A blisteringly funny new play about football, flares and mateship, Holden Street Theatres present the Australian premiere of Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Ar** For England, as part of the 2025 Adelaide Fringe, this February – March.
It’s the Euro 2020 final at Wembley and Billy’s gone viral for sticking a flare up his arse! Billy and his best pal Adam are die-hard football fans. It’s how they spend every weekend, without fail.
It’s their escape, their religion, and their life. But when they encounter a new group of mates, they start to take their support one step further.
Written and performed by Alex Hill, with direction by Sean Turner and sound design by Sam Baxter, Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England asks what it means to belong to a club that you live for.
Alex Hill trained as an actor at the Arts Educational Schools, graduating in 2022. Since then, he has written a short film for ArtsEd and set up RoxyDog Productions.
Sean Turner was the Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells from 2021-2023. He trained at ALRA, East 15 School of Acting and in devising with Complicité.
He is responsible for unearthing the script of Arthur Miller’s first play, No Villain, which he directed at the Old Red Lion, later transferring to Trafalgar Studios 2.
Sean is Associate Director on the West End and UK Touring productions of The Play That Goes Wrong, and directed the Australian, Russian, South Korean and Spanish replica productions.
“Boozy, ballsy, brilliantly executed” – Entertainment Now
Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Ar** For England
The Studio – Holden Street Theatres, 32 – 34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh (Adelaide)
Season: 18 February – 23 March 2025
Bookings: www.adelaidefringe.com.au
For more information, visit: www.holdenstreettheatres.com for details.
Image: Alex Hill as Billy – photo by Rah Petherbridge