Usually, disabled people are just trying to do the right thing. But what if they weren’t? What if they were out to make as much money as possible from non-disabled, anxious people (like you)?
A lampooning of corporate identity politics from the award-winning, disabled-led theatre company FlawBored, written and performed by Samuel Brewer, Aarian Mehrabani and Chloe Palmer.
What has been the main way that publicity companies like ours have made money in the last five years? Trailblazers, and their lived experiences: Colin Kaepernick, Elliot Page, Greta Thunberg…
But what’s difficult about these people? What’s turning their quest for inclusion, somehow, into exclusion?
Simple, we can’t all be black, we can’t all be trans, and we can’t all be children. But we can all be Disabled.
FlawBored said: “It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure is a fully accessible show. Well, we think it is. We’re attempting to make it completely accessible. We’ve definitely spent a lot of (some might say too much) money on it. John the captioner hasn’t slept in a month. Utilising integrated audio description and captions, we’re going to accommodate the needs of every hypothetical audience member, without even knowing or asking what they might be. That’s good, right? We’re the good people?”
Developed with a healthy dose of scepticism and an unhealthy serving of cynicism It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure examines ableism and the fetishisation of identity through the first-hand experiences of disabled people.
Soho Theatre (Soho Upstairs), 21 Dean Street, London, W1D 3NE
Monday 24 April – Saturday 13 May 2023
7pm (Matinees on 29 April and 13 May, 3 pm)
Admission: £10-20
Booking: www.Sohotheatre.com
