Tender

Written by Eleanor Tindall
Broccoli Arts and Jessie Anand Productions in association with Bush Theatre
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09 Dec to 04 Jan
World Premiere

“You could say, you might say that my life is perfect”

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 is having the time of her life. Fresh from leaving a bad relationship, she’s got no idea what’s next. But there’s something about her new flat. The wallpaper pulses and sometimes it sounds like a heartbeat. 

Two women. A chance meeting. Giddy kisses they never should have shared. Tender is the story of two people who find each other without even knowing they were looking.

The dazzling and moving new play by Eleanor Tindall (Before I Was A Bear, Soho Theatre) is directed by Emily Aboud (Lady Dealer, Bush Theatre) and produced by Broccoli Arts and Jessie Anand Productions, the team behind the record-breaking Bush Studio hit This Might Not Be It.

Praise for Before I Was A Bear:
Eleanor Tindall was nominated for Best Writer at the Stage Debut Awards
★★★★★ ‘Gorgeous, hilarious and thrillingly weird’ The Stage
★★★★★ ‘Flawless’ The Spy in the Stalls


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Tender Self-Care Guide and Content Warnings

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Dates

09 December - 04 JanuaryFrom £20

  • Senior Citizen: From £17.50
  • Student / Under 30: From £17.50
  • Unemployed/Unwaged: From £15
  • Access: From £15
  • Standard: From £20
  • Personal Assistant (Access Companion): From £15

Wednesday Matinees

11, 18 DecemberFrom £30

  • Senior Citizen: From £27.50
  • Student / Under 30: From £27.50
  • Unemployed/Unwaged: From £25
  • Access: From £25
  • Standard: From £30
  • Personal Assistant (Access Companion): From £25

Saturday Matinees

14, 21 DecemberFrom £30

  • Senior Citizen: From £27.50
  • Student / Under 30: From £27.50
  • Unemployed/Unwaged: From £25
  • Access: From £25
  • Standard: From £30
  • Personal Assistant (Access Companion): From £25
Running time approx 1 hours 25 minutes

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Age Guidance

14+

Content Warnings

See the Self-Care Guide and Content Warnings for more information.

Access details

Chilled performance

Saturday 30th November at 8pm

Captioned Performance

Wednesday 4th December at 8pm

Audio Described Performance

Wednesday 11th December at 8pm

Touch Tour

Wednesday 11th December at 7pm


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Cast

Nadi Kemp-Sayfi
Nadi Kemp-Sayfi plays Ivy. Nadi’s theatre credits include Julius Caesar, The Whip, A Museum in Baghdad and King John (RSC), Hakawatis, Women of the Arabian Nights, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Hansel and Gretel, The Tempest, Hamlet, Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare’s Globe), Macbeth (English Touring Theatre), Macbeth: Something Wicked (Donmar School Tour), Repeat After Me, 101 Dalmatians, Three Wheels on the Wagon, Between the Two, Homeland and The Witches' Promise (Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Bedroom Farce (Queens Theatre, Hornchurch), War with the News (Knaive Theatre), Burning Books and She (Arena Theatre), Wake (Birmingham Opera Company), Hijabi Monologues (Bush Theatre), Save Our Schools Dinners…Jamie! and Virilicus (Belgrade Theatre Coventry), Phone Home (Upstart Theatre/ Creative Europe), Comb, Aaron and Spiced Air (RSC The Other Place), Charity: To Give or Not to Give (Birmingham MAC), Little Stitches (Time Won’t Wait). Nadi’s television appearances include Eastenders and Charity Shop Sue and radio includes The Archers and Words and Music.
Annabel Baldwin
Annabel Baldwin plays Ash. Annabel’s previous theatre appearances include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (where they originated the role of Moaning Myrtle), Julius Caesar (Royal Shakespeare Company) The Wolves (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Wild Swimming (Bristol Old Vic/ Pleasance), Antigone (New Diorama), Dear Elizabeth (Gate Theatre), Pride and Prejudice Sort Of* (Criterion), and How to Build a Wax Figure (Pleasance, London.) Their television and film work includes The Great (Hulu), Doctors (BBC), I hate Suzie (Amazon Prime), The Jewish Enquirer (Amazon Prime), Love Wins (Evolve Productions.) Their audio work includes Anne Elliot in Audible’s original adaptation of Persuasion and narrating novels including Our Wives Under the Sea, Experienced, and Faking It.

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