When Lyle began medically transitioning, he knew to expect muscles, a deeper voice, body hair. What he wasn’t prepared for were the growls in his throat. The full moon blackouts. The rage. With werewolves making up a significant amount of the male population, he’s far from alone. But how does he balance monstrosity and manhood?

Lycanthropy explores the places where trans masculine experiences meet toxic masculinity and asks the question, what does it mean to be a man?

A work-in-progress spoken-word theatre show written and performed by Gray Crosbie. Developed with funding from Creative Scotland and The National Lottery.

BSL interpreted

Gray Crosbie is a Glasgow-based writer and spoken word poet who performs regularly at poetry events, cabaret nights, and festivals around the UK. They work with BBC The Social to create short poetry films and in 2020 wrote the UK’s first poetry party political broadcast for The Scottish Green Party. Their pamphlet of flash fiction, “Love, Pan-Fried”, was published in 2019 by Knight Errant Press.

Find them at facebook.com/plantpoweredpoet

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