Pride at Garter Lane Arts Centre in partnership with Pride of The Déise presents a rehearsed reading of Confined Spaces, a new play by Michael Lavery, Directed by Em O’Ceallaigh.
Belfast, September 2023. The Sugababes are touring again. Things are looking good for young gay Irish men who are looking to start over. Confined Spaces is a dark comedy exploring toxic relationships within the queer community and the rocky, horny and uncomfortable road to self-acceptance.
We invite you to party in the gallery with the one and only Déise Doll spinning the decks and a pop-up bar by Tully’s
About Michael Lavery
Michael Lavery is a 23 year old writer and performer based in Belfast. I am a recent graduate of Queen’s University Belfast’s Drama undergrad and has been involved in various writing and devising schemes such as NSDF Lab, Abbey Theatre’s Windows 21 project and Lyric Theatre Belfast’s young writers programme.
Michael’s short plays Late Night and Whipped Cream and Chives have been performed at No Touching Theatre Festival and ShowFace Digital Theatre Festival. Michael enjoys showcasing difficult, problematic and unlikable queer characters by using the form of comedy as a corrective, to highlight to audiences that everyone can be messy.
For more information about Pride of the Déise, please check out their website here.
