theatre

Close Enough to Touch [2026]

At Derby Theatre, Derby · 1 performance from Fri 30 Oct to Fri 30 Oct.

An intimate, unflinching show about secrets, sex … and toilets. Close Enough to Touch follows a man who has a girlfriend … and a secret. In this gripping, intimate drama, audiences are taken into the world of cruising – anonymous sex in public places. As our nameless character’s secret builds, so does his shame. The play swings between passion and pathos as we watch a young man struggle to find pleasure, acceptance and, crucially, the language to express himself. An intimate and unflinching look at the pleasures and pains of desire, Close Enough to Touch examines the line between our public an