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A play about what happens when you push things underground, set in New York 1969 in the sweltering few days before the eruption of the Stonewall riots.
Kicked out of the military after a year in Vietnam, Ruby rocks up in Greenwich Village in high heels and a rage, and meets the street kid who will change his world.
Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper's vibrant drama unfolds in a mafia-run bar greased with smart-talking queers, bribe-happy cops and nervous Wall Street high-flyers.
A Hard Rain premiered at Above the Stag Theatre, London, in 2014.
'some cracking lines' packed with sharp gags and vibrant characters' Time Out
'[a] moving, colourful drama' [has] heart and resonance' The Stage
'amidst the drama, there is plenty of humour' Attitude
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Jon Bradfield
Jon Bradfield is a playwright, theatre marketer and graphic designer. His plays include: Animal, co-written with Josh Hepple (Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester/Park Theatre London, 2023); and A Hard Rain, co-written with Martin Hooper (Above the Stag Theatre, 2014). Other work includes several adult pantomimes for Above The Stag Theatre, co-written with Martin Hooper; a contribution to Queers (Old Vic and BBC Four, 2017); and several sketches for the long-running News Revue at the Canal Cafe Theatre.
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