Draft:Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England

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Comment: This may be notable, but needs more references that show that the play has been written about in depth by multiple, reliable, independent publications. Independent excludes interviews with anyone connected with the play. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 11:04, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England is a 2023 one-man play written and originally performed by Alex Hill and directed by Sean Turner.

The play first previewed in London in 2023 at The Old Red Lion Pub Theatre in Islington before premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023 where it received an encouraging audience and critical response. The play has also had runs at Southwark Playhouse, The Lowry, Edinburgh Fringe 2024, Wilton's Music Hall and the Adelaide Fringe.^[1]

Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England explores English football fan culture with themes of belonging, tribalism and toxic masculinity. Hill used an infamous photo of an England fan putting a flare between his buttocks in Leicester Square on the day of England's EURO 2020 Final against Italy to imagine the story. Whilst this was the stimulus of the play, the character depicted on-stage has does not have any relation to the fan who went viral in real-life.^[2]

References

^ Cavendish, Dominic; Saunders, Tristram Fane (2024-08-05). "Edinburgh theatre reviews: the best plays and shows at the 2024 festivals". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
^ Hill, Alex. "Interview with Alex Hill, Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England". Theatre & Tonic (Interview). Retrieved 2024-09-17.

[1] Cavendish, Dominic; Saunders, Tristram Fane (2024-08-05). "Edinburgh theatre reviews: the best plays and shows at the 2024 festivals". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-09-17.

[2] Hill, Alex. "Interview with Alex Hill, Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England". Theatre & Tonic (Interview). Retrieved 2024-09-17.

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