Thursday 19 November · Theatre & dance · LGBTQ+ · Outburst Festival
Why Am I Like This?
The Black Box · Belfast
- When
- Thu 19 Nov 19:00
- Price
- £12–15
plus a 10 booking fee
Tickets & booking Booking happens on the venue's or box office's own site.
The gays are absolutely everywhere. Through millenia of evolution, homosexuality has prevailed and gay babies continue to be born. But why? And even more importantly: how? Hester Ectomy is NOT a scientist. He’s a comedian with a Wikipedia account. And he wants answers. Developed through Outburst’s Brewing programme in 2025, this new full version of Why am I like this? unpacks the abundance of niche and outlandish theories around the science of what makes us queer. Born of boredom, self-indulgent curiosity and questionable research methodologies, Hester invites you on a journey of gay twins, gender identity clinics and horny elephants, in an interactive TED Talk that will probably leave you with far more questions than you came in with. Make sure your phone is charged and log on to the Black Box wifi to join in Hester’s audience opinion polls, as we ask: does your biology decide who you are, or do you? 18+ 18+