Remembrance Monday is the new queer play you should not miss

Julius and Connor, model husbands, have it all; the apartment, the careers, the bodies… all that’s missing is the cliché dog.

But when flickering moments and distorted memories trap Julius in the replay of a singular Monday night, reality bends, leading them both into the haunting grip of some terrifying truths.

Remembrance Monday is a play by Michael Batten. His self-penned solo show Self Tape, in which he also starred, sold-out its run at the King’s Head Theatre and earned an OFFIE nomination.

Remembrance Monday is the new play you can enjoy at the Seven Dials Playhouse in the West End. It stars Nick Hayes as Julius and Matthew Stathers as Connor.

YASS was there in the premiere of the show and we could not think of any better actors for this show. In just 80 minutes, we experienced a whirlwind of emotions and we found ourselves captivated. The story is very real, the actors are very relatable and everything just resonates!

Nick Hayes was most recently Ralph in Groundhog Day (The Old Vic). His other Theatre credits include Mitchell in The Little Dog Laughed (Irish premiere, Dublin), Adam/Felicia in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (UK Tour), Ren in Footloose (West End), Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (West End), Legally Blonde (West End). TV & Film includes Julian Abbington in The Space You Need, Orson Buxton in Hollyoaks: In The City (C4), Tom Portman in Doctors (BBC) and multi-award winning short film The Definition of Lonely (Best Actor Kino Shorts).

Matthew Stathers was The Stalker in The Bodyguard (West End & UK Tour). His TV credits include Hullraisers (C4), Meet The Richardsons (UKTV), Harlots 3 (Hulu), Doctors and Holby City (BBC), Nigel Steadman in Coronation Street (ITV), Rhinestone Cowboys,  Sink or Swim-Coming Up (C4) Threesome (Big Talk). Films include the lead role of Joe Ridley in Hi-Lo Joe, Dan in Young, High & Dead and Hot Lips in Knuckledust.

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