Fletch and Liam. Grew up together. Best mates since primary and virtually inseparable.
The difference between them is that whilst Fletch was getting suspended from school, Liam was studying. Now Liam’s off to Oxford whilst Fletch stays home. But with Liam away, who is going to keep Fletch out of trouble?
Sorry, You’re Not A Winner is a coming-of-age story navigating class, new surroundings, and the complexity of friendship.
Amateur production performed by arrangement with Nick Hern Books
Funny, moving and uplifting, a series of short performances from an array of emerging and established LGBTQIA performers and writers, all bringing something new to the stage.
This event is part of Homotopia Festival, the UK’s longest running LGBTQIA arts and cultural festival taking place this year from 3rd – 20th November at venues across the city.
QueerCore is Homotopia’s formal artist development programme for LGBTQIA artists from the Liverpool City Region.
Held in the Playhouse Studio.
Drawing together two impressive writers, Famished: Women and the Irish Famine comprises a performance of Cherry Smyth’s poem Famished, followed by a presentation by Jaki McCarrick on her play (recently shown in New York): Belfast Girls.
Both works handle the Irish Famine, the poverty it continues to reveal and bearing witness to a lost generation.
Famished is a poetic sequence by Cherry Smyth, exploring the Irish Famine and how imperialism contributed to the largest refugee crisis of the nineteenth century. Delivered with composer Ed Bennett and vocalist Lauren Kinsella, her poetry draws on the power of collective lament, using music and expanded singing.
Belfast Girls is a play that follows five women on their flight from Famine to refuge in Australia, bereft of choice, money and nourishment. McCarrick will speak of the inspiration for the work and her plans for it now.
An in-conversation Q&A follows, in which Smyth and McCarrick reflect on each other’s work and take questions from the audience.
T trains dogs. He trains them to fight. He trains them to fight until death.
D sits in meetings. On the outside she feigns interest in the office politics. On the inside, questions gnaw away at her as she tries to work out what to do with her life and the new one she’s carrying.
When a horrific crime smashes these two worlds together; T and D are forced to deal with
their shared past. Sifting through the wreckage, they try to work out what led them to this precise moment.
DOGS is a gut-punch of a play about nature, nurture and what we inherit.
Queer representation on our stages and screens is seeing a bit of a renaissance at the moment, in shows such as It’s a Sin and Heartstopper. Yet we must ask ‘where are all the lesbians’?
Join DIVA and panellists for a fascinating discussion about queer women’s representation now and historically on our screens and stage, and what the future might be.
Panellists to be announced soon.
Jesse and Taylor are two young women in love. At least they think they are. But do we ever really know what love feels like for the other person? Is it real love, if they don’t always say it back?
A Billion Times I Love You is a 60 minute rollercoaster ride through the backchat and bust-ups, kisses and cleaning products that underscore one couple’s hunt for queer romantic bliss.
Written from the heart by Patrick Maguire and directed with love by Jessica Meade, A Billion Times I Love You is a brilliant new play about finding new ways to say I love you, when it feels like your soulmate’s stopped listening. Features unreleased music by Crawlers, one of the UK’s most exciting new rock bands.
Winner of the Homotopia Writers’ Award 2021, this world premiere is supported by Homotopia, the longest running LGBTQIA arts festival in the UK (happening every November), develop and platform local, national, and international LGBTQIA artists.
Performance times vary, check here for full listings.
REMOTE follows Unoaku, an expat architect living in a solar-punk apartment in Kuala Lumpur.
Unoaku and four other women living on their own in Iran, Argentine, Puerto Rico and South Africa. While watching a popular South Korean dog grooming show, the five women discover they are connected through mysterious portals hidden in their homes.
Embarking on a quest for answers, they use the portals to bridge the distance between them, uncovering a phenomenon with universe-altering consequences.
Set in a near future, Mika Rottenberg and Mahyad’s Tousi’s debut feature-length film explores what it means to be connected in this global age of pandemics, and the escalating reach of technology into the lives of billions of people around the world.
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy at The Brain Charity’s Ice Ball at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Liverpool City Centre from 7pm until late.
As well as musical entertainment from Sonia, who represented the UK at Eurovision in 1993, you can expect delicious food and drink and an unforgettable celebration.
Liverpool pop singer Sonia, 51, released number one single You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You in 1989.
All five singles released from her debut album Everybody Knows – released in April 1990 – reached the UK top 20, with Sonia the first British female solo artist to ever achieve this.
Listen to Your Heart and buy an early bird ticket for The Brain Charity’s Ice Ball for just £75 when you book now.
ANNE+ is a drama series about the (love)life of Anne, a twenty-something lesbian living in Amsterdam.
In each episode we learn more about Anne and her past and present love interests as well as her friends, family and colleagues.
The show was initiated by the creators because of the lack of positive queer representation in film and television. The ANNE+ team is composed of mostly female, queer filmmakers who feel personally connected to the series and want to make a difference.
What began as a crowdfunded project was soon joined by Millstreet Films and BNNVARA, and later became a Netflix film.
To mark International Transgender Day of Remembrance, Trans people and their allies come together to share their voices, with speakers from across the trans community.
The event will culminate in a candlelight vigil to remember trans lives lost due to transphobic violence and oppression.
Hosted by the Museum of Liverpool.