BACON

By Sophie Swithinbank

Bacon is currently running at YES24 theatre in Seoul, South Korea, until September 2025.

It's Year 10's first day back at school. Mark is new and too scared to make friends; Darren is out of control and too scary to make friends. The two of them need each other – but neither would ever admit it.

The return of Sophie Swithinbank’s multi-award-winning play, Bacon is an unflinching and unexpectedly humorous look at masculinity, sexuality and power, through the dizzying lens of youth.

WINNER

Tony Craze Award 2018

Off-West End Award for Best Director 2022

2 x Off-West End Award for Best Performance in a Play 2022

Peggy Ramsay Foundation / Film 4 Award 2023

Off-West End Award for Best LIGHTING DESIGN 2024

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“Utterly compelling… beautiful and devastating to watch”

The Stage

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"You will laugh, you will cry and you will be breathless when you leave"

Everything Theatre

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"Unmissable"

To Do List

“Fascinating, beautifully written...
Both actors are in tears by the end—and you will be too”

Playbill

CREATIVE TEAM

WRITER Sophie Swithinbank

DIRECTOR Matthew Iliffe

SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER Natalie Johnson

ASSOCIATE SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER Ryan Webster

LIGHTING DESIGNER Ryan Joseph Stafford

ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER Roberto Esquenazi

SOUND DESIGNER Mwen

MOVEMENT DIRECTOR AND INTIMACY COORDINATOR Jess Tucker Boyd

VOICE AND ACCENT COACH Frankie Aaronovitch-Bruce

PRODUCTION MANAGER Chloe Stally-Gibson

STAGE MANAGER Ella Godbold-Holmes, Roshan Conn

CASTING CONSULTANT Nadine Rennie

TOUR VENUES

YES24, Seoul | 14 June - 17 September 2025

Soho Playhouse, New York | 8- 28th January 2024

Bristol Old Vic, Bristol | 12th - 16th September 2023

Summerhall, Edinburgh | 2nd - 27th August 2023

Riverside Studios, London | 18th - 29th July 2023

Bacon was originally produced by Izzy Hayden for Salt Lick Productions at the Finborough Theatre, London (Artistic Director, Neil McPherson). The subsequent UK tour and New York transfer were produced by Hannah Farley-Hills for HFH Productions.

Photographer: Ali Wright