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Bottoming for Jesus

Michael R Speciàle


£13.50 (£12.50)

ZOO Southside

22:40
(1hr)
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A show about holes… and the lengths we go to fill them.

At fifteen, Michael R Speciàle converted himself to Mormonism – no missionaries required. A closeted gay teenager in the Pacific Northwest, he built an entire belief system to contain what he couldn’t face. Surprise! It didn’t work. Part stand-up, part cabaret, part sermon, part TED Talk, Speciàle transforms the theatre into a queer church of longing, doubt and spectacular failure through musical numbers, radical oversharing, whiteboard theology and of course, Judy Garland.

‘An audacious but essential work of art’ (WWeek.com). European Premiere.

Age Guidance: 18+

Content Warnings

  • Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes
  • Audience participation
  • Scenes of a sexual nature
  • Strong language/swearing
  • One loud noise
  • Explicit discussions of sexuality and religious themes throughout

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