Taskmaster meets Sex Education... Before We Begin returns for three nights only!

After delighting audiences at Pride, the Before We Begin team are thrilled to be coming back to Basement and Tāmaki Makaurau audiences before making our Australian premiere at Adelaide Fringe.

Before We Begin asks for permission.

It waits until you’re ready to play.

It hopes you’ll like it.

😏

An experimental solo about consent and queer intimacy. Explored through a series of escalating invitations for performer and audience.

Naughty, playful, awkward, joyful, and surprisingly tender. A vulnerable act of trust, patience, and curiosity - navigated in real-time. An important conversation that never feels like one.

Say yes, say maybe, say absolutely not. Nothing happens without your say-so. What does happen might surprise you.

"We need to talk about this. And f**k me, it's hard."

Audiences praised it as “some of the safest interactive theatre” they’ve seen.

Ready to play?

Dramaturgy by Dan Goodwin, Lighting design Rae Longshaw-Park, Produced by Tom Webster, and Operated by Michael "Skippy" Goodwin.

Content & Trigger Warnings: Strong language, sexual themes, explicit content (incl. simulated sex acts), partial nudity, drug references, and optional audience participation. Suitable for 16+. Contains discussions of non-consensual intimate filming and sexual harm.

Want to see even more from Basement Theatre? Click here to see their full schedule of upcoming shows!

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Please arrive at least 15 minutes before show start time. Latecomers admitted into the theatre at Basement's discretion. No refunds will be given. 

$17 Basement Mates tickets available for this event. Find out more about Basement Mates here.

Please note unfortunately the Basement Studio space is not wheelchair accessible.

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COVID-19 measures at Basement Theatre:

- The Government mandates may be gone, but our frenemy COVID (and a bunch of other nasty flus) are still hanging around. Head HERE for the information on what to do if you're feeling unwell and have a ticket.