Critical Moment: Open Door

at Taunton Brewhouse
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On a dark February night in 1954, a young man catches the Exeter to Bristol express. What happens to him on the train will change the lives of every queer person in Britain…

Celebrate our upcoming week of Taunton Together events with a prideful reading of new LGBTQ+ play, Open Door.

This thrilling three-hander tells the true story of how the struggle for gay rights began – in Taunton!

Discover a long-forgotten local gay activist and share your own stories too in our Q&A.

Tickets are free but seating is limited, so book yours quick.

Running time 1 hour, with a 30-minute Q&A after

From Critical Moment, supported by Exeter Northcott Theatre and The Peggy Ramsay Foundation.

Critical Moment

An evening of new dance/dance theatre works created by older choreographers. Examining how we act, hesitate or agitate when enough is enough, presenting older age on stage; the message is important, urgent and challenging. Choreographers are Ann Clifford with Counterpoint dancers and Pandemonium drummers, Caroline Muraldo, Grand Gesture, Jennifer Jackson and Kim Mendez with The Sage Dance Company, Linda Foster with Function of X, Mary Cox with The Jammers, Sarah Jackson and Quercum dancers. This mixed bill includes works which are questioning, playful, joyful, and reflective. The choreographers, from varied backgrounds - ballet, contemporary and dance theatre - deal with themes of resilience and regrowth, sacrifice, friendship, cultural assumptions, and violence against women.…

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Taunton Brewhouse

Coal Orchard
Taunton
TA1 1JL

Website:
tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk
Disabled Booking:
01823 283244

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Taunton Brewhouse

Coal Orchard
Taunton
TA1 1JL

Website:
tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk
Disabled Booking:
01823 283244

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on Sat 20 September 2025