Close Enough to Touch

Written by Henry Roberts

Directed by Cheryl Martin

Close Enough to Touch is an intimate, unflinching show about secrets, sex … and toilets.

He has a girlfriend, he’s looking for work... and he spends his free time cruising in men’s toilets. An intimate and unflinching look at the pleasures and pains of desire, Close Enough to Touch examines the line between our public and private selves, our impulses and appetites, our secrets and salvations. 

What happens when our deepest urges are shrouded in shame? What happens when we can’t articulate our desires, even to ourselves? Close Enough to Touch follows a man who has a girlfriend … and a secret. In this gripping, intimate drama, audiences are taken into the world of cruising – anonymous sex in public places. As our nameless character’s secret builds, so does his shame. The play swings between passion and pathos as we watch a young man struggle to find pleasure, acceptance and, crucially, the language to express himself.