HOMOBESITY: How my fat gay body made me
Written, directed and performed by Connor O'Donoghue
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HOMOBESITY is the sometimes hilarious and sometimes sad story of Connor, who has spent forty years living in a world in conflict with his fat gay body. It's the story of his struggles for self-acceptance and for acceptance from others, where his homosexuality came up against resistance in his Irish Catholic home and school, and where being thin evaded him in a society antagonistic to fat people.
He tells the story of finding himself welcomed in communities of straight men, and then finding new aspects of himself in the little-known world of gay fat fetishists online and in London, and he explores the highs and lows of his experience of having weight loss surgery.
In this one-man show, which premiered at Brighton Fringe 2022, Connor narrates a series of raw, but also humorous, episodes in his life, showing how his body and the world's reaction to it shaped him as a person. It’s a show that’s a lot about being fat and a lot about being gay, but it’s a show that should resonate for anyone who has ever felt that they don’t fit in in the world where they’re living.
“Homobesity is ultimately a wonderful tale of a normal man bravely sharing his story with strangers. Maybe it’s Connor’s way of ridding himself of his demons. Maybe it’s just a realisation he had a story to tell. Whatever the reasons behind the show, it really is something worth seeing.”
EVENT DETAILS
Friday 10th March 2023
7.30pm
Tickets £10 / £12 + fees (Pay What You Can available)
Content warnings: Strong language, adult and sexual themes, eating disorders. Recommended age 16+