French Letters and Leather Cleaner
Friday 10 February from 7:30pm to 9pm Saturday 11 February from 7:30pm to 9pm Sunday 12 February from 5pm to 6:30pm Wednesday 15 February from 7:30pm to 9pm Friday 17 February from 7:30pm to 9pm Saturday 18 February from 7:30pm to 9pm Sunday 19 February from 5pm to 6:30pm Tuesday 21 February from 7:30pm to 9pm Wednesday 22 February from 7:30pm to 9pm Friday 24 February from 7:30pm to 9pm
Previews: Friday 10 February 7:30pm Saturday 11 February 7:30pm Sunday 12 February 5:00pm Opening Night: Wednesday 15 February 7:30pm PLEASE NOTE: This ticketing link is used for all shows presented at KXT on Broadway during Sydney WorldPride. Please cross-check your chosen date via the key on the ticketing site to ensure you purchase tickets for your intended show.
An ageing shop owner, a savvy twenty-something, a jaded drag queen and a straight Inner West couple spend an evening in an adult store.
Once a haven for Sydney’s lost souls, today “French Letters” is an adult store in decline. Sales are down, gentrification is up, and store owner Robbie is on the verge of selling to developers. Thrust together one evening, a band of unlikely friends discover that they may have more in common than it first appears (ulterior motives aside). Sometimes it takes stepping outside of your comfort zone to find the community you’ve been looking for.
The world premiere of French Letters and Leather Cleaner explores the commodification of queer spaces without taking itself too seriously. This is a farce, after all.
Developed through Fruit Box Theatre’s RIPE Development Program and presented during Sydney WorldPride in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company.
CAST & CREATIVES
Writer Laurent Auclair
Director Sean Landis
Producer Emily Henderson
Executive Producers Madeleine Gandhi and Sean Landis
Set & Costume Designer Soham Apte
Lighting Designer Kate Baldwin
Sound Designer Sam Cheng
Assistant Director and Props Clay Crighton
Stage Manager Alex Bryant
Dramaturg Rowan Brunt
AV Matthew Miceli Photography
Kris Robbie Wardhaugh
Charmaine Kayla-Rose De Sousa
Andy Marty Quinn
Santi Mat Oldaker
Robbie Dennis Clements
Special Thanks Em Small, Millsya Theda, Sarah Carroll, Shopfront Arts, Adult Smart, and SB&W Foundation