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“Powerful and well-thought through…a queer hidden gem.” –BroadwayWorld
A young trans man, struggling as he begins his medical transition, drops out of university and retreats to his quiet hometown. His friends are gone. The neighbors are watching. His body is changing faster than he can make sense of it…until a midnight screening of Frankenstein offers him a strange kind of salvation. Staring into the monster’s big, dead, sad eyes, something finally clicks: for the first time, he feels seen.
Vivid, witty, and humane, Dear Young Monster is Pete MacHale’s debut solo show, delving into fear, otherness, and what it means to embrace being the monster the world keeps telling you that you are.
“A truly important piece of theatre…deeply impactful for all audiences, no matter their age, sex or gender.”
–Bristol 24/7
“Bold, poetic, and unflinchingly honest, an hour of theatre that leaves you breathless and thinking long after the lights come up…MacHale brilliantly illustrates the claustrophobia of being trapped in a body that feels alien, the yearning to be understood, and the fear of being seen as monstrous.”
–All That Dazzles
“Compelling…an enlightening and engaging insight into what it is to be a trans person.”
–StageTalk Magazine
“Deeply personal and well crafted.”
–Theatre and Tonic
“A powerful, focused monologue…more than earns its rapturous reception.”
–Lou Reviews
“An insightful look at what it is truly like to live as a transgender person–both the struggles and the joys. It should be compulsory viewing for everyone–especially young people.”
–Reviews Hub
“A unique piece of theatre describing one person’s trans experience with honesty, authenticity and power…extraordinary.”
–Everything Theatre
“Multi-layered, funny, touching, and poignant…as important as it is enjoyable and entertaining.”
–Fairy Powered Productions
Pete MacHale is an actor and writer. His debut solo show, Dear Young Monster, was first staged at the Bristol Old Vic in 2024 before playing at London’s Soho Theatre in 2025.