Death by 9 to 5 by Pelayo AF
18 December 2026, 7.30 pm
Life is a cabaret… at the United Nations? The Devil Wears Prada meets Showgirls, but make it jaded. Fresh from two sold-out performances in New York.
Death by 9 to 5 is the story of a Spanish immigrant who moves to New York dreaming of becoming a Broadway superstar, but accidentally spends the next decade working at the United Nations.
Seduced by diplomatic prestige and exploited by his authoritarian boss, “The Ambassador”, he slowly transforms into a jaded bureaucrat haunted by the artistic dreams he keeps postponing.
Blending original music, farce and cabaret, Death by 9 to 5 is a hilarious journey through bureaucracy, burnout and the dreams we sacrifice in exchange for approval, stability and the lives others imagined for us. After selling out its first two performances in New York in 2026, the show now makes its London debut.
Performed in English.
Cast & Creative Team
Written, composed and performed by: Pelayo AF
Director: Federico Mallet
Produced by: Something From Abroad
Content warning: strong language, sexual humour, simulated drug use and comedic depictions of death. The show includes audience participation (don’t worry: no one is brought on stage without their consent).
About the Lead Artist
Pelayo AF is a Spanish-born cabaret artist, singer-songwriter and producer based in New York City. After studying theatre in Madrid, he moved to New York in 2014 to train at the Michael Chekhov Acting Studio, then spent a decade working at the United Nations before returning to his first passion: the stage. For the last five years he has performed with and helped lead Something From Abroad, a New York theatre company for Spanish-speaking artists. He is also the creator and host of The Spanglish Affair, a recurring variety show celebrating immigrant, queer and bilingual artists in Spanish, Spanglish and English.
Death by 9 to 5 also lives beyond the stage as a companion album of nine original songs exploring modern work culture, identity and artistic survival.