New queer period drama: When Atlas Met Tantalus

Hi! My name is Tiff, I'm a queer writer and director of When Atlas Met Tantalus, a new LGBTQIA+ period drama. The show is set to debut at Lion & Unicorn theatre (4-8th June 2024) and then go on to The Bridge House Theatre (11-15th June 2024) - and we are looking for your help!

About the show

1897. A parlour in Victorian London. Two men trapped together, facing a secret that will change their lives forever.

James and Edwin are worlds apart. But when they find themselves unexpectedly entwined by a twist of fate, they must face their similarities and the secrets they keep – from each other, and from themselves.

The clock of history is ticking.

Can we hold everything we love on our shoulders?

When Atlas Met Tantalus is a taut, poignant new work highlighting issues of queer identity, community, public outing and the way that history shapes our present, within a witty and engaging one-hour drama.

Directed by Tiff Milner and Emily Layton. Produced by Great Egg Theatre.

Tickets (Lion & Unicorn Theatre): https://www.thelionandunicorntheatre.com/whats-on

Tickets (The Bridge House Theatre): https://thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/shows/when-atlas-met-tantalus/

How can you help?

Every penny of funding we receive from this GoFundMe will be used towards the cost of creation - paying our artists, contributing to props and costume, marketing and other production costs. We hope that this show is a way to connect our history with our present and to spread understanding and education in our local communities.

Any donation is warmly welcomed - we know how tough times are, but big or small, it all helps!

Why help us?

With budget cuts and the cost of living, it ain't easy out there. We know that donating hard-earned money to the arts is the last thing on most people's mind, but the arts matter. As does telling queer stories! In times like this, creativity still has its place (perhaps more than ever). Your contribution directly supports the work of LGBTQIA+ artists, work and storytelling and creates a more colourful, inclusive and brave culture for our communities.

Reviews and words of support

“In these spaces of possibility, where playwrights imagine for us how the past might have unfolded differently, we are compelled to think about how to effect real change where we still have the power to do so – in the present. When Atlas Met Tantalus is an exciting, creative, urgent reflection on these possibilities that challenges us to do more and to do better.”

- Justin Bengry, Lecturer in Queer History at Goldsmiths, and convenor of the first MA in Queer History.

"Gay's the Word would like to express our support for the nurturing development of When Atlas Met Tantalus by Tiff Milner and the extraordinary importance of enabling queer writers and creatives to make and share their art and celebrate LGBT+ experience and history. We wish them all the best with this important project."

- Gay's the Word

"Successfully voices the stories of the voiceless. A true celebration of lesbian herstory." (Broadway Baby on Great Egg Theatre's le Monocle, 2019)

"I walked away from this show feeling that I had witnessed something special... A stroke of genius" (Warwick Boar on Great Egg Theatre's le Monocle, 2019)

About Great Egg Theatre

We tell stories for the mind (the Eggheads) and the heart (the Good Eggs) and hope to scramble the two together! We focus on stories that tell queer history, preserving LGBTQ+ stories while talking about issues that impact us today. We tell stories with heart, empathy and soul; and are dedicated to a theatre that is braver, smarter and kinder.