Where Do All The Quiet Gays Go? The Hope Theatre
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What happens if you don’t see yourself and your experiences in the queer community depicted? You create your own show! That’s exactly what Rob Cattanach has done in Where Do All the Quiet Gays Go? which you will find at The Hope Theatre on 11 and 12 August. Tickets and more information available here.
But before then, we sat down to have a quiet word with Rob to find out what we can expect from the show.
What can audiences expect from the show?
Where Do All The Quiet Gays Go? is a joyful queer romcom: expect laughter, awkwardness and acceptance. One of the world’s first romcoms to have an asexual protagonist, Where Do All The Quiet Gays Go? provides much needed positive representation to the asexual community giving a romcom narrative to an identity that has never had one before. There’s a head-over-heels crush, shocking self-discovery and the existential question: where do all the quiet gays go?
Is Camden Fringe going to be the show’s first time on stage, or have you already performed elsewhere?
Where Do All The Quiet Gays Go? had its world premiere at Brighton Fringe last year and had a two-night London run last autumn, but since then has been expanded with brand new never seen before scenes debuting at Camden Fringe.
What was your inspiration behind the show?
The first spark of inspiration came during my final year of actor training. During casting workshops, I became increasingly aware that there were very few queer roles in mainstream stories and those that existed looked and felt very different from my own identity and experiences. So that night I sat down and thought ‘if nobody else is writing those queer roles I want to see I’m gonna have to do it myself’. Two years later, Where Do All The Quiet Gays Go? is the story I wish had existed when I was still figuring out where I fitted into the queer community and I hope it inspires more writers to tell their unsung stories in the future.
Is this version how you originally envisioned it or has it changed drastically since you first put pen to paper?
My original vision was to create a character who spoke and acted in a way that, even though it isn’t autobiographical, reflected my own queer experiences. The very first scene I wrote is the opening scene, which is largely unchanged. I didn’t know that it would even become a play at that point but the characterisation really stood out to me and the rest of the play was built up from there.
How challenging has this role been for you?
As both the solo writer and performer, this play has been quite a strange but very fun process. The show is not based on any real events but is still very personal. A lot of the feelings and discussions around identity and belonging draw directly from my own experiences. It has been a real joy exploring the themes of the show and bringing light to this very personal and underrepresented queer narrative.
If you had to describe your show as a colour what would it be?
A beautiful and unapologetic asexual purple.
If you had to describe your show as a meal what would it be?
Garlic bread, the most asexual food there is.
Is there a question missing that you feel we should be asking you?
Where do all the quiet gays go? I guess you’ll have to come to the show and find out.
Thanks to Rob Cattanach, we can’t wait to find out where the quiet gays go this summer. Catch the show on the 11 and 12 August at The Hope Theatre. Get your tickets here.
