MERBOY

PRESENTED BY Campfire Theatre
A poetic, queer retelling of The Little Mermaid.

“Marooned out at sea
and the greedy moon is fat
Fed by the tide
to show far and wide
That I have grown.”  

The fantasy world of fairytale meets the dramatic yearnings of 1960s girl band music and the intense depths of gay shame in Merboy, a poetic and queer retelling of The Little Mermaid.  

Using verse, storytelling and lip-synching, Merboy tells the story of a sexual awakening of mixed heritage queer boy navigating school homophobia and the brutal complexities of gay scene.  

A musical chorus of drag sisters supports this fun romp into the true meaning behind Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale. 

21 FEB – 4 MAR
7:30PM (TUE-SAT)
2:30PM (SAT)
4PM (SUN)
£16 STANDARD
£13 CONCESSION

MERBOY

PRESENTED BY Campfire Theatre
A poetic, queer retelling of The Little Mermaid.

“Marooned out at sea
and the greedy moon is fat
Fed by the tide
to show far and wide
That I have grown.”  

The fantasy world of fairytale meets the dramatic yearnings of 1960s girl band music and the intense depths of gay shame in Merboy, a poetic and queer retelling of The Little Mermaid.  

Using verse, storytelling and lip-synching, Merboy tells the story of a sexual awakening of mixed heritage queer boy navigating school homophobia and the brutal complexities of gay scene.  

A musical chorus of drag sisters supports this fun romp into the true meaning behind Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale. 

21 FEB – 4 MAR
7:30PM (TUE-SAT)
2:30PM (SAT)
4PM (SUN)
£16 STANDARD
£13 CONCESSION

Merboy | Rehearsal Gallery

Photo credit: Stuart Hull

Merboy | Production Gallery

Photo credit: Claire Bilyard

Cast

Ralph Bogard

Siren / SeaWitch

Kemi Clarke

Merboy

Yasmin Dawes

Siren / Mother

Anthony Psaila

Siren / Sailor

Production Team

Writer

Liam Sesay

Director 

Scott Le Crass

Designer 

Ica Niemz

Movement Director

Carl Harrison

Sound Designer

Dina Mullen

Lighting Designer

Joe Price

Stage Manager

Christoper Hopcraft

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Concessions

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Accessibility

All performance spaces and facilities are fully wheelchair-accessible. For more info please contact Box Office on 0207 498 4699.

Ticket Collection

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Café Bar Offer

Ticket holders can take advantage of a 10% discount on all food and drink in our Café Bar on the day of their event between the following times:

7:30pm performances – discount available between 6-7pm

2:30pm – discount available between 12pm-2pm

4pm – discount available between 1pm-3pm

Content Warnings

Contains homophobic slurs, swearing and descriptions of sex.

Find out more here.

Age Recommendation

14+

Duration

1h20m

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