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Once a Year on Blackpool Sands

First Preview: Aug 24, 2018
Opening Date: Sep 4, 2018
Closing Date: Sep 9, 2018
Running Time: 02:10
Once a Year on Blackpool Sands

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Playing @
The Davenport Theatre
354 West 45th Street, New York City, NY 10036
Set in Blackpool 1953, before homosexuality was legal in the UK, this real-life gritty Northern LGBTQ comedy focuses on Eddy and Tommy, as they head to Blackpool for their annual wakes week holiday.

The lads check into the surprisingly empty Withering Heights on Sea guest house, run by the caustic and alarmingly odd Gladys, her rebellious and very flirty daughter Maureen and the infamous Red Ethel, ex-communist stripper show girl. Upstairs the only other guest Mr Elbridge is trying to muster the courage to unleash any of his three female alter egos and walk the fabled transvestite walk from north to south pier as a woman. 

As events unfold, six lives will be changed forever and - as Eddy reveals a shocking truth - it will lead to a lifetime of activism in the fight for equality and freedom for the LGBTQ community.
Off BroadwayPlay - Drama
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 18
Audience Advisory: Adult themes & language

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM


Written By
  • Karlton Parris

Director
  • Karlton Parris

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$59.50 - $59.50

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Accessibility

  • Elevator\Escalator

    Elevator
  • Entrance

    Main floor of a townhouse
  • Folding Armrests

    No
  • Assisted Listening System

    None
  • Restroom

    2nd floor and basement via wheelchair accessible.
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Visual Assistance

    None
  • Water Fountain

    None available.
  • Seating

    The house requires six steps up and then a step down every row to get to the seats.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair accessible

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