Simeon Morris, who snagged the coveted Fringe First award for his debut play Square Peg, is bringing it back home for a one-night-only show at the Norwich Arts Centre this Autumn!
The Scotsman called it “a frank and engaging piece, offering a more thoughtful examination of masculinity than almost any other at this year’s Fringe.”
Ben Harrison of Grid Iron called it a “Beautiful show, tender, revealing… a story about coming into yourself at 50 and following your dreams. Would thoroughly recommend.”
Morris delves into the complexities of manhood during a time of changing gender roles. Through humour and vulnerability, the play explores midlife crises, emotional trauma, and the quest for self-discovery.
From Body Shop cucumber cleanser to satin gowns, from liquid eyeliner to the exquisite song of a blackbird, Square Peg weaves themes of abuse, loneliness, and craftsmanship, reflecting Morris’ personal search for love, belonging, and self-acceptance.
With a delightful hodgepodge of clowning, physical theatre, music, poetry, birdsong, and even a dress-making demonstration thrown in for good measure, Square Peg wades through a tangled thicket of grief—suggesting, that maybe, just maybe, art has the power to save us all.
