Love Bites

<p data-start=183 data-end=218><strong data-start=183 data-end=218>Cupid is having a terrible day.</strong></p> <p data-start=220 data-end=397>Midsummer night in Edinburgh and the God of Love is drunk crying on a park bench and beginning to suspect that humans have made love far more complicated than it needs to be.</p> <p data-start=399 data-end=696>Across one chaotic day <strong data-start=423 data-end=437>Love Bites</strong> follows a series of funny awkward and unexpectedly tender encounters: playground crushes disastrous attempts at asking someone out intense friendships break-ups jealousy grief secret longing and the strange courage it takes to say how you really feel.</p> <p data-start=698 data-end=941>Originally commissioned by Strange Town for its youth theatre and developed from workshops with young performers Sam Siggs' play captures love from a teenage perspective: messy embarrassing hopeful confusing and sometimes painfully funny.</p> <p data-start=943 data-end=1169>With a flexible ensemble cast short connected scenes and adaptable characters <strong data-start=1023 data-end=1037>Love Bites</strong> is an ideal choice for schools youth theatres and drama groups looking for a contemporary play with strong roles for young actors.</p> <p data-start=1171 data-end=1187><strong data-start=1171 data-end=1187>Perfect for:</strong></p> <ul data-start=1189 data-end=1374> <li data-section-id=7kx48s data-start=1189 data-end=1218>Youth theatre productions</li> <li data-section-id=mhdsy8 data-start=1219 data-end=1247>School drama departments</li> <li data-section-id=j7gdfv data-start=1248 data-end=1272>Ensemble performance</li> <li data-section-id=nig6q1 data-start=1273 data-end=1291>Teenage actors</li> <li data-section-id=xaqjsf data-start=1292 data-end=1328>Short scene work and class study</li> <li data-section-id=tz9ubx data-start=1329 data-end=1374>Flexible casting and mixed-ability groups</li> </ul> <p data-start=1376 data-end=1543>Funny fast-moving and full of heart <strong data-start=1414 data-end=1428>Love Bites</strong> is a play about love in all its strange chaotic forms - because growing up is awkward and love is rarely simple.</p> <p class=p1>Cast Size: Mixed cast of 18: 7 female 11 male (flexible)</p> <p class=p1>Recommended for performers aged 14-16</p> <p class=p1>Running Time 60 minutes</p>