Travis Alabanza
Travis Alabanza is an award-winning writer and performer from the UK. Their debut show Burgerz toured internationally and won the total Edinburgh Fringe Award, with their following works Overflow shortlisted for the George Divine award, and Sound of the Underground receiving critical acclaim, including five stars in The Guardian. Their book None of the Above was released in 2022, winning the Jhalak Literary prize and named in Time Magazine as one of the top 100 books of 2023.
About Fellowship
“I’m extremely excited to be part of the Oxford fellowship program and to be based at Mansfield College.
I’m hoping to explore how performance and in particular queer night life and cabaret can create a permanent or lasting effect on how we feel about a space, even if the performance is temporary.
It has been fascinating beginning to hear how LGBT+ staff and students feel within the institution of Oxford, and I’m looking forward to curating a night here within the dining halls of Oxford that both honours and pokes fun at a place with such rich history.”
College affiliation: Mansfield College