
IT'S A MOTHERF**KING PLEASURE
★★★★★
BROADWAY BABY
★★★★★
QUEER REVIEW
★★★★
THE STAGE
★★★★
TO DO LIST
★★★★
FEST
★★★★★
THE TIMES
★★★★★
BINGE FRINGE
★★★★
THREE WEEKS
★★★★★
WEST END BEST FRIEND
★★★★
THE LIST
“A REMARKABLE WHIRLWIND OF A SHOW"
Boston Globe
"A STUNNINGLY INVENTIVE SATIRE"
The Times
"THE THEATRICAL EQUIVALENT OF RIDING A ROLLERCOASTER"
The Stage
"A SCORCHING TAKEDOWN OF COMMODIFIED IDENTITY POLITICS AND ABLE ANXIETY"
The Washington Post
“GLEEFULLY IRREVERENT"
The Washington Post
"RIDICULOUSLY ENTERTAINING"
The Stage

Usually, disabled people just want to do the right thing. But what if they didn’t?
What if they were out to make as much money as possible from the guilt of non-disabled, anxious people (like you)?
At RIZE PR, Tim, Ross and Helen come up with a plan to make disability a mainstream commodity, an experiential product that straight, white non-disabled people can buy. But it turns out, it's easier than they thought and it quickly begins to spiral out of control.
Meanwhile, Chloe, Sam and Aarian are just trying to deliver a fully accessible show. But there's a problem: John the Captioner has gone rogue and some access provisions begin to conflict with others, raising the question of whether there even is such a thing as a 'fully accessible' show.
A scathing satire on the monetisation of identity politics.
Written by Aarian Mehrabani, Samuel Brewer, Chloe Palmer and Josh Roche
Director - Josh Roche
Produced by Hannah Smith
Design - Cara Evans
Video Design - Dan Light
Lighting Design - Alex Musgrave
Sound Design - Calum Perrin
Stage & Production Manager - Beatrice Galloway
Vaults Festival, 2023
Soho Theatre, 2023
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, UNTAPPED AWARD WINNER, 2023
New Diorama, 2024
Brighton Dome, 2024
Leeds Playhouse, 2024
Northern Stage, 2024
Bristol Old Vic 2024
Southbank Centre, 2024
Performed by
Aarian Mehrabani
Chloe Palmer
Samuel Brewer
INTERNATIONAL
Det Andre Teatre, Oslo, 2023
Arca Theatre, Belgium, 2024
Soho Playhouse, NYC, 2024
Woolly Mammoth, Washington DC, 2025
Arts Emerson, Boston, 2025
IT'S A MOTHERF**KING PLEASURE was kindly supported by Arts Council England, Theatre Deli, Camden People's Theatre, Wildcard and Watermill Theatre.
