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FutureQueer
LGBT+ + Cabaret House

FutureQueer

Part theatre, stand-up comedy, DIY queer lecture, pop-culture commentary, and meditation on disco music as a metaphor for queer survival. Basically….this show is camp AF.

‘Ooh, it's so good, it's so good It's so good, it's so good, it's so good. Ooh, I feel love, I feel love I feel love, I feel love, I feel love...’

It’s 2071….and the whole world is queer. Voguing and lip syncing are categories in the Olympics. There is a statue of George Michael on Hampstead Heath. And Starbucks own Pride (boo!).

Forty-seven years ago, in 1977, setting out to create the sound of the future, Donna Summer recorded queer anthem ‘I Feel Love’. But what will life REALLY be like for queer people in 2071, forty-seven years from now?

Armed with a vintage Donna Summer vinyl, playwright and performer Alexis Gregory decides to find out.

FutureQueer is part theatre, stand-up comedy, DIY queer lecture, pop-culture commentary, and meditation on disco music as a metaphor for queer survival. Basically….this show is camp AF. It’s also funny, moving, hard hitting, irreverent, provocative, and a very queer romp through an imagined LGBTQ+ future.

CAST & CREATIVES

Alexis Gregory’s widely acclaimed, previous show solo show on queer activism across the decades, ‘Riot Act’ originated at Kings Head Theatre in 2018. ‘FutureQueer’ sold out its Summer ‘23 Kings Head Theatre work-in-progress show, and in November ’23 received two pop-up performances at the Town Hall Hotel, Bethnal Green.

Alexis Gregory’s previous work includes: ‘Riot Act’ (Duchess Theatre (West End) / Kings Head Theatre / Arcola Theatre / Turbine Theatre / Crazy Coqs / four UK tours / online adaptation with Hackney Empire currently streaming globally via Broadway on Demand). ‘Sex/Crime’ (Soho Theatre / The Glory). ‘Safe’ (Soho Theatre, London Theatre Workshop, Norwich Theatre Royal, Reading Rep, online - Hackney Empire). ‘Slap’ (Theatre Royal Stratford East / Channel 4 pop-up theatre show).

PR: Chloe Nelkin Consulting

Photo credit: Adán Romero

Ticket Price

£10 - 15

WHEN

4 Feb - 2 Mar

WHERE

King's Head Theatre

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REVIEWS

Reviews for FutureQueer:

Attitude Magazine Top Pick - ‘The Best UK Theatre to see in Feb 2024’.

‘Powerful…absorbing…plenty of humour…meaningful’. - The Stage

‘Imaginative…thought-provoking…mind-expanding…fascinating’. - Ought To Be Clowns

‘Confident and assured…cheeky humour.’ - The Reviews Hub

‘Compelling…political, resolute, wide-ranging and thoughtful.’ - Queer Guru

 

Reviews for previous work:

‘Frank, warm and uninhibited’ - Evening Standard

‘Queer theatre doesn’t get more essential’ - Metro

‘Part of LGBTQ cultural heritage…a career defining performance’ - Attitude

‘One of the most moving pieces of new queer writing in London’ - Spy In The Stalls

‘What makes 'Riot Act' really work is Alexis Gregory’s utterly captivating delivery’ - Gay Times

‘Theatre at its simplest and at its best’ - British Theatre Guide

Previous top picks: Evening Standard, Metro, Time Out, Attitude, Sunday Express, i-D.

YOUR VISIT

Show running time: 60 mins.


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