Narcissistic Reflections on a Queer Childhood
Our show is a musical-comedy-solo-queer cabaret, mainly about what it says on the tin – growing up queer. Of course, though, those three words mean a lot more than anything that fits inside of a tin. They mean very specific things to different people. So, the show is really Kit's exploration as a trans-masculine actor, performer, writer and singer-songwriter of the relationship between his gender and performance. Reflecting on his childhood now, as a young actor, Narcissistic Reflections on a Queer Childhood asks the question – what happens when playing and becoming others makes you feel more yourself?
The sold out first performance of the show (Corpus Playroom Cambridge, November 2023) was enthusiastically received, gaining praises for its “sheer propensity and variation” and the “impressive disbandment of tradition not only in the blatant identity of the show, but in the thorough yet exciting structure and plethora of skill that is on display.” (Varsity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★)
The show was then selected to be a part of the Hope Theatre’s 2025 Write Club Festival, selling out it’s full run, and receiving praise for it’s “...swashbuckling defiance of categorisation” and recognising it as “a love letter to the acts of dressing up and playing pretend afforded us in youth” (A Young(ish) Perspective ★★★★). It was then selected by the artistic directors at the Hope for a second full week run, for which it also again received acclaim: “This is confessional theatre at its finest—anchored in place, time, and lived experience” (Adventures in Theatreland ★★★★).
We are so excited to bring it to Lambeth Fringe!
Details
Writer: Kit Ford
Director: Bethan Draycott
Producer: Phoebe Constantine
Instagram: @narcissisticreflections_show
Date & Time: Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th October @9pm
Running Time: 70mins
Content warnings: Age 18+ Homophobia & Nudity
Latecomers may not be admitted. Ticket purchases are non refundable.
Concession prices apply to students; under 18s; pensioners; those on disability and unemployment benefits; Equity, BECTU & SDUK members.
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Venue
Venue: The Bread and Roses Theatre
Home of The Lambeth Fringe, The Bread & Roses, is an award-winning and innovative fringe pub theatre.
A 50-seat fringe venue above The Bread & Roses Pub, the theatre programs a wide-spread variety of productions for local as well as far-reaching audiences. Equality, diversity and artistic quality are at the forefront of the theatre's programming, which features in-house productions as well as many visiting companies. The theatre regularly hosts touring shows and has worked with award-winning ensembles with decades of experience but also frequently welcomes and supports emerging theatre-makers taking their first steps. The programme includes new writing, contemporary revivals, reinvented classics and occasionally also devised work, improvisational theatre, comedy events, family shows and physical theatre.
Theatre: Capacity 50, full rig, lighting desk and sound system. Projector and mics hireable.
Perfect for: Theatre, new-writing, WIP, solo shows and boundary pushing work.
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