# Contact invites you to reach for the stars (in search of your own orgasm)
- Source: The Mancunion (https://staging.mancunion.com/theatre/contact-invites-you-to-reach-for-the-stars-in-search-of-your-own-orgasm)
- By: Jay Darcy
- Published: 2023-04-28T18:25:11.000Z
- Section: Theatre
- Topics: LGBT, feminism, sex, LGBTQ, black, feminist, contact, space, sexuality, intersectional, Queer, Contact Theatre, LGBTQIA
**STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey comes to Contact as part of its UK tour**

Meet Mrs: an old lady who goes into outer space... in search of her own orgasm. Isn’t that where all orgasms go?

Her quest is sparked by three encounters: a young neighbour who discloses a secret, an old friend who reveals she is intersex, and a would-be lesbian lover in a launderette who offers Mrs two drops of her own pressed lavender and a smile that says, "I handle delicates with care".

*STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey* is an hilarious and moving mix of celebratory Black queer empowerment and arousal.

Performed by one woman and a live DJ, with projected animations, we join in an old woman’s search for her lost orgasm, spanning across outer space, with dustings of African mythology and folklore in an unabashedly queer, feminist rallying call. *STARS* is a sensitive and joyful show about desire, touch and reclaiming your pleasure.

A ‘concept album on stage’, the experimental and expansive *STARS* is written by internationally acclaimed theatremaker, artist and Alfred Fagon award-winner Mojisola Adebayo. The play features music by Sun Ra, Jamila Woods, Floating Points, and more.

Be sure to check out the [Q&A with Mojisola](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnxZfVmABeM&ab_channel=Tamasha), a [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qRGRgkpwj8&t=6s&ab_channel=Tamasha), and [some behind-the-scenes footage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOFHtt0ye-4&ab_channel=Tamasha).

*STARS: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey* is currently playing a residency at the [Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)](https://ica.art/live/stars), London. It will then transport itself over to [Contact](https://contactmcr.com/shows/stars/) (Space 1), Manchester from May 9 to 11. It [tours the UK](https://tamasha.org.uk/projects/stars/) until late June.