Qtopia Sydney in association with Gavin Roach presents his award-winning play, Your Silence Will Not Protect You, in The Substation Theatre from 20 – 22 February 2025.
Do you remember the panic attack you had the first, and only, time you fisted someone? Gavin does. And it was hilarious. Having tackled bullying and body image, language and love, acclaimed queer artist Gavin Roach has caved into demand and is finally offering up a more “happy” and “fun” show. This surely will not end well.
Performed by Roach, with direction by Lauren Hopley, the third and final instalment of The Anxiety Trilogy – Your Silence Will Not Protect You is a joyous and illuminating adventure about coming to terms with mental illness, navigating alcohol abuse and trying to figure out why the hell you didn’t say something sooner.
Gavin Roach is an award-winning writer, performer and producer. His works include The Devil’s Grip, That’s One Damn Sexy Ape, My Wife Peggy, And Then The Snow Fell on Egypt, All The Songs I Can’t Sing, The Measure of a Man, I Can’t Say The F Word, Any Womb Will Do and Confessions of a Grindr Addict.
Gavin adapted and produced Beyond Priscilla: The Play and was the co-devisor & co-creative developer of We Were There, showcasing the stories of women during the HIV/AIDS crisis in Australia. Gavin was the Recipient of Artist of the Year – GLOBE Community Awards 2016.
“Roach himself could charm anyone, and his impish stage persona makes the artificial construct of a theatrical narrative flow as naturally as any of Alan Bennett’s seminal talking heads.” – Fringe Journal
Your Silence Will Not Protect You
The Substation – Qtopia Sydney, 136 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
Performances: 20 – 22 February 2025
Bookings: www.humantix.com
Image: Gavin Roach – photo by Ali Choudhry