HARRY MACKRILL

Pass the Note

Pass the Note - Script

Pass the Note script

Pass the Note - Artefacts

Pass the Note artefacts

Handwritten letters

Harry Mackrill theatre director Stamford

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026, addressed to 'Dear Chorus,' describing a childhood memory of receiving a red and gold sari from an older cousin, and the writer's parents allowing them to wear it to religious ceremonies. The letter recalls the song 'Maane Ka Gham Nahin Hai' from the film 'Deedar-E-Yaar,' sung by a concubine in a pink sari, ending tragically. The letter is written in black ink on light paper.

A handwritten note on a pale yellow paper, partially visible from the back side, reads: 'and costumes make their way into my drag show. Good luck! Yours in solidarity,'

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026 addressed to chorus, describing how the writer heard about 'Queer As Folk' at drama club, received an anonymous unlabeled videotape recorded from channel 4, but was too scared to watch it in 1999 at age fourteen due to lack of a videoplayer in their room.

Handwritten note on cream paper saying "I didn't watch 'Queer as Folk' until I was thirty. Regards -" with faint reverse text visible below.

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026 beginning with 'Dear Chorus,' describing watching the TV show 'Queer as Folk' on a small television inside a wardrobe with the volume turned low to avoid detection, highlighting no subtitles and switching off when the writer's mother came up the stairs; later watching the show on DVD with sound after moving to Bristol and getting a job. The letter ends with 'Yours -'.

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026, addressed to Chorus. The writer recalls watching 'Absolutely Fabulous' with their mum and sister, a boy at school asking if they liked the show, and feeling trapped after admitting they did. The letter ends with the writer acknowledging they had exposed something they shouldn't have and is signed 'Sincerely -'.

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026 addressed to Chorus, reflecting on how every parent who sent their child to a rural primary school has a tea towel with kids' self-portraits, recalling drawing a quick stick person at six years old while other children concentrated on detailed self-drawings.

Handwritten note on cream paper reading: 'That story makes me think of the first time someone said to me, "Your pencil case is gay." Yours, in hope —'.

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026, addressed to 'Chorkus,' describing childhood action figures called 'mannies' that were small plastic toys with rotating hips. The writer recalls lining them up and imagining interaction, noting fascination with their form but not sexual intent. The letter also mentions memories of being in an old house before parents divorced, lying on a bed, looking at a plug and socket, and thinking about how they fit together.

A handwritten note on cream-colored paper reading: "I remember thinking about how the plug fit perfectly into the socket. I must have been ten years old. I remember that wasn’t how I felt. I felt that I didn’t fit. I remember that but I don’t know what that means. Good luck and thanks—"

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026, addressed to 'Dear Chorus,' describing a teenage bedroom cork board where the writer pinned posters and photos from music magazines of pop bands like Steps, S Club 7, and S Club Juniors. The writer recalls a picture of Lee Latchford-Evans from Steps showing his pubic hair, which they never pinned on the wall. The letter ends with a memory of the writer's older brothers gifting them a FHM magazine as a secret Christmas present.

Handwritten note on pale paper reading: 'I took all the posters of the pop stars down and put up pictures from that film instead. What my family remember now is how I would teach everyone dance routines to songs by steps. It's funny how different it is for them. Yours faithfully'.

Photograph of a handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026, starting with 'Dear Chorus,' and describing childhood feelings of being different, obsession with the music group Take That, and following what others at school were doing.

Handwritten note on cream paper saying: 'Amazing how we just carry on even when we feel like we don't fit in. Yn tach! (Goodbye)'

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026, addressed to Chorus, describing a personal memory about buying a first gay magazine in Paris at age fourteen, and reflections on hiding it to avoid being found out.

A handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026 addressed to 'Chorus,' describing the writer's experience living between Basildon and Billericay, borrowing books via an inter-library loan scheme, and reading 'At Your Own Risk' by Derek Jarman during summer, including remembering laying on the grass, reading, and an incident where someone shouted "THAT'S GAY" at them on the school bus, leading to not taking the book to school.

A handwritten note on a white folded paper with the text: 'after that. I'm obsessed with Janson now and it started back then. Thank you very much. Best -'.

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026 discussing a fondness for the Spice Girls, mentioning a favorite member named Geri, describing a GCSE art project involving a portrait in Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe style, and recounting an English project presentation about a book read during summer holidays, specifically Geri's autobiography.

Photograph of a handwritten note on a yellowish paper. The note talks about not admitting to reading Geri's book, lying about not doing work, a teacher's comment about changed behavior, being called disruptive by teachers but needing popularity for safety, and removing Spice Girls posters when friends visited. The note ends with 'Yours faithfully'.

A handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026 addressed to Chorus, describing a move during secondary school, a dance teacher introducing the album 'Under the Pink' by Tori Amos and assigning a solo dance to 'Cornflake Girl,' and parents buying the album as a treat after the move.

Handwritten letter on cream paper describing the writer's experience of finding it hard to make friends at a new school, falling in love with a girl who was a fan of Tori Amos, and her writing that 'I don't think you love me but you love what I represent to you.' The writer reflects on not understanding how profound that was at the time and closes with 'With best wishes.'

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026 addressed to Chorus describing a memory of being on a municipal bus outside Oxford, noticing a newspaper with The Chippendales on the cover, and recalling avoiding watching The Chippendales on TV in the 1990s.

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026 describing the author's childhood obsession with The Chronicles of Narnia, especially the White Witch, mentioning watching the BBC adaptation and dressing up with crowns, wands, and petticoats made by their mother to become the White Witch, and recalling playing tennis only while wearing the petticoats.

Handwritten letter dated 11th July 2026 addressed to Chorus, describing the writer's experience using an A1 folder covered in pictures of Mariah Carey from a magazine during art GCSE, finding a phone number for gay phone sex chatlines, and having their first experience talking with an openly gay person.

Pass the Note - Warm up

Pass the Note – Reading section 28, cruising the archive

Pass the Note - Shirt signing

Pass the Note - On stage rehearsal

Pass the Note - Look at me class photo end of session