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Tom at the Farm review " a staggering study of homophobia

by Mark Fisher

Pleasance at EICC, EdinburghIn Michel Marc Bouchard's play, a young man travels to his boyfriend's rural funeral and finds his family are unaware of their relationship Socially, you know it is going to be awkward. Tom has travelled miles for the funeral of his boyfriend who has died much too young. Deep in the countryside, Ágatha, the bereaved mother, has never heard of Tom and knows nothing of her son's sexuality…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:18pm on August 5, 2025