A conclave is a spiritual gathering, wherein Cardinals are all locked up in the Vatican together to elect the next Pope from among their number. It is a time of sacred contemplation. It isn’t a war.
All the fighting has to be invisible. Obviously.
Before a conclave, each Cardinal must receive the sacrament of confession. Enter the confessional with one of these Princes of the Church: Cardinal Cvntvs, who should totally be the next spiritual leader of over a billion people! And who would never plot to take down his competitors–because Cvntvs’ Vatican is definitely not an endless repository of salacious queer drama, petty squabbles, and psychosexual, above-tepid rivalries. Nope.
This is serious shit.
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
