Created and performed by Alexis Gregory.
‘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 2073….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-eight 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 2073, forty-eight 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 a savagely funny, moving, hard hitting, irreverent, provocative, and very queer romp through an imagined LGBTQ+ future.
FutureQueer received a mini-run at the brand new Kings Head Theatre (February 2024) going on to sell out its run.
Reviews for FutureQueer:
Attitude Magazine - Top Pick - ‘The best UK theatre to see’.
The Queer Review - included in ‘2024 LGBTQ+ highlights of the year’
‘Powerful…absorbing…plenty of humour…meaningful…Gregory has proved one of the most idiosyncratic and provocative queer artists on the British stage’ – 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
‘Alexis delivers 70 mins of rollercoaster information, futuristic adverts, well-researched material with style, speed and confidence….great fun’ - G Scene.
Praise for previous work:
‘Frank, warm and uninhibited’ – Evening Standard
‘Queer theatre doesn’t get more essential’ – Metro
‘This stand-out piece of theatre will become part of LGBTQ cultural heritage’ – Attitude
‘Theatre at its simplest and at its best’ - British Theatre Guide
Previous Top Picks: Evening Standard, Metro, Attitude, i-D, Sunday Express, Time Out.
Alexis Gregory is a queer theatre-maker, last seen at The Divine appearing opposite Jonny Woo in ‘Antony & Cleopatra; A Dream of Passion’. His plays include ‘Riot Act’, ‘Smoke’, ‘Sex/Crime’, ‘Safe’, and ‘Slap’, performed in the West End, across London at venues such as Soho Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Kings Head Theatre, Stratford East, Hackney Empire, throughout the country on multiple UK tours, and translated for international performance. Digital online adaptations of his work are currently streaming globally. His plays are published Bloomsbury imprint Methuen.
Production photo credit: Holly Revell.
Content: FutureQueer contains descriptions, and explorations, of some sensitive issues. Please contact Event Organiser for Trigger Warnings.
Access: Sadly, The Divine is currently not fully accessible.
The cabaret and club space are in the basement of the venue. There are 17 wide steps with slip resistant treads down to the space with sturdy handrails either side.
The toilets are in the basement and are not accessible for wheelchair users.
If you need further information, please refer to The Divine ‘About’ page on the website. www.thedivine.co.uk