{"id":475239,"date":"2026-04-18T09:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=475239"},"modified":"2026-04-18T09:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:21:05","slug":"southwarks-colab-theatre-hosts-acclaimed-play-cock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/bermondsey\/southwarks-colab-theatre-hosts-acclaimed-play-cock\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwark\u2019s COLAB Theatre hosts acclaimed play &#8216;Cock&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Cock<\/em> returns to London in an intimate new staging running from Wednesday 22nd April to Saturday 2nd May 2026 at COLAB Theatre, <em>writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following sold-out international runs, <em>Cock<\/em> &#8211; a witty and provocative modern classic &#8211; arrives in Southwark this month.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"88IdeCsvZm3NTXh2jdmoVP4SMVlwEsgAcPRHGONt1UROqH0TS5KA36IMYygl7Z2Up\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pKZt6oKw8o\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/bermondsey\/why-is-bermondsey-hosting-an-oktoberfest-in-april\/\">Why is Bermondsey hosting an Oktoberfest in April?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Why is Bermondsey hosting an Oktoberfest in April?&#8221; &#8212; Southwark News\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/bermondsey\/why-is-bermondsey-hosting-an-oktoberfest-in-april\/embed\/#?secret=d08ktOrqmh#?secret=pKZt6oKw8o\" data-secret=\"pKZt6oKw8o\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the 2022 West End revival, this new iteration places audiences at the heart of the conflict. Staged in the stripped-back arena with just 34 seats, viewers are positioned inches from the actors, restoring the raw immediacy on which the play thrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director Dylan Trowbridge said: \u201cDespite what its title may suggest, <em>Cock<\/em> is a play about the human heart. It is about love\u2019s capacity to make us feel euphoric joy, brutal pain, desperate fear and overwhelming confusion.\u201d<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMzIzNzk5OTMxMyIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWNvbnRlbnQgc291dGgtZW50aXR5LXBsYWNlbWVudCIgc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbi1sZWZ0OiBhdXRvO21hcmdpbi1yaWdodDogYXV0bzt0ZXh0LWFsaWduOiBjZW50ZXI7Ij48IS0tICAvMTU0NzI1MDcwLDIyNjk0MTk2OTY5L3NvdXRod2Fya25ld3Mvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cyAtLT4NCjxkaXYgaWQ9ImRpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxIj4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLTJ4MScpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICAgICAgIDwvZGl2Pg==<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>This intimate new staging comes from Canada\u2019s acclaimed Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT), an artistic company founded in 2003 and known for its ambitious touring productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trowbridge and the celebrated cast delve into why the play continues to resonate more than 15 years after its debut in this 90-minute, uninterrupted performance.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71156\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448386\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMzQ4MzkzNDEyIiBjbGFzcz0ic291dGgtaW4tYXJ0aWNsZS1tcHU5IHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHU5Ij4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLW1wdTknKTsgfSk7DQo8L3NjcmlwdD4NCjwvZGl2PiAgICAgPC9kaXY+<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Combining immersive theatre with themes of identity, sexuality and the pressure to define ourselves, the production exposes both actors and audience alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast features Aidan deSalaiz, Michael Torontow, Tess Benger and Kevin Bundy, and promises to both challenge and entertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Tickets start from \u00a325.50 and can be purchased via the COLAB Theatre website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colabtheatre.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"aeacu0ernU5GO4fdC4lj8ktYNwV3KwfUWA2LngmQJDzl3XpZPzHW6km9NMjqR1iQTMJSPCvoOZFsd9pbHKoyFiXYIVcbvEyS\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jjmlDGbUIG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/history\/history-plus\/meet-the-archaeologists-who-uncover-the-incredible-history-of-southwarks-roman-and-medieval-remains\/\">Meet the archaeologists who uncover the incredible history of Southwark\u2019s Roman and medieval remains<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Meet the archaeologists who uncover the incredible history of Southwark\u2019s Roman and medieval remains&#8221; &#8212; Southwark News\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/history\/history-plus\/meet-the-archaeologists-who-uncover-the-incredible-history-of-southwarks-roman-and-medieval-remains\/embed\/#?secret=is2CoSWKYY#?secret=jjmlDGbUIG\" data-secret=\"jjmlDGbUIG\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cock returns to London in an intimate new staging running from Wednesday 22nd April to Saturday 2nd May 2026 at COLAB Theatre, writes Myfanwy Fleming-Jones&#8230; Following sold-out international runs, Cock &#8211; a witty and provocative modern classic &#8211; arrives in Southwark this month. 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