TOM
TOM (2024) was a production by the artist duo BULLYACHE.
The production was performed at Black Box teater as part of the Oslo International Theatre Festival 2024.
Artist talk: Courtney Deyn and Jacob Samuel in conversation with Tine Semb 13 March / 12:00–13:00 in the Foyer.
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| Last changed | 29.10.2025 |
| Create date | 25.05.2025 |
From the festival programme:
"A holding room, participants wait. A pageant is about to begin. No call time, perpetual purgatory.
Blending the myth of Orpheus with the British unemployment office, TOM is a vertigo-inducing pop-culture collision of working class and queer expression. With self-produced live music, dance, theater and visual arts, TOM draws on influences from drag, pop ballads, rave culture, and TikTok to investigate notions of gender identity and power.
Six performers draw on their real-life experiences of being a world champion gymnast, backing dancers for Dua Lipa and Kylie, NDT and Akram Khan, legendary voguers, ballroom dancers, and B-boys. BULLYACHE and cast burst into song, they fight, fuck, live, laugh and love dissecting the heavy price of being in a world that demands too much."
Supported by Arts Council England, Sound and Music, Britten Pears, Genesis Foundation, PRS, Fabric and The Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement and Horizon. Developed with support from Artsadmin LAB.
SOURCE:
Black Box teater’s archive, 2025.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jordan Sherman | – Costume design |
| Laurie Loads | – Lighting design |
| Yen-Ching Lin | – Performer |
| Courtney Deyn | – Performer |
| Boston Gallacher | – Performer |
| Belen Leroux | – Performer |
| James Callego Olivo | – Performer |
| Lewis Walker | – Performer |
| Courtney Deyn | – Codirector |
| Oscar Li | – Rehersal leader |
| Jacob Samuel | – Codirector |
Production: Valentina Vela for Artsadmin. Management: Dora Limfer.
| March 13, 2024 19:30 – Store scene (Main stage), Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) (Oslo International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| March 12, 2024 21:00 – Store scene (Main stage), Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) (Oslo International Theatre Festival) | Opening night |
| Oslo International Theatre Festival | March 12, 2024 |