Tender tickets

The dazzling and moving play by Eleanor Tindall (Before I Was A Bear, Soho Theatre) is directed by Emily Aboud (Lady Dealer, Bush Theatre).

“My daydreams are just her now. She is in every corner of my brain, waiting.”

Ivy has life sorted; she’s got a flat, a boyfriend and she knows exactly where it’s all headed. Except there is this thing that she tries not to think about. The thing she left in her childhood bedroom.

Ash should be having the time of her life. But, fresh out of a bad relationship, she’s full of things she can’t leave behind. And there's something off about her new flat. The wallpaper pulses and sometimes it sounds like a heartbeat.

Two women. A chance encounter that tumbles into infatuation. And an undeniable force waiting just out of sight, ready to wreck it all.

By turns thrilling and surreal, Tender promises to subvert your expectations of queer love stories. Playing for a strictly limited run, this upscaled production reunites the original creative team behind the 2024 sold-out Studio hit.