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EXXY

EXXY

Dan Daw Creative Projects (UK)

When?

Wed 22 Oct 2025 -
Thu 23 Oct 2025
7–8.30pm

Where?

Courtyard Theatre, Leeds Playhouse
Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP

What?

Theatre, Performance, Dance

Tickets

Pay What You Can £2–£35
Recommended price £35
Plus booking fees
How do you continue to value yourself when society doesn’t value you?

Dan Daw, a Queer, crippled dance artist, is feeling the pressure to stay at the top of his game after the smash-hit world tour of his last show.

Audacious, vulnerable and tender, EXXY (Aussie slang for ‘that’s expensive mate’) is about imposter syndrome and fluctuating self-worth. Set against the backdrop of the Australian outback, EXXY takes us back to where Dan began – working class, with very little – to reflect on how far he has come.

Joined by three performers who walk and talk like him, Dan is comforted by the possibility of finally being able to blend in after a lifetime of standing out.

Your Experience

What to expect

This is a seated performance within a theatre venue. All performances are relaxed. The performance includes movement, text and sound.

Duration

90 mins (approx)

Age guidance

14+

Language

English

Content guidance

Contains sudden loud noises and music. Flashing lights and blackouts are used. This show is still in development and further content guidance may be added ahead of the performance.

Getting here

Head to the Leeds Playhouse website for more information about getting to the venue.

Access information

Captions

Contains integrated English captions.

BSL interpreted

Wed 22 Oct

Audio described

Thu 23 Oct

Step free access

There is step free access to the event and there are accessible toilets at the venue.

Seating

The tiered seating is high-backed.

Open door policy

We have an open door policy across all shows at Transform, meaning ticket holders are welcome to come and go as they need.

Credits

Co-commissioned by Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Battersea Arts Centre, Transform, Take Me Somewhere and Tramway for the New Dimensions commission. Additionally co-commissioned by Fabric, Kampnagel, Sadlers Wells, SICK! Festival and Les Halles. Supported by Arts Council England and Cockayne 10th Anniversary Grants for the Arts. R&D supported by an Unlimited Strategic Award 2023.

Co-produced by Battersea Arts Centre.

Performances at Transform 25 co-presented by Transform and Leeds Playhouse.