STARS

A Tamasha and Brixton House Co-Production

Winner of ‘Best New Play’ at the Offies 2024, STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey, the hilarious and moving mix of celebratory Black and Queer empowerment and arousal, is back! 

‘Free your behind and your mind will follow!’ 

‘I saw stars, the earth moved! Ain’t that what people say? Where else do all the orgasms go?!’   

Meet Mrs: an old lady who goes into outer space… in search of her own orgasm.

Her quest is sparked by three encounters: Maryam – a young neighbour who befriends MRS and discloses a devastating secret; Maxi – her larger-than-life ex-colleague who reveals she has a ‘superpower’; and Shahana – a would-be lesbian lover in a launderette who offers Mrs two drops of her own pressed lavender and a smile that says, ‘I handle delicates with care’.  

Performed by one woman and a live DJ, with projected animations, we join in an old woman’s search for her lost orgasm, spanning across outer space, with dustings of African mythology and folklore in an unabashedly queer, intersex and feminist rallying call. STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey is the critically acclaimed sensitive and joyful show about desire, touch and reclaiming your pleasure. Featuring music by Sun Ra, Jamila Woods, Floating Points, and more. And on a special late night, the space transforms into a celebratory club night after the show, with multiple DJs and accessible for all.  

A ‘concept album on stage’, the experimental and expansive STARS is written by internationally acclaimed theatremaker, artist and Alfred Fagon award-winner, Mojisola Adebayo (Family Tree (Actors Touring Company), Moj of the Antarctic: An African Odyssey (Lyric Hammersmith), Muhammad Ali and Me (Ovalhouse), Oranges and Stones (Ashtar Theatre, Ramallah), Desert Boy (Albany Theatre), I Stand Corrected (Artscape, South Africa), The Interrogation of Sandra Bland (Bush Theatre), Wind / Rush Generation(s) (National Theatre) and Nothello (Coventry Belgrade)). 

★★★★★
The Stage

★★★★★
All That Dazzles

★★★★★
StageTalk Magazine

★★★★
The Times

Age Guidance: 14+

Please note: Contains strong language, sexual content and loud music.

Originally produced by Tamasha and The Institute of Contemporary Arts