Shut Down The Club is a 40-minute electronic opera combining electronic dance music and contemporary classical influences with operatic, spoken word, and rap vocals on an emotional journey that explores the impact of the pandemic on seven characters working in nightlife.

The simple but dramatic staging is centred on performers bathed with warm red light in front of bold, large format video projections flanked by monochromatic paintings that depict entwined bodies custom designed by artist Joseph Icaro. 

A cast of cultural leaders from London’s LGBTQ+ nightlife community portray a spectrum of reactions: personal resets to plague raving; defiance; loss; rage; celebration; and ultimately philosophical hope as they come to terms with the extraordinary challenges faced by the night time industry.