"And I must say that this saying is not true, which teaches that when a lover is at hand the non-lover should be more favoured, because the lover is insane, and the other sane. For if it were a simple fact that insanity is an evil, the saying would be true; but in reality the greatest of blessings come to us through madness, when it is sent as a gift of the gods."
Socrates — Plato, Phaedrus, ~370 BC.
Who reveals the truths of the world and endlessly plays with its stubborn hierarchy? Archi invites a chorus of queer and trans performers to continue an oral tradition bridging over christianity and its empires. Divine Madness is an all-seeing cabaret for the mentally ill, a work of anger and joy, a necessity to make queerness our chosen spirituality.
Introducing:
Nawel as Orpheus, the hopeful everlasting.
Dre Spisto as The Furies, vengeful butches of old.
Ishmael Kirby as Dionysus, the deliriously addictive merrymaker.
Frank Bertoletti as Hermes, the original unproblematic twink.
Loren Dell'Arco as Cassandra, the truth seeker, the curse bearer.
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And Archi as Persephone, for after Winter must always come Spring.
SHOW INFO
Doors at 8pm.
Show starts at 8:15pm sharp (not drag time!).
Show ends around 9:30pm.
VENUE
The Pleasance Theatre (Studio)
Carpenters Mews, North Road, London N7 9EF
ACCESS
No step-free access to this space. 14 steps up from the bar area and toilets (wheelchair accessible through lift). Once in the space, there are a further 3 steps up to the back of the seating rake and a further 3 steps down (with a single handrail on the right hand side) as you approach the front of the stage.