LGBT
Morgan Rees: Turning Thirsty
Award-nominated online sensation Morgan Rees embarks on his first ever UK tour with Turning Thirsty! Hitting the milestone of his 30th birthday has made him develop a thirst… for life. He’s about to begin his first decade living truly authentically – and he can’t wait to get going. A show about the unshackling of shame,...
DaDa Cabaret Online Premiere
The DaDa Cabaret night is an explosion of emotions and ideas – fun, uplifting, challenging, extravagant, silly, and politically charged all rolled into one dazzling event! Let our showcase of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent acts lit up your nights with a sparkling array of cabaret entertainment. DaDa Cabaret had a dazzling line up of artists,...
Polari at Writing on the Wall
London’s award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to WoWFEST 2024. The inimitable Polari founder and author Paul Burston, presents a dazzling line up of award-winning talent; the multi-talented Rosie Garland, Irish wordsmith Ciaran Hodgers and the legendary Gerry Potter. Paul Burston founded Polari in 2007. The salon has been welcomed at the Southbank Centre, The British...
Up Next Festival 2024
Unity Theatre’s Up Next Festival is back for 2024 for it’s annual celebration of Merseyside artists, and this year it’s bigger than ever. This Spring, join Unity for an extended two-week arts festival featuring brand-new shows from Merseyside’s most exciting artists and companies. This year’s festival includes newly commissioned works across a range of artforms...
Future Station: I’m Watching Out of my Ears: Echoes of Narcissus in the Work of Arthur Russell
The Future Station talk by Metal Liverpool is back at Edge Hill station, 6pm on Tuesday 27 February, featuring writer Matt Colquhoun who will discuss how self-love can be reread as self-transformation. In this talk, Matt will draw from their latest book Narcissus in Bloom: An Alternative History of the Selfie (Repeater Books, 2023) and...
Dadafest Annual Rushton Lecture with Ashok Mistry
Each year DaDa present our Edward Rushton Social Justice Lecture on the United Nations International Day for People with Disabilities, 3 December, to keep alive the passion and fire demonstrated by Rushton, a Liverpool poet, activist, abolitionist and disabled man. This year we are thrilled to announce that we have secured a fantastic and insightful...
Oral History Sessions for People Affected by HIV Liverpool in the 80’s – Queer Music and Nightlife
Remembering the Liverpool ‘scene’ of the 1980s, share your stories of partying in the city and in the face of adversity. Were you part of Merseyside’s LGBTQIA+ scene of the 1980s? Are you living with HIV? Have you or do you support someone with HIV? Join us in several informal sessions led by curator James...
The Power of Holly Johnson
Liverpool arts organisations Homotopia and DuoVision today announce a grant of £142,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for The Power of Holly – a new exhibition documenting the life and work of pioneering LGBTQIA+ musician, songwriter and artist Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes To Hollywood.) The project will explore Johnson’s personal archive and work with...
Homotopia Festival 2023
Homotopia, the UK’s longest running LGBTQ+ arts festival, returns for its 20th anniversary in 2023 with a celebration of Queer history and heritage – starting with a riotous pro-wrestling, drag and cabaret night in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. Clash of the Titans will see wrestlers and Queer cabaret Fist Club bring an incredible combination of comedy,...
Look Back to Look Forward’ – 50 years of the Irish in Britain
The exhibition will feature 50 oral histories of people from across the Irish community. These include people who have worked in the NHS, in construction and been involved in local Irish community organisations. It also includes contributions from notable Irish cultural figures, actors Siobhán McSweeney, Adrian Dunbar and Aisling Bea, broadcaster Terry Christian, musician Jah...