Voicebox: Identity and Equality

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.

Lemon House Theatre are staging 'Different Sand', a story about two British-Algerian sisters at 7pm at The Bunker on 8th, 9th, 15t and 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."

"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’."

"I’m a non-binary Northern drag queen with a giant belly and a voice that never dropped. Ten years ago I would’ve been laughed at, now I’m celebrated and that is due to the work of people before me and people around me."

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.

We're want to hear from you!

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.

Monae used to be an android. She then shed her protective shell, and in doing so became a role model for millions.

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

Behind all the flare, Elton John was just a boy with a dream, being himself to get where he wanted to be, and that couldn’t be a more important message to celebrate during Pride.