BASH’d A Gay Rap Opera

“this is a show you don’t dare miss”
-Richard Ouzounian, TORONTO STAR

“one of the best Fringe shows I’ve seen in 10 years of Fringing”
-Glenn Sumi, NOW MAGAZINE

Written and performed by Chris Craddock and Nathan Cuckow, with music by Aaron Macri, BASH’d is a story told by two gay hip hop artists who chronicle the tale of a pair of lovers; one of whom is bashed, prompting the other to take revenge. The show is fueled by the recent streak of gay bashings that happened during Premier Ralph Klein’s refusal to legalize gay marriage in Alberta, Canada. One of the lovers decides to reverse the “discrimination” and go out and bash innocent heterosexuals.

BASH’d explodes assumptions about distinct categories of race, gender and sexual orientation,
while exploring the discrimination and oppression on both sides of the coin, as we all try to coexist in a free and equal society.