t’s 10 in the morning and Travis Alabanza is already a little distracted. The virtual queue they’re waiting in, alongside 400,000 other Beyoncé fans perspiring fortickets, doesn’t seem to be moving. “She doesn’t give us any warning, does she?” the writer, performer and theatre maker jokes as they leave the room for somewhere less frantic. Should I call later? Oh no, comes the reply – their boyfriend is in pole position next door. “I said to him, ‘Look, identity politics has gone so far that the only way you can be a good ally is
‘IF I CAN MAKE AN AUDIENCE LAUGH, THEN I CAN MAKE THEM THINK’
Feb 20, 2023
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