HOMILY is a GOD HATES (insert overused slur) sign on fire. It’s a bible covered in red glitter. It’s sneaking one too many sips of the communion wine and exploring a dark fantasy of a life that could have been. HOMILY is a semi-autobiographical work by emerging theatre-maker, El Waddingham and seeks to divulge their experience growing up as a queer person in the Catholic Church. Written in the same traditional form of a Catholic homily, it is an adaptation of Everyman, a 15th-century Christian morality play by an unknown author following Everyman’s attempt to repent for a hedonistic life after being told he is going to die.

Enter their drag persona, Lady Diana, as THE PREACHER, a repressed, confused creature of the dark who goes on an emotionally intensive journey of self-discovery, reflecting El’s own path to acceptance. It deals with how religion interacts with the psyche of a young person, and the different ways in which internalised homophobia and religious conditioning impact the queer identity. HOMILY is unafraid to tell hard truths about our religious identity as a nation, and celebrate being queer as hell!

Duration: 1 hour with no interval