UnTaPped 2026: Double Bill - Grow Up / So Long Farewell

Lee Fletcher ? Grow Up!

Grow Up! The classic expression everyone tells you when you're younger. Be better than you were before, more mature, more older, more wiser. But that isn't what Lee thinks, or what Little Lee thinks. What you dreamt of when you were younger is still there, and what you were afraid of. The only difference: that jumper you used to love just might not fit anymore... and that?s okay.

On stage you will see a son, a father, a mother, a friend, an artist, a nurse, a singer, a civil engineer, a binman, a bumblebee, a drummer, and someone who just wanted to be older. There?s a place for you as well, but where?

So, look back at Lee?s memories, dreams, and fears, and see what his family has to say about all that too. Just don't tell him he's about to turn 21!

Warnings:

Audience Participation. Description of loss.

Age Rating:

12+ (mild language at the start)

Lewis Sowerby ? So Long, Farewell.

An extraterrestrial being has fallen to earth. Lost, lonely, and alienated he realises he does not belong to this world. Disgusted by the state of society the alien self isolates in a way to figure out how to fit in only to realise he needs to get back home to the stars.

Follow this alien last moments on earth has he says his goodbyes to the few things he loves in this world before he attempts to travel back home to the stars. The only question is will he make it back home?

Warnings:

Flashing Lights. Themes of suicide.

Age Rating:

15+

About unTaPped ?26:

Dear Audience,

unTaPped 2026 is a festival of innovative new works, signed by 10 emerging artists, made up of 8 sealed performances, delivered over 2 days. A showcase of original works which have been delicately created, shaped, and crafted by the Theatre and Performance Third Years.

As a platform for the next generation of up-and-coming theatre-makers, unTaPped 2026 allows them to push boundaries of performance, unleash their creativity in new and exciting ways and to develop their voices.

Expect a variety of different works with contemporary themes and personal narratives, told in experimental and individually unique styles. All developed with passion, honesty, and integrity.