24/07/2026
Ahead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, playwright and actor Alistair Hall reflects on the relationship between Francis Bacon (artist) and George Dyer, the enduring myth of the tortured artist and the research that shaped BUGGERS.
Part personal essay and part exploration of one of modern art's most tumultuous relationships, Hall considers addiction, grief, q***r history and artistic ambition through the lens of Bacon's life and work.
Read the full piece now at ferocemagazine.com
Buggers runs at Pleasance Courtyard from 5–30 August as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.