Tender

Dave Harris author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Nick Hern Books

Published:30th Apr '26

Should be back in stock very soon

Tender cover

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The Dancing Bears strip club is failing. Meanwhile, the new club down the street is welcoming fifty women a night with their twelve-inch synchronised dicks. When the boss's daughter shows up, she realises they're gonna need a bigger show.

Steamy and boisterous, Dave Harris's play Tender is a story about breaking free from masculinity's seductive cage. It was first produced by Soho Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Matthew Xia.

'Maybe Harris' truths are too disturbing to accept with immediate grace. Maybe we're all just trying to understand how the theatrical worlds we've been living in have transformed – or rather how Harris transforms the world we live in every day. Engaging with a Dave Harris play isn't easy: It can be simultaneously pleasurable, painful, hilarious, and terrifying.' DC Theater Arts

'Very entertaining indeed... The Tambo & Bones team hit gold again with this bonkers story of male strippers having a meltdown... genuinely breathtaking... modestly outrageous... exuberantly uninhibited storytelling'

* Time Out *

'Modern masculinity laid bare'

* Guardian *

'A hilarious, sexy and sincere exploration of masculinity and the unspoken pressures that shape it... a wildly entertaining play that balances comedy with emotional depth, while sharing a unique exploration of masculinity'

* WhatsOnStage *

'Anarchic, joyful, unashamedly horny... has a riotously subversive spirit... Harris' sparky script embraces the beauty and absurdity of sex, its quippy dialogue packed with penetrating observations and filthy punchlines'

* The Stage *

'Amazingly theatrical... fabulous entertainment... a wildly immersive show... plenty of sharp insights and many hilarious lines... both moving and theatrically exciting... riotous, anarchic, but ultimately loving'

* Arts Desk *

'Hilarious, unexpected, and quietly thought-provoking, Tender is a starkly original exploration of masculinity'

* Theatre & Tonic *

'An incredibly tender portrayal of vulnerability and driftlessness... heartbreaking'

* Reviews Hub *

'Unpredictable and riotous'

* LondonTheatre1 *

'Bold, brash and brilliantly entertaining... a fresh, funny and affecting study of masculinity'

* Everything Theat

ISBN: 9781839045363

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 8mm

Weight: 128g

112 pages