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Dickin' Around


Michael Lyons with Unmuted Participants (California, USA)

What does it take to satiate a heartbroken 20-something homosexual with a penchant for deep-diving into the sensory stimuli he finds along the way? In this hour-long piece, Michael lets us into his private world, and invites us to confront and ruminate on the beautiful, the icky, and the confusing together. This show is about sex. This show is not about sex. This show is for anyone who’s ever felt lost at sea and exhausted themselves swimming to shore. Dive underneath the raunch of this show and you’ll find a universally relatable, tender underbelly.

Two versions of this piece are available, the film edition, first shown in April 2022 as part of the Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season on C ARTS, and the theatre edition, first shown at the Hollywood Fringe in June 2022.

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Author Michael Lyons

Language Performed in English

Dates Available now

Format Digital on-demand

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    • £14.00
    • 1 April 2022-1 July 2022
    • 57 minutes - 64 minutes
    • C ARTS | C venues | C digital
    • subvenue portal – on demand
    • 16+ (guidance)
    • warning
      Contains distressing themes, mature themes, sexual themes, simulated sex scenes, partial nudity, strong language
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