BRUISED is a tight, gut-punch of a play about what happens after the violence — when the attackers vanish, but the boy who watched is left sitting in the aftermath.
After her grandson is the victim of a horrendous homophobic attack, Betty lures Nick into her kitchen with a familiar smile, a harmless offer, and the promise that this is “just a chat.”
But the door closes, the kettle boils, and the questions sharpen. How do you forgive the boy who watched? Come closer — and feel the temptation of picking sides.
BRUISED drags taboo truths into the light, putting LGBTQ+ lives, homophobia, and the silences around them centre stage — queer writing, queer stories, and queer topics in the spotlight.