Francesca Amewudah-Rivers and Nadi Kemp-Sayfi star in the thriller-come-romance
Tender by Eleanor Tindall continues the Bush Theatre’s strong history of play and artist development by transferring to the theatre’s main house, the Holloway Theatre, from 9 July to 1 August.
Subverting expectations of queer love stories, this sold-out success, first seen in 2024, tells a thrilling story of two women who find each other without knowing they were looking and will star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers (Critics’ Circle Theatre Award winner for Jamie Lloyd’s Romeo and Juliet) and Nadi Kemp-Sayfi.
Ivy has life sorted; she’s got a flat, a boyfriend, and she knows exactly where it’s all headed. Except there is this thing that she tries not to think about. The thing she left in her childhood bedroom.
Ash should be having the time of her life. But, fresh out of a bad relationship, she’s full of things she can’t leave behind. And there’s something off about her new flat. The wallpaper pulses, and sometimes it sounds like a heartbeat.
Two women. A chance encounter that tumbles into infatuation. And an undeniable force waiting just out of sight, ready to wreck it all.
By turns thrilling and surreal, Tender promises to subvert your expectations of queer love stories. Playing for a strictly limited run, this upscaled production reunites the original creative team behind the 2024 sold-out Studio hit.
