Leeds-based Red Ladder Theatre Company and Hull’s Silent Uproar have joined forces to produce a powerful new play from an exciting and original voice in northern theatre. Close Enough to Touch, a one-person drama about secrets, sex…and toilets written by new playwright Henry Roberts, will go on tour to venues across the North of England and down to the Midlands this autumn (Oct 16 – Nov 9). What happens when our deepest urges are shrouded in secrecy? And what happens when we can’t articulate our desires, even to ourselves? Close Enough to Touch follows a man who has a girlfriend… and many secrets. In this gripping, intimate drama, audiences are taken into the world of cruising – anonymous sex in public places. The play swings between passion, humour and pathos as we watch a young man struggle to find pleasure, acceptance and, crucially, the language to express himself. Playwright Henry Roberts, whose script was longlisted in the RSC 37 Plays Project, said: “I’m thrilled to be working with Red Ladder and Silent Uproar on Close Enough to Touch. I wrote the play because I wanted to explore the ambiguous sides of our desires – the kinds of desire that aren’t easy to categorise or label, that may be contradictory to who we feel we are as people. “From day one the entire team has championed the play and supported me to make it the best it can be. I can’t wait for people to see it.” Red Ladder Theatre Company’s artistic director, Cheryl Martin, who is directing the play, said:…