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Tuesday 30th April & Wednesday 1st May

In 1930’s Britain one artist is living and creating rebelliously outside of the social and gender norm. Gluck. No prefix. No suffix. No quotes.

Time - show begins 6.30pm, ends approximately 7.30pm

A Q&A will be held after the first night performance (30th April).


Ticket price - £15 / £10

£15 Adults

£10 Members, over 65s, under 16s, students, unemployed

A hugely talented artist, idiosyncratic Gluck lived by nobody’s rules but their own, and when celebrity florist Constance Fry walked into their studio with a delivery, a scandalously queer, tempestuous relationship began. This relationship would challenge gender, class and social mores, and was to produce some of the most stunning paintings of the era.


Bristol’s award-winning new writing company Theatre West are delighted to present a new play set in the 1930s about a real relationship that still feels pertinent today.

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Good to know

Please read the following carefully before booking your tickets:

  • Please park in the main car park and make your way through the main black gates to Hestercombe House and Gallery where you will be welcomed by a member of the team.
  • The show will start at 6.30pm promptly, so please leave time to get seated.
  • The event will be held on the first floor of the house in Hestercombe Gallery.
  • Due to the location of this show on the first floor of the house (accessible only via a flight of stairs) unfortunately this production is not fully accessible.
  • If you have any questions about accessibility please contact us at info@hestercombe.com.
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Event Location

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Hestercombe Gardens
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Taunton
Somerset
TA2 8LG
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