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HOUSEMATES

3 venues · 3 towns

13 May 2027 – 3 July 2027

10 scheduled performances

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A rip-roaring true story of friendship, rebellion and a revolutionary experiment that changed the world. Housemates is a joyful, funny and deeply moving play packed with 70s classics performed by a live band. In the 1970s, Alan, a young man with Down’s syndrome, crashed into the life of university student Jim. Alan had lived as a resident in a Cardiff hospital since childhood. All he wanted was to live in a house and be in a band. Jim wanted to make a difference in the world but didn’t yet know how. Together with their friends, they embarked on an experiment that challenged the system and…

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4 performances

This guide centres on Salisbury Playhouse. Wiltshire Creative also uses other venues; check your ticket.

  1. Thursday2027
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  3. Saturday2027
2 performances
  1. Friday2027
  2. Saturday2027
4 performances
  1. Wednesday2027
  2. Thursday2027
    BSL interpreted
  3. Friday2027
  4. Saturday2027

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A rip-roaring true story of friendship, rebellion and a revolutionary experiment that changed the world. Housemates is a joyful, funny and deeply moving play packed with 70s classics performed by a live band. In the 1970s, Alan, a young man with Down’s syndrome, crashed into the life of university student Jim. Alan had lived as a resident in a Cardiff hospital since childhood. All he wanted was to live in a house and be in a band. Jim wanted to make a difference in the world but didn’t yet know how. Together with their friends, they embarked on an experiment that challenged the system and helped spark the movement away from institutional care towards Supported Living. What began as an act of friendship became a global turning point in disability rights, transforming lives and changing how society thought about independence, choice and belonging. Performed by a cast of neurodivergent and

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