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# PREVIEW: Safe by Alexis Gregory
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/preview-safe-by-alexis-gregory/
- Published: 2021-04-14T11:15:21.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-14T11:15:22.000Z
- Description: Brian Butler look forward to a raw, edgy play about young LGBTQ+ people
- Author: Brian Butler
- Tags: Arts, Community, Health, In The South, Information, Mental Health, News, Out & About, Previews, Queer Corner, Television, Theatre, akt, Alexis Gregory, Hackney Empire, Park theatre, Taofique Folarin

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Performed by an out-LGBTQ+ cast, **Alexis Gregory**’s play **Safe** is billed as a raw, edgy, challenging production . Its wide-ranging subject matter explores all of the following: gender, sexuality, identity, childhood, family, addiction, religion, class, race and what it means to be truly safe in today’s world.

It’s a free-to-watch filmed production, created and directed by Alexis , based on interviews he conducted with homeless and at risk Queer young people, who he met via the charity the [Albert Kennedy Trust (akt )](https://www.akt.org.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) . It’s a fact that a quarter of all homeless and at risk young people identify as LGBTQ+.

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So Safe is a verbatim theatre piece , combined with live music and spoken word written specially for the show by poet Yrsa Daley Ward. It’s described as hard-hitting and full of bite, but also full of humour and ultimately it’s seen as an uplifting celebration of Queer survival.

Its cast includes Taofique Folarin (co-star of the online Queer drama The Grass Is Always Grindr ) and LaMont – winner of Pride’s Got Talent 2018\. The show launches online via the [Hackney Empire website](https://hackneyempire.co.uk/whats-on/safe/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) and YouTube and is supported by Park Theatre. Its premiere is at 7pm on Monday 19 April, followed at 8pm by a post-show talk.

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Tim Sigsworth, Chief Executive of akt said: “ the most powerful voice for change must come from listening to those in our society who have lived experience of being denied their human rights. The incredible Safe provides such a platform by beautifully sharing the life histories of young people who have experienced abuse, rejection and homelessness, just for being brave enough to come out to their loved ones”.

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Akt supports LGBTQ+ people aged 16-25 who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment. It supports safe homes and employment, education or training opportunities.

Personal post-script : I have met several beneficiaries of the charity and it was wonderful to see how their lives turned round through the support and kindness they were shown. I also have good friends who have provided a safe home to a number of such young people and changed their lives.

[**watch on hackneyempire.co.uk/safe**](https://hackneyempire.co.uk/whats-on/safe/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

more information about the charity at[ akt.org.uk](https://www.akt.org.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

Look out for a review of Safe , coming soon.