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A heartfelt, coming of age comedy about finding yourself, or maybe yourselves.

Derry Freshers’ Week, closeted Bud (Conor Cupples) is in for a rollercoaster of tequila, tiaras and… transitioning. Lucky they have Rose (Rose Coogan) keeping them on the not-so-straight and narrow.

This hilarious double-act was described as the 'Queer Philadelphia, Here I Come' at Dublin Fringe 2024. Witness this heartfelt and heartbreaking coming of age story about transitioning from Belfast superstar Rose Coogan (BBC New Comedy Awards) directed by Benjamin Gould (The Gap Year)

Join Rose and Bud as they discover what it means to be yourself, or maybe yourselves.

Rose+Bud is part of Pleasance Theatre's Edinburgh National Partnerships and is supported by the Lyric Theatre. This new play returns to the Naughton Stage before a highly anticipated run at Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Commedia of Errors (The Gap Year, I Am Maura, Shakespeare's Women) are proud to share Rose Coogan's debut play with Belfast audiences before their first Edinburgh Fringe run.

Produced with the support of the Lyric Theatre, Rose+Bud was developed through the Lyric's New Playwrights Programme and Scene+Heard. The production premiered at Dublin Fringe Festival.

Originally funded by Arts Council NI.

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  • Admission £15 - £20
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 8:00 - 9:00pm
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 8:00 - 9:00pm
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 3:00 - 4:00pm
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 8:00 - 9:00pm

Lyric Theatre

  • 55 Ridgeway Street
  • Belfast
  • Antrim
  • BT9 5FB

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