Outrageously raw and brazenly queer new comedy depicting life and love in  your twenties, Blowhole, will play at Pleasance, London from 31 August-11 September.

Written and performed by Benjamin Salmon (Soho Writer’s Lab, BBC Comedy Room shortlist), this solo show captures a hilariously relatable yet tender portrait of modern life,  flipping the rom-com format on its head.

Exploring connection and community in the modern age of serial digital dating and what it’s like  to hit millennial rock bottom, Blowhole tells the story of ‘Him’, a single, sexless, grief-stricken  yet undeniably fabulous gay man in London, traversing a lifestyle of self-destruction, IBS, and  hook-up apps. Presenting queer culture at its most vulnerable, the play offers a frank and human portrayal of life in crisis and self-discovery. 

Blowhole is directed by Tom Wright (Undetectable, King’s Head Theatre; My Dad’s Gap Year, Park Theatre) and produced by award-winning production company Deus Ex Machina  Productions (Dust; Ride; The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾).

Writer Benjamin Salmon said: “I wrote this play because I wanted to put a gay man centre  stage in all his hilarious, problematic, angry, sexually-frustrated, honest, raw, unfiltered,  unlikable yet lovable, imperfect glory. I think it's about time that we allow queer characters to  rise to the forefront in a way that they're not just an accessory to a protagonist of another story - that they are, instead, allowed to take up the space within their own messy, complicated stories  that absolutely fascinate, relate to and connect with modern audiences out there. Now more  than ever, we need hard-hitting stories that can also make us laugh... stories that can find a way into our hearts so that we can laugh through the pain in our lives, which is what I hope Blowhole and the character of Him capture rather beautifully.”

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