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Hot Orange

  • The Nutshell Arts CIC 15 Kings Walk Winchester United Kingdom (map)

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An immersive exploration of friendship and the moment you fall in love.

It’s summer. It’s hot. Like really hot. Like ice pop after melting ice pops hot. Like orange midday sun hot.
 
Across the divide of a scorched basketball court two girls meet, shoot hoops and discover their shared obsessions make them inseparable friends. But will faith, growing pains and the darker reactions of others get in the way of that long, hot, orange summer?
 
A decade later the past walks back into view when 18-year-old Amina is confronted by her childhood best friend Tandeki. Can they reignite the spark of friendship by untangling their hurt feelings, or are some heartbreaks just too hard to mend?
 
Hot Orange follows Amina and Tandeki as they navigate what it takes to sustain love and friendship beyond childhood idealism and the moment you fall in love.
 
Hot Orange, by Amal Khalidi and Tatenda Naomi Matsvai, is the latest production from Half Moon, the UK’s leading small-scale young people’s venue and touring company.
 
Content warning: Hot Orange includes references to attitudes and language choices expressing negative opinions about same-sex relationships.

★★★★★ “I left the theatre grinning, exhilarated by superb performances, intricate and vibrant writing, and energised by the buoyant, pulsating beat. But I was also delighted at the sight of so many joyful teenagers who had just quietly been educated about a little bit of brown-skinned rebellion. Tell me again how theatre for children is the easy stuff.” Everything Theatre on Daytime Deewane (2022)

Ages 13+ and adult audiences
7pm
Tickets from £8 (includes booking fee and all levies)

Pay What You Can available for those who need it most, no questions asked.

Please note, no lift access to the performance space.

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