Blowhole

Meet “Him”. He's gay, twenty-something, and aspiring to be Billie Piper circa 1999. For now though, he's still single, still horny, and still perfecting his bum-hole selfie in the work toilets. A frank, funny and queer exploration of contemporary swipe-right culture, unrequited love, and the perpetually significant relationship that you have with yourself.

August-September 2021, Pleasance London
February 2022, Soho Theatre
August 2023, Pleasance Edinburgh Fringe

Written & performed by Benjamin Salmon
Directed by Tom Wright
Associate Director: Matt Hassall
Set and Costume Designer: Christianna Mason
Lighting Designer: Robbie Butler
Sound Desiger & Composer: Roly Botha
Movement Designer: Rachael Nanyonjo
Original Stage Manager: Abbii Clark
Edinburgh Stage Manager: Lauren Lambert Moore
Edinburgh Production Manager: Ethan Hudson
Edinburgh General Management: HD General Management
Produced by Ramin Sabi and Emily Lunnon, DEM Productions
Photography by Darren Bell

★★★★ “A funny, poignant piece of theatre that perfectly balances romance, comedy and a hint of grief and turmoil” — The List

★★★★ “There’s plenty to love, plenty to laugh about and a heartfelt story that twists and turns” — Theatre Weekly

★★★★ “Highly recommended” — Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe

★★★★★ “Imaginative storytelling and magical… theatre does not come better than this” — Boyz Magazine

★★★★★ “An outrageously raw, brazenly queer new comedy depicting life and love in your twenties” — Bakchoremeeboy

★★★★ “Side-splittingly hilarious… a celebration of bringing queer stories to the forefront” — TheatreAndOtherThings

★★★★ “Warms the heart as much as it makes you laugh” — View From the Outside

Nominated — Best Play & Best Solo Performance, The Stagey Place Edinburgh Fringe 2023 Awards