The Catalogue of Sexual Anxieties

      The three of us met at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland,

         a place that encouraged us to devise, create and take risks with our work.

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One typically rainy afternoon in Glasgow, we took refuge in a coffee shop, and with mugs in hand settled in knowing a typical converation would ensue. Discussing, debating and berating our love lives (or lack thereof). After many rounds of "Was it me?,"Oh you get that one straggly hair there too? "Does your orgasm face look as weird as mine?" It soon became apparent just how many overlaps in sexual anxieties there were, despite our ethnic, sexual, cultural, and religious differences. We also pondered how women dealt with the same issues throughout history, especially given any outspoken thought could deem a women "hysterical".

 

 It was here an idea for a show began to form.

Our ambition was to normalize the abnormal!

By airing out our own sexual anxieties, we hoped to bring light to issues that all women face.​

 lifes too bloody short to worry about vagina size alone!

The Catalogue of Sexual Anxieties incorporates Cabaret, Musical Theatre, Burlesque, Sketch comedy, Spoken word poetry, and melded all together to create a unique piece of theatre with an original score inspired by The Andrews Sisters.The traditional, three part harmony swing/boogie-woogie style  makes a commentary on hegemonic femininity as well as cultural intersectionality. We lean into the stark juxtaposition between this tight feminine style and our raunchy satirical lyrics.  

 

Covid unfortunately turned this industry on its head, and due to this, our first draft was written remotely. No small feat we can tell you. But with the help of family, friends, and investors, we raised enough funds to complete our show in Paris, France.

The three of us have had the honour to collaborate with established composer Patrice Peyrieras, who elevated our lyrics with his genius. We spent weeks orchestrating and recording the music at a beautiful studio in Limoges, an inspiring period of time, with plans to go back and complete a full cast recording in the near future!

 In addition we’ve had the pleasure of working with choreographer Millard Hurley, photographer Geraldine Alexeline, and videographer Stephane Abenaqui who have all helped in the making of this show and its vision.

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The show is a true passion project, and has been a light at the end of a dark tunnel for all of us. Producing our own work hasn’t been easy, we've had to delve into the past present and future to conquer our sexual fears,

all for your comedic pleasure!

 But truly, we had no idea how much creative fulfilment this project would bring.

 The Catalogue is hilarious, self deprecating and the kind of work that needs to be put out there,

so strap in and strap on, because we can't wait to share it!