With My Body I Honour Thee

Set at a bustling modern wedding reception, With My Body I Honour Thee invites the audience to step into the celebration itself. Guests are not just spectators—they are part of the wedding party, seated among the action, sharing the space as speeches are given, drinks are poured, and tensions simmer beneath the surface.

At the heart of the evening is Olivia, a confident, quick-witted trans woman, and Matt, the charismatic but volatile best man. What begins as light-hearted banter spirals into pointed jabs, exposing a tangled history of attraction, jealousy, and repressed identity. As the reception unfolds around them—laughter, music, and the clinking of glasses—their unresolved past pushes toward a confrontation that will lay bare years of silence and shame.

Blending sharp naturalism with moments of heightened theatricality and meta-commentary from a roaming Master of Ceremonies, the play surrounds the audience with the sounds, sights, and emotions of a wedding in motion. By the end of the night, amid the glitter and the wreckage, the central question lingers: can we ever truly reconcile with those who’ve wounded us—or with ourselves?

An intimate, emotionally charged piece designed for small-scale or site-specific venues, With My Body I Honour Theechallenges perceptions of gender, masculinity, and truth, inviting audiences to witness—and inhabit—the moments when performance and reality collide.