16 – 17 June

A brand new verbatim play about homelessness in Bristol.

What’s YOUR favourite biscuit?

Through a blend of verbatim theatre, physical storytelling, original music and live and recorded sound,
Suspension Theatre presents ‘Sugar?’: a patchwork of utterly hilarious, painfully relatable and beautifully
told stories from people not too far from our doorsteps. Step inside, and put yourself in someone else’s
steel-toe boots.
At a time when homelessness figures in Bristol are at an all-time high, Suspension Theatre shares the
stories which often go unheard. From hours of interviews with homeless and non-homeless people in
Bristol, Suspension has created an innovative theatrical experience using the real words of real people:
personal thoughts, feelings and experiences are combined with physical theatre, original music and live and
recorded sound, resulting in a high-energy, funny, and touching piece of theatre.
Whilst creating ‘Sugar?’ Suspension Theatre partnered with homelessness charities Bristol Methodist
Centre and 1625 Independent people to conduct their interviews. It was here they realised the scope of
their mission and the depth of the human spirit. They have also partnered with Billy Chip – who sell their
Chips to the public for homeless people to get hot drinks and food in cafes and outlets across Bristol – and
will be promoting them at performances at the Wardrobe Theatre.
Through silent discos at sponsored sleep outs, panic buttons in interview rooms and spontaneous rap
battles, Sugar? was born.

‘It’s the cold and the wet weather when they’re both mixed together. You try for hours and hours
and hours to get the frost out of your bones’
(X, Interviewed, March 2019)

‘Sugar?’ created and performed by Suspension Theatre
The Wardrobe Theatre, Old Market Assembly
19:30 Thursday 16th and Friday 17th June, 2022
Tickets  £10 available at
https://tobaccofactorytheatres.com/book/?webEventId=3084&facilitated_booking=0
Show listing: https://tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/sugar/
Listing information:
Running time: 60 minutes
Age Recommendation: 12+ years

Photo credit:  Jack Wiseall