You've Gone Quiet

About

The news is in and you are trans.

In 'You've Gone Quiet, you play Beth. A struggling journalist whose best friend demands that she helps her get pregnant. But when Beth turns that into an article, the breaking news breaks her right back.

Writer Cerys Duffy and Director Andy McLeod bring a fierce, funny, and heartfelt story that tackles the media head-on. Told in second person, you’ll be put directly in Beth’s shoes. You’ll experience everything as a trans woman in 2026 – including being silenced.

Created by Open Handed Theatre, a Brighton-based company using stories to transform the suppressed into the spectacular.

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Content Warning

Please note this play contains strong language, sexual content and mature themes, with depictions of transphobia and references to infertility, coercive control and suicide. 18+.

Past Praise for creatives

‘An entertaining, thrilling and moving tale.' ★★★★ - Cerys Duffy, A Trans Fairy Tale – Broadway Baby

‘Every now and then, you go to see something entirely new, and are absolutely blown away by it. - Cerys Duffy, Before The World Ends – Immaterial

‘high-stakes drama that never sags, and maintains a fists-clenched tension right until the end.' ★★★★ - Andy McLeod, Derry Boys - The Stage

‘Under Andy McLeod’s direction, [The Actors] deliver spectacular performances.' ★★★★★ - Andy McLeod, Derry Boys - Beyond The Curtain