Regular Contrast

High Contrast
Colour

Greyscale
Audio Player Hidden

Audio Player Visible

At CPT we are committed to ensuring the best possible experience for all artists, audience members and other visitors to our space. We welcome customers and artists with disabilities and are pleased to assist you in your visit.

If you have any questions or enquiries, please do get in touch by phone at 020 7419 4841 or email at foh@cptheatre.co.uk.

Why a Black Woman Will Never Be Prime Minister

Tue 22 Oct - Sat 9 Nov at 7.15pm (and 3pm matinee on 9 Nov)

Maria Machado presents

Now, and at the Hour of Our Death, Amen

Tue 19 - Wed 20 Nov at 9pm

Tickets £8-£12 (+ booking fee)

Maria’s Catholic, homophobic, sweet grandmother is about to pass. During a night spent at the hospital, Maria, a very guilty lesbian, wonders if she should to come out to gran.

Get 25% off when you book more than one show across our Autumn Season (September - December 2024).

Maria’s very Catholic grandmother is dying. She prays for Maria to find a boyfriend every night. But Maria is gay, and she wants Granny to know, so that she doesn’t send a man looking for her from beyond the grave. But Granny is extremely homophobic and believes all gay people will burn in hell. Everyone in the family is against this. “Just let the old lady die in peace.” Is Maria selfish for wanting to tell Granny? Or a liar for keeping the truth? During a night spent at the hospital, Maria needs to make a decision. This autobiographical, comedic and absurdist piece is a reflection on growing up as a queer person in an extremely religious household and country - Brazil - and how we carry that Catholic guilt throughout our lives.