Pup Play: a queer pseudo-lecture (of sorts), 10-11 July 2025 @kingssalford @gmfringe
Every year, theatre across the UK invite the world’s leading lecturers to give groundbreaking talks on the issues that matter.
Now, at your local theatre, Professor Handler David will give a queer pseudo-lecture (of sorts) on how to put your puppy bitch boy into a submissive headspace through his system of YELPS (Yes, Eyes, Language, Pitch, Sensation). What follows is a surprisingly introspective and chaotic search for identity featuring audience participation, homonormative puppet shows, kinky gay sex, and erotic musical numbers.
The show is unabashedly kinky and in-yer-face, but with an unapologetic heart of gold. The show is not all about sex. It is about a need and want for identity and community and overcoming the fear that journey brings.
With a strict 18+ audience restriction, you can expect Pup Play to be the kinkiest, queerest, and most controversial play of the year anywhere it performs. Pup Play has performed worldwide (or will soon perform) at Darklands, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Orlando/Tampa/Camden/Gothenburg Fringe. The visuals of Pup Play have been featured in The Met in NYC as part of an exhibition in November 2024.
Noah Alfred Pantano is the writer, director, and star of Pup Play. In 2023, his show Standing On A Nail: A Queer Horror Story was the best-selling play of Colchester Fringe and a critical success.
Critics praised Standing On A Nail writing that “Pantano’s heart, empathy & understanding for these damaged souls is unimpeachable” (Lost in Theatreland), and in a four-star review British Theatre said it “was very cleverly done... it haunted me” (British Theatre).
Audience reactions to Pup Play have been equally positive with audiences writing the show was “A very impactful experience that explained puppy play clearly and discussed the difficulties of living as a kinky queer person due to lack of public acceptance. The performer showed dangers of hook up culture caused by encouraged secrecy and shame. "
Book FREE tickets here greatermanchesterfringe.co.uk/events/pup-play-a-queer-pse...
Pup Play: a queer pseudo-lecture (of sorts), 10-11 July 2025 @kingssalford @gmfringe
Every year, theatre across the UK invite the world’s leading lecturers to give groundbreaking talks on the issues that matter.
Now, at your local theatre, Professor Handler David will give a queer pseudo-lecture (of sorts) on how to put your puppy bitch boy into a submissive headspace through his system of YELPS (Yes, Eyes, Language, Pitch, Sensation). What follows is a surprisingly introspective and chaotic search for identity featuring audience participation, homonormative puppet shows, kinky gay sex, and erotic musical numbers.
The show is unabashedly kinky and in-yer-face, but with an unapologetic heart of gold. The show is not all about sex. It is about a need and want for identity and community and overcoming the fear that journey brings.
With a strict 18+ audience restriction, you can expect Pup Play to be the kinkiest, queerest, and most controversial play of the year anywhere it performs. Pup Play has performed worldwide (or will soon perform) at Darklands, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Orlando/Tampa/Camden/Gothenburg Fringe. The visuals of Pup Play have been featured in The Met in NYC as part of an exhibition in November 2024.
Noah Alfred Pantano is the writer, director, and star of Pup Play. In 2023, his show Standing On A Nail: A Queer Horror Story was the best-selling play of Colchester Fringe and a critical success.
Critics praised Standing On A Nail writing that “Pantano’s heart, empathy & understanding for these damaged souls is unimpeachable” (Lost in Theatreland), and in a four-star review British Theatre said it “was very cleverly done... it haunted me” (British Theatre).
Audience reactions to Pup Play have been equally positive with audiences writing the show was “A very impactful experience that explained puppy play clearly and discussed the difficulties of living as a kinky queer person due to lack of public acceptance. The performer showed dangers of hook up culture caused by encouraged secrecy and shame. "
Book FREE tickets here greatermanchesterfringe.co.uk/events/pup-play-a-queer-pse...