Safeword Theatre & Film

"'When the Birds stop singing'. A brilliant and emotional portrayal of Simon's life. The production covers challenging and often unseen topics of an physically and emotional abusive childhood, homophobic hate crime in its rawest form and same sex domestic abuse. All, sadly, remain common place in our society today. I applaud the team for addressing each of the topics in such a sensitive and non-sensationalist manner. I would remind anyone viewing that help is available if you have been affected by this play. You are not alone." Nick Downing Former Assistant Chief Constable

Here is a review I inadvertently omitted from the blog originally . It was given by Dominic Treadwell Collins who directed East Enders!
"When The Birds Stopped Singing handled the hugely important subject of domestic abuse within the LGBT community with guts, sensitivity and simplicity. Fantastic performances and a simple staging took writer Wendy Walker’s writing to a whole new level making this such a thought provoking piece of theatre. I’m looking forward to seeing what Safeword come up with next"

When you run a support service like Support U, we see the pain of DA/DV and the pain it causes to the individual. This play brings the trauma and the context to life for anyone in a DA/DV relationship. We ask don't be Simon, reachout and get support. Many feel they aren't worth it when you get rejection time and again for being LGBT+  then end up in a violent relationship. You are worth it. #DontBeSimon #LGBT #DA #YouAreWorthIt 

The Metro bank Wimbledon kindly sponsored an evening for us in order to raise awareness of what we do. Stephen Hammond MP (our patron) spoke about our work and highly recommended our next play "When the Birds stopped singing". We have some great actors and there will be support agencies in attendance to assist anybody affected by the content of this powerful play raising awareness of Domestic Abuse in a gay male relationship. Hurry Free tickets nearly all reserved!

Welcome to our new website and to this blog page!

We have been very busy with rehearsals for our next play “When the Birds Stopped Singing” due to be staged on the 15th February next year.

It is a powerful piece written by our very talented writer/director Wendy Walker , telling  the story of Simon, a young gay male who loses his doting mother as a small child, and  is rejected by his father who cannot accept his son’s sexuality.  Simon eventually  falls into the arms of Ben and at first the couple are very happy. However it is not long before Ben’s true character emerges, and Simon becomes the victim of his partner’s abusive and controlling behaviour. Simon  begins to crumble under the strain of abuse he has suffered and one fateful day decides to take  back control of his life.

Peter Tatchell has Kindly agreed to open the event which will be attended by Stephen Hammond MP (our patron), Paul Kohler, and senior Police officers.  Tickets are  free and will be advertised on Eventbrite in the near future.

You can now order tickets for our play "When the Birds stopped singing" on Eventbrite. We have had lots of interest so book early to avoid disappointment!