Tender is a gripping, surreal thriller-romance that challenges familiar queer love story tropes as it moves to the Bush Theatre’s main stage. Ivy appears to have her life neatly mapped out—with a home, a boyfriend, and a clear future—yet she is haunted by something she left behind in her childhood. Meanwhile, Ash, newly free from a painful relationship, struggles to move forward while unsettled by strange occurrences in her new flat, where even the walls seem alive. When the two women meet, their connection quickly deepens into an intense infatuation, but an unseen presence threatens to unravel everything. This expanded production reunites the creative team behind the sold-out 2024 Studio run, with playwright Eleanor Tindall and director Emily Aboud returning to bring this haunting and emotionally charged story back to the stage for a limited engagement.