Natural Behaviour by Thick & Tight

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When

Fri 16th Oct 2026

7:30pm

Where

Djangoly Theatre, Lakeside Arts

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Price

£18 - £24

Duration

1 hour 25 minutes (no interval)

Booking Info

Suitable for ages 12+

Content warning:

This performance discusses some upsetting topics, including:
extinction, climate collapse, racism, queerphobia, violence. These are all handled with sensitivity, and the intention is to raise awareness and care, rather than to shock or upset.

A recording of a James Baldwin interview is used in the piece ‘Baldwin’s Room’, at one point he uses homophobic and racist slurs, including the N word once.

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Natural Behaviou by Thick & Tight. Image by Photography by Rosie Powell

In this performance, Thick & Tight presents a distinctive mix of dance, satire, poetry and impersonation, bringing a hilarious and profound queer deconstruction of what it means for something to be ‘natural’ or ‘unnatural’.

Somewhere between a variety show and a biology essay comes alive, the show includes a line-up of two moths, a pantomime horse, the dust in Quentin Crisp’s room, some flies on the wall, and a lesbian seagull.Natural Behaviour premiered at Battersea Arts Centre in London and The Lowry in Salford in June 2025. The production received the Achievement in Dance award at the UK Theatre Awards 2025 and was named The Guardian’s No. 1 Dance Show of 2025.

Co-directors Daniel Hay-Gordon and El Perry perform alongside an outstanding ensemble of dance artists: Annie Edwards (Candoco), Azara Meghie (Ray Young, Talawa) and Jahmarley Bachelor (Punchdrunk). The production’s design is by Tim Spooner, Pam Tait, Darren Evans and Nao Nagai.

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“Deft, funny and utterly absorbing, a ravishing selection of short dance pieces that make their points about queerness and inclusivity with wit, passion and power. It’s fabulous.”

The Observer

Co-presented with Lakeside Arts

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