ACID’S REIGN
PLEASANCE THEATRE 2025
the climate crisis cabaret from Relish Theatre
“Fusing familiar pop, Broadway and original musical numbers, this is a disarmingly poignant show that queries how the arts address issues around climate change”
“Acid’s Reign is an ambitious, gripping and creative celebration of queer art, which carries an important moral lesson”
How are you planning to save the world? The clock’s ticking...
The Climate Queens are ready to fight for their future with the help of a little drag magic - but the hot-headed, cold-hearted Alex Acid has other ideas. Fuelled by desperation, greed and a good dollop of corporate interest, will Acid reign? When your voice is drowned out, is it easier to just light a fuse and watch the world burn?
ACID’S REIGN is a new musical queering and querying the climate discourse, exploring the stories we tell about the climate crisis and the compromises we make to tell them.
“What a revelation from Relish Theatre, and a celebration indeed of the LGBTQ experience”
“With its razor-sharp wit, breathtaking performances, and unshakable heart, Acid’s Reign is a must-see. It’s a show that doesn’t just entertain—it inspires, provokes, and ignites. ”
Produced by Morag Davies
Written by Evie Fehilly & Luke Howarth
Based on a Play by James McDermott
From an original idea by James McDermott & Rob Ellis
Directed by Luke Howarth
Composition and Musical Direction by Gabriel Chernick
Choreography by David Allwood
CREATIVE TEAM
General Manager | Rob Ellis
Production Manager | Pete Rickards for eStage
Associate Producers | Ben Quashie and Pleasance Theatre
Assistant Producer | Ella Dale
Set & Costume Design | Caitlin Mawhinney
Lighting Design | Catja Hamilton
Sound Designe | Julian Starr
Associate Sound Design | Harry Carnaby
LX Programmers | Ariane Nixon, Jacob Shooter
Casting Director | Matt Sheppard
Artist Wellbeing Coordinators | Lou Platt & Haydn Forde for the Artist Wellbeing Company
Marketing Assistant | Pippa Conway
Company Stage Manager | Reuben Bojang
Assistant Stage Manager | Danae Crawford
Sound No.1 | Chadrak Lousiela
CAST
Alex Acid | Joshua Oakes-Rogers
Ria Listic/Mother Nature | Gigi Zahir/Crayola
Dina Mite/Sea | Scarlett Harlett
Micky/Land | Jamie Fuxx
Olive/Bean/Air | Ash Weir
BAND
Musical Director/Keys | Gabriel Chernick
Guitar | Charlie Laffer
Bass | Alex Maynard
Drums | Andy Campbell Smith
