A leopard-print performer sprawls across a cube prop with one leg extended as magenta beams and stage haze fill the set.

Pleasance London, Main House Cabaret2026

Acid's Reign

The Production

A riotous queer drag climate musical from Relish Theatre in association with Pleasance, following a radical drag supergroup whose activism, community and ideals are tested when public attention fades, funding falters and commercial success comes calling.

45 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Luke Howarth
Musical Director: Alex Maynard
Choreographer: David Allwood
Lighting Design: Catja Hamilton
Set Design: Good Teeth
Costume Design: Harry Whitfield
Sound Design: Dan Samson

A crowned performer in gold and black holds a phone to their mouth under cool blue light.

Four performers stride forward in sync under bright blue overhead beams, arms and costumes flaring outward.

A performer in a blue tracksuit sits alone in a pool of light on an otherwise dark stage.

A leopard-print performer stands centered inside a bulb-lit rectangular frame, backlit by a pale circular projection.

Three performers in red, grey and blue costumes lean close together with wary expressions.

Performers are silhouetted behind a banner reading End Fossil Fuels Now under saturated red and blue stage lights.

A blue-suited performer leans forward singing into a microphone, framed by a bright doorway behind.

A crowned performer kicks one leg high inside a lit rectangular frame while other performers watch from the sides.

Three seated performers in red, green and gold costumes face one another in an animated close exchange.

Four performers dance across the stage under blue beams, framed by speakers and a glowing doorway.

A leopard-print performer grimaces intensely with both fists raised in purple stage light.

A gold-robed performer stands front and centre under blue and red light, hands held neatly at their waist.

A performer in yellow caution-tape costume strikes a dramatic kneeling pose against a poster-covered wall.

A performer in yellow lies stretched across the floor in a deep lunge while others stand within a lit frame behind.

Two performers sit face to face in an intimate exchange, one in silver spikes and one in a sleeveless black costume.

A small group gathers at the back of the stage under a single white downlight, surrounded by dark postered walls.

A leopard-hooded performer rests at a desk with an open book while a yellow-coated figure stands blurred in the background.

A pink-costumed performer with a tall white wig sings into a hand microphone under a cool overhead light.

A black-clad performer sings at centre while two figures stand in silhouette inside the glowing frame behind.

An ensemble in vivid costumes stands shoulder to shoulder, with a gold-robed performer centered at the front.

A green-dressed performer leans toward the audience from darkness, face and hands lit by a tight spotlight.

A group of performers charges forward with raised arms and placards under red and blue lights.

A performer in a metallic silver spiked jacket stares ahead in a tight blue-lit portrait.

A silver-spiked performer sits alone on a stool in a blue wash, isolated against a dark stage.

A red-and-white costumed performer leans in toward a gold-robed performer who raises one hand mid-conversation.

A crowned performer in a black bodysuit stands alone in a glowing red bulb-framed set.

A performer in a sheer green outfit raises both hands as seated performers behind watch from the stage.

A fur-draped performer crouches at the front of the stage while the ensemble moves behind in warm red light.

Two seated performers, one in black and one in green, sit quietly side by side in low stage light.

Three performers crowd around a white box prop, one holding a small sign as warm light catches their faces.

A leopard-print performer grips the sides of a circular-lit frame, staring out from inside the set.

A pink-costumed performer sits at a desk while a crowned performer in black stands beside them against the lit set.

A blue-suited performer stands alone at centre stage beneath a wide overhead spotlight, with seated figures at the sides.

A silhouetted figure stands amid blue beams and floor equipment, facing the glowing frame from downstage.

A black-clad performer addresses the audience at centre stage while others stand behind under blue light.

A leopard-hooded performer bends over a seated performer in a yellow coat at a desk with an open book.

The ensemble stretches across the stage in a hand-linked formation beneath warm amber lights.

A crowned performer in a black bodysuit poses in a narrow pool of blue light with figures dim behind.

Four performers sit closely together, including one in a tall leopard hood, reacting with tense comic focus.

A crowned performer sits small and centered within the large lit frame and moonlike circular projection.

A crew member in a black T-shirt adjusts the gold-robed performer’s costume beneath a bright backlight.

A green feathered performer sings centre stage with the ensemble spread behind in red and blue light.

A performer in a black outfit sings into a hand microphone at the front as brightly costumed performers fill the stage behind.

Performers gather low across the stage in a playful tableau while a pink-costumed figure stands framed behind them.

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