As part of the run of Bootycandy, Gate Theatre is hosting its first ever Black Out performance. Black Out is a performance in which the theatre space is curated and held for Black audience members.
The UK premiere of Robert O’Hara‘s Bootycandy is a semi-autobiographical, kaleidoscopic, Black queer fever dream of connected vignettes, directed by Gate Theatre Associate Artist Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu (For Black Boys…)
The initiative was originated by American playwright Jeremy O. Harris during the Broadway run of Slave Play in 2019 (directed by Robert O’Hara, playwright of Bootycandy), and then brought to London during the run of his show Daddy at Almeida Theatre. because he felt it was important for Black theatregoers to be able to experience sitting in a theatre space where the whole audience looks like them. You can learn more about the initiative by clicking here.
While this performance has been curated specifically for Black audiences, no one is excluded from attending. Click here to read our FAQs.
