Voicebox: Identity and Equality

A lesson in why a confused tone can make a story with the best intentions uncomfortable

Flaming Theatre director Ben SantaMaria talks about his autobiographical show Really Want to Hurt Me, and reflects on the continued problem of homophobia in society. 

Lemon House Theatre are staging their new show 'Willow' - an LGBTQ+ break-up story at The Bunker in South London on 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th September.

Whether there was only six or 600 of us, John Pendal performed with everything he had.

"I remember drawing a swiggly line, looking at it, then thinking “I’ve never seen that before. I have invented that.”  A short time later I was in a car, staring up at a billboard with a picture of a heart rate on it, saw the zig-zag line on that and thought that they had stolen my artistic idea."

"I’ve always wanted attention, as a kid I even pretended to be a stripper for my Mum and her friend Paula. So awks."

"In the words of my old twitter bio I’m a ‘writer and director, and a hot tempered short arse trans man who wears a lot of jewellery’."

In this past year, theatre has seen more D/deaf actors take to the stage in main roles than ever before, including a D/deaf actor understudying for a hearing actor.

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Gay, epileptic and fascinated by queerness, what the life and art of the Victorian nonsense poet and painter teaches us about identity

Nicole Maines is as much a superhero in real life as she is on screen. She is currently starring in Supergirl, but Maines’ own story and personality is as endearing and thought-provoking as the plot and issues her character faces in this TV show.

Justin Simien's uni-based satire creates complex and relatable characters at the intersection of being black and LGBTQ.