Tramway
Take Me Somewhere | Patrick Blenkarn + Milton Lim - asses.masses
- Tickets
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£15/ £10
- Box office telephone
- Dates and times
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Sunday 26th Oct 2025
12:00pm
Part of Take Me Somewhere Festival, 15 to 26 October
The unemployed donkeys have one demand: the humans must surrender their machines and give all donkeys their jobs back. But revolution is never easy!
asses.masses is a custom-made video game about labour, technophobia and sharing the load of revolution, designed to be played from beginning to end in a live theatre. This is gaming as performance; an immersive, cheeky and highly original work. Brave spectators take turns at the controller to lead the herd through a post-Industrial society, where asses are valued more for their hides than their potential.
Confronting automation driven job loss, nostalgia as a barrier to progress, and the role of technology in adaptation, we are encouraged to find space between the work that defines us and the play that frees us.
asses.masses is Animal Farm meets Pokémon meets Final Fantasy: as exciting in form as it is in content. No previous gaming (or donkey) experience required.
We encourage you to stay for the entire duration, to go on a journey together, from start to finish. The experience is not designed for audiences to come and go anytime, or to arrive late. Intermissions take place every two episodes, approximately every 1.5 hours, with food and drink provided all day.
Recommended for ages 14+
ACCESS
This performance is highly visual with no spoken text. All language is visual, with written text based prompts integrated into the performance. A BSL interpreter will be present during breaks for conversational BSL.
This performance is a durational video game, played collectively by the audience.
7 + hours with regular intermissions serving food and drink.
This show embraces some elements of a Relaxed Performance. For assess.masses, this means :
Audiences can leave and re-enter the theatre
Audiences are welcome to move, tic, stim or make noise
House lights never fully go down
A pre-show access information guide and social story is available
A breakout space will be available pre, during and after the show
Ear Defenders, Ear Plugs and Dark Glasses will be available to borrow
Visit the Take Me Somewhere Festival Access Page
Sensory notes:
Flashing Lights
Rapid Moving Images
Audience Participation
Content:
References to violence
Strong Language
Simulated Sex (human)
Simulated Sex (donkey)
Police Brutality
Reference to Drug Use
Reference to Suicide
Credits
Co-direction, Text, Programming, Pixel Art, 2D Animation: Patrick Blenkarn (Canada)
Co-direction, Text, Sound Design, Video, Shaders, 3D Visual Effects: Milton Lim (Canada)
Dramaturgy, Text, Touring Producer: Laurel Green (Canada)
Original Music, Sound Design: David Mesiha (Canada)
Pixel Art, 2D Animation: Clarissa Picolo (Brazil)
Pixel Art, 2D Animation: William Roth (France)
3D Environments: Ariadne Sage (Germany)
Additional Programming: Samuel Reinhart (USA)
Tour Operators: Patrick Blenkarn, Milton Lim, Laurel Green, David Mesiha, Stéphane Noel
International Distribution: Stéphane Noël / Materialise
Created with support from Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, The Theatre Centre, VIVO Media Arts, Embassy of Canada to Argentina and Paraguay.
Developed with the funding support from Creative BC, the British Columbia Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts.
Produced in association with the National Arts Centre of Canada’s National Creation Fund.
Booking Information
Tickets subject to transaction fees: £1.50 online, £1.75 by phone
Dispatch Charges
E-tickets - Free of charge
Fulfilment Fee - £1.95
Transaction Charges apply as follows
- Online up to £1.50
- Phone up to £1.75
- Counter/ In Person: Free
Tickets Booking Line:
0141 353 8000.
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Accessibility guides
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Large Print and Braille programme material available upon request.
Some performances may also be BSL interpreted, audio described or have further assistance available. Access information for individual events is included in their event listing.
Accessible toilets
Accessible toilets are available on all three levels of Tramway, and come equipped with handrails and emergency pull cords. Please contact Tramway prior to your visit if you have any additional requirements
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome. We can provide a bowl of water for an assistance dog. The assistance dog toilet area is located to the rear of the building.
Assistance dogs are allowed in the auditorium.
Wheelchair access
There is level access to all Tramway spaces and the cafe, with lift access to the upper spaces.
There are designated spaces for wheelchair users in the theatre.
Baby changing
Baby changing facilities are available on the ground floor
Baby feeding
Breastfeeding is welcome at Tramway
Cafe or restaurant
Full table service is not available. Food or drinks can be ordered at the counter and will be brought to the table.
No tables are permanently fixed. No chairs are permanently fixed.
Menus are hand held only, but are clearly presented in contrasting colours. Menus are not available in Braille.
Parking
On street only
Photography and video recording
At times, Glasgow Life will be on the premises to film and take photos.
The public are only permitted to record and take photos where explicit permission has been granted in advance.
Free wifi
There is free Wi-Fi available at Tramway, which you can access by registering through Facebook or an online form. Once registered, you can access free Wi-Fi whenever you are at Tramway.
Location Map
Tramway is a post-industrial venue with a range of unique and versatile spaces, popular with private and corporate clients looking for a venue ‘with a difference’. Tramway is an ideal space for performances, exhibitions, private viewings, seminars, meetings and smaller scale functions.
Visit Tramway's venue hire web page to find out more.