'ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST
FASCINATING THEATRE PRACTITIONERS'
'ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST
FASCINATING THEATRE PRACTITIONERS'
BRITISH THEATRE
THE FLEA
4 FEB - 8 MAR 2025
A RADICAL, SURREAL
RE-INTERPRETATION OF THE INFAMOUS CLEVELAND STREET SCANDAL
THIS IS NOT YOUR TRADITIONAL VICTORIAN DRAWING ROOM DRAMA.
London, 1889. Charlie Swinscow, a young post boy, gets busted with 14 shillings in his pocket.
But the twist? He didn’t steal it. That cash was payment for his body. Sold to a wealthy aristocrat at a secret gay brothel with ties to the Royal Family.
What starts as a petty arrest spirals into something much bigger. Charlie and his mother get caught in the middle of a national scandal that shakes the very foundations of the British Empire.
This true story is a wild, unfiltered, unpredictable trip through power, deception and disgrace. Raw, funny and sexy, nothing is what it seems and everything feels like a fever dream.
This isn't history; it’s a whole vibe. Get ready for the ride.