Bea

Bea is lively, naughty and full of life. When she asks something of her Mother that no parent would want to be asked, and her best friend something beyond the call of duty, they are both forced to challenge the boundaries of their own compassion.

Content Advisories
Discussions of death/​dying
Depictions of severe chronic illness and associated symptoms
Discussions and scenes of opioid use
Discussions and scenes of medical suicide
Strong Language
Depictions of sexual intimacy
Discussions of sexual intimacy and sexual language
Loud music
Moments of extreme bright lights
Moments of sudden bright lights and/​or sound
Bea was written in 2010, during the time of political debate around medically assisted death in the United Kingdom. Medically assisted suicide remains illegal under the law of the United Kingdom.

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Shadow Theatre’s 2024/25 Season

Two Battles of Francis Pegahmagabow by Neil Grahn | November 6^th — 24^th, 2024

Bea by Mic Gordon | January 22^nd — February 9^th, 2025

After Mourning Before Van Gogh by Mike Czuba | March 19^th — April 6^th, 2025

Where You Are by Kristen Da Silva | April 30^th — May 28^th, 2025