The Union flag is an object of sexual desire, is it? Don't be absurd

The Union flag is an object of sexual desire, is it? Don't be absurd

Glasgow’s Tron Theatre is set to stage East Belfast-based absurdist play Fleg, in which a central character imagines the Union flag to be an object of sexual desire.

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