Sauna Boy is a one man show, written and performed by Dan Ireland-Reeves.
Dan Ireland-Reeves and Gavin Roach Sauna Boy, featuring real life stories from the gay sauna from someone who worked in one.
Sauna Boy is a one man show, written and performed by Dan Ireland-Reeves.
Bleach is a brand new one man show, written and performed by gay actor Dan Ireland-Reeves.
Dan works at the south-coasts most successful and infamous gay sauna. A place where men from all walks of life come to When a misguided rent boy finds himself taking the starring role in a snuff film, he's forced to question whether living in relax, socialise and most importantly... fuck.
London is really worth the cost of rent. Bleach is a visceral and moving story reflecting a generations struggle to stay afloat in Join Dan as he navigates a hidden world of lust, friendship and unorthodox working relationships. From multi-award a city of unreachable deposits and zero hour contracts. When Tyler Everett's job at an all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurant falls winning writer/performer, Dan Ireland-Reeves, comes a semi-autobiographical look behind the curtain of one of the worlds through and the love of his life walks out on him, he does whatever he can to make ends meet. Follow his journey from small most secretive and seductive industries. Pulsing with frenetic energy and laced with sexual tension; Sauna Boy town boy to big time fuck-up in this high octane production. is guaranteed to touch you in more ways than one.
British Exist Theatre is a young, dynamic and exciting company made up of trained industry professionals. After graduating Dan Ireland-Reeves is based in the UK and trained at Birmingham School of Acting. He is an accomplished writer, drama school the company decided to put their skills into practice and produce work that they have full creative control of performer, and theatre maker. His career has taken him across the globe, where he's performed and developed a wide This bought many different skills to the table and allowed British Exist Theatre to develop truly unique and original work range of original works; specialising in solo theatre and LGBTQ+ themes.
Bleach premiered at The London Theatre and is Exist Theatre's second fully LGBTQ production, following their sell out
Sauna Boy premiered at The Motley Bauhaus in 2024 as part of Melbourne's Midsumma Festival and has been touring the Edinburgh Fringe production, Man Enough, in 2014. Bleach is appearing at Outhouse, Dublin as part of the International
international fringe circuit ever since. This critically-acclaimed production has enjoyed sold out performances in every city Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. IDGTF is the largest LGBT theatre festival in the world, showcasing the best of gay theatre from
it's visited and won the Oscar Wilde Award for best writing at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2024. across the globe. We're thrilled to be representing the UK at such a unique and important festival.
Sauna Boy runs at 70 minutes with no interval and contains strong langauge and adult themes. Bleach runs at one hour with no interval.
For Further information and full tour schedule, visit www.danirelandreeves.co.uk/SaunaBoy.
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