his last show.  

Audacious, vulnerable and tender, EXXY (Aussie slang for ‘that’s expensive mate’) is about imposter syndrome and fluctuating self-worth. Set against the backdrop of the Australian outback, EXXY takes us back to where Dan began – working class, with very little – to reflect on how far he has come.

Joined by three performers who walk and talk like him, Dan is comforted by the possibility of finally being able to blend in after a lifetime of standing out.

Part of Transform 25 international performance festival: transformfestival.org 

Duration: 90 minutes (approximately)

Age recommendation: 14+

Content note: 

• The performance includes movement, text and sound.
• Contains sudden loud noises and music.
• Flashing lights and blackouts are used.
• This show is still in development and further content guidance may be added ahead of the performance.

Accessibility:

• All performances are relaxed.
• Seated performance within a theatre venue. The tiered seating is high-backed.
• Contains integrated English captions.
• BSL interpreted: Wednesday 22 October
• Audio described: Thursday 23rd October
• Step free access to the event.
• Accessible toilets at the venue.
• There is an open door policy across all shows at Transform, meaning ticket holders are welcome to come and go as they need.
• See here for more information about the venue.

Price: Transform offers a Pay What You Can scheme, with tickets priced from £2 to £35. The recommended price is £35.

Credits: 
Performances at Transform 25 co-presented by Transform and Leeds Playhouse.

Co-commissioned by Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Battersea Arts Centre, Transform, Take Me Somewhere and Tramway for the New Dimensions commission. Additionally co-commissioned by Fabric, Kampnagel, Sadlers Wells, SICK! Festival and Les Halles. Supported by Arts Council England and Cockayne 10th Anniversary Grants for the Arts. R&D supported by an Unlimited Strategic Award 2023.

Co-produced by Battersea Arts Centre.

Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected] 

How to book?

Tickets for this performance are on general sale to the public, so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment.

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