Katy Galloway Productions and 3 hearts canvas announce a post-show Q&A following Kim Davies’ Smoke at Southwark Playhouse, on 15 February at 9:15pm with Meaghan Martin and Oli Higginson.
Martin and Higginson will be joined by the company’s Intimacy Director, Asha Jennings Grant, and Lydia Shaw founder of Luxury BDSM Brand Kilter. They will invite the audience to take part in a 30 minute, free, post show Q&A about the nuances of sex positivity, consent, BDSM, and kink-shaming after the performance.
Actors Oli Higginson and Meaghan Martin said today: “We are so excited to speak with Lydia, Asha and our audience members about the nuances of consent and the challenges that arise in the play SMOKE. We have been so fortunate to work with a range of experts and advocates in BDSM, stage intimacy, trauma psychology and sexual education throughout the development of this piece. We look forward to learning more and expanding the conversation with anyone who comes along on the 15th!”
The story takes place in early 2010s New York City at a BDSM party. Julie (Meaghan Martin) is a privileged college dropout dipping her toes into the world of S&M. She meets John (Oli Higginson), a cynical struggling artist willing to act as her guide. Their whirlwind encounter starts as a sexually-charged game of cat and mouse, but as they get to know each other these seemingly self-possessed characters have their boundaries and notions of consent challenged. The consequences are irreparable and unsettling.
