Voicebox: LGBTQ+
Join us as we celebrate the wonderful creativity and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community
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27 November 2024
Queer imagining of The White Lotus to perform at The Divine this Twixmas
Brooklyn Rep UK, The Divine’s award-winning resident (in the basement) theatre company, presents These Gays! They’re Trying To… - a celebration of queer tv meme culture which offers the rollicking colonic so often needed after Christmas.
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3 October 2024
tiata fahodzi's cheeky little brown available to stream this month
Leading British African heritage contemporary theatre company tiata fahodzi's critically acclaimed theatre show 'cheeky little brown', by Nkenna Akunna, is available to stream this month
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18 September 2024
New show tackling TikTok and the attention economy embarks on UK & International tour
A new show about TikTok and the attention economy from acclaimed performance artist Louise Orwin is about to embark on a UK and International tour after a hit run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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27 July 2024
Interview with Jae West, actress and co-producer with The Hairy Godmothers
"The resolution that we get to at the end of both shows is heart-warming and nostalgic. Although we have a lot of laughs and can be very silly and mischievous throughout the show, both of the shows come to a strong message that we believe in."
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20 July 2024
Interview with Ginava, Founder & Creative Director of Gendermess Productions
"One audience member once told me that our show gave them the courage to come out to their family. That has stayed with me, as it reinforced the impact our art can have on individuals' lives and the importance of continuing to share our stories."
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18 July 2024
Interview with comedian Sian Davies
"When you’re up there it’s such a bubble, having a daily phone call with someone who couldn’t care less about reviews or audience numbers is very grounding. It helps me to keep things in perspective and see the bigger picture."
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26 March 2024
West End Actor Interrogates Stereotyping Faced by Latinx People in Soho Theatre Solo Show
Guido García Lueches and MarianaMalena Theatre Co. present Playing Latinx at Soho Theatre, Wednesday 10 - Saturday 13 April, 10.30pm
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1 February 2024
The Full Monty Review: A Euphoric Celebration of Humanity
Six unlikely comrades swap dead-end job centres, custodial battles and suicide for a red curtain, a sparkly police uniform and a blue silk thong…
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21 September 2023
Is Political Correctness Culture Regulating The Arts?
In this article, I will discuss the concept of political correctness, and its influence in the Arts. Here, I ask the question: is political correctness culture regulating the arts?
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17 August 2023
Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody
Disney gets dirty. Dizney In Drag: Once Upon a Parody shows us you can wish upon a start at any age.
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12 August 2023
May Contain Traces of Nuts
This depiction of small-town struggles faced with changing attitudes towards gender and sexuality hits the mark in every way.
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8 August 2023
Last Frame Club and their screening of ‘Otherness’ for Last Frame Queer Festival 2023
A review of 'Otherness' (2023), a Spanish documentary focusing on a community of lesbians living in Catalonia. The film follows six characters, exploring their feelings on gender, sexuality, love, and belonging as they go about their everyday life.
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8 August 2023
An interview with Vera Hems Anderson from queer independent film club Last Frame Club
Vera speaks about the process of putting together the Last Frame Queer Festival last month, and her role in that as Festival Director. We also talk about Last Frame's film club, which is all year round, and their queer horror nights with Token Homo!
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29 July 2023
Interview with Natasha Sutton-Williams, award-winning queer, disabled writer and actor
Natasha's new show, 'Clown Sex', will be at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.
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26 July 2023
Interview with comedian Robin Tran
"I was an English major in college so I had to write upwards of 50 or more essays, and I learned that jokes have a very similar structure to an essay. Once I figured that out, joke-writing became very easy."
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7 June 2023
Review: Rockstar
What is the true cost of fame? This LGBTQ+ musical asks how far are you willing to go for fame and success.