The Stupid Hug

La Joda Teatro

The Stupid Hug
A tragicomedy about men, performed by women.

Three friends meet on a Friday night before a school reunion. Drinks, jokes, memories. But a fourth friend—absent for years—reappears in their words, in their silences, in a memory they can’t quite name. Something happened. Something that didn’t fit the script of what a man is supposed to be.

Set in a suspended time and space, "The Stupid Hug" explores the emotional paralysis of male friendship, the tenderness that can’t be shown, the desire that can’t be spoken, and the violence that fills the void. Through repetition, absurdity, and humour, the play unveils how masculinity becomes a factory—mechanical, fragile, incomplete.

What shifts when male bodies are portrayed by feminized ones?
Does the violence hit differently?
Does the tenderness reach us deeper?

The Stupid Hug doesn’t offer answers. It opens cracks.

Event Details

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 60 mins

Price: £14

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Information

Contains strong language and strobe lighting.

Suitable for ages: 16 and over

See venue page for accessibility information.

Accessibility Rider

30 July 2025 9.30pm

Barons Court Theatre

Full: £14

Conc: £10

3 August 2025 7.30pm

Barons Court Theatre

Full: £14

Conc: £10



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