Orlando: A Pornobiography

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Nov 19

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Orlando: A Pornobiography

Part pornographic bildungsroman and part frosted fever dream, Orlando: A Pornobiography is a restless journey through time. Featuring an all trans cast, award winning duo pissCARNATION present a bold and fearless reinterpretation of Virginia Wolf’s Orlando.

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Orlando: A Pornobiography

Orlando: A Pornobiography

Nov 19 @ 7:30 pm
£19

Part pornographic bildungsroman and part frosted fever dream, Orlando: A Pornobiography is a restless journey through time.

Three boys hunting on palace grounds spot a girl. Two strangers skate together on the frozen River Thames. A young man and a married crossdresser meet for a playdate. Centuries pass, and Orlando has just bought a plane ticket to Neukölln, Berlin.

Gliding between the surreal and the hyperreal, this unconventional epic features the 16th Century dialling a phone sex hotline, only to find the 21st Century on the other end, seeking a body capable of enduring its own desires.

SISSY: Advice to the young. It’s only dress-up. Don’t let it ruin your life.

In this bold world premiere commissioned by New Diorama Theatre, an ensemble of transfemme performers boldly reinterprets Virginia Woolf’s Orlando.

Charli Cowgill and Laurie Ward, of pissCARNATION, in New York on January 13, 2026.
Orlando: A Pornobiography explores themes of erotic entanglements, historical ruptures, and queer intrusions in this daring anti-adaptation created by the award-winning duo pissCARNATION.

Discounted tickets for previews available, along with Pay What You Can performances.

Orlando: Rehearsal Photo Credit Henri T
Orlando: Rehearsal Photo Credit Henri T

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Date:

Nov 19

Time:

7:30 pm

Series:

Orlando: A Pornobiography

Cost:
£19

Event Categories: Events Queer London, Events Transgender London, Featured Event, LGBTQ+ Theatre

Event Tags:NW1

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https://newdiorama.com/whats-on/orlando

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New Diorama Theatre

15 – 16 Triton Street, Regent's Place

London,

NW1 3BF

United Kingdom

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