• RADICAL ROOTS – Rediscovering Our Lost LGBTQ+ Theatre Histories

    Hackney Showroom 4 Murrain Road, London, Hackney, United Kingdom

    Out of the archives and into Hackney Showroom, Unfinished Histories is thrilled to present a night of rehearsed playreadings by playwrights from Hackney. Directed by Lesley Ewen, it features extracts from: 'Where To Now' (1987) by Martin Patrick: The play explores the conflict of a young Black university lecturer forced into confronting his identity in the context of the Brixton uprising of 1981. If you missed the triumphant shows at London Performance Studios in November, this is your chance to see it again! 'John' (1984) by Adele Salem: An epic, camp ride through the real life relationship between author John [...]

  • Unrehearsed playreading – Teatrolley by Peter Scott-Presland

    Canada Water Theatre Canada Water Library, 21 Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 7AR, London, United Kingdom

    Unfinished Histories and Southwark Libraries invite you to join us for a FREE in-person evening as part of LGBTQ history month : Teatrolley (or A Midsummer Night's Scream) by Peter Scott-Presland, an LGBTQ+ Unrehearsed Playreading . Be part of a reading of Teatrolley, a captivating, funny play first performed on Hampstead Heath in 1981 by Consenting Adults in Public.Based on an actual 1970s event where members of the GLF decided to go to Hampstead Heath to confront the cruisers with the shallowness of their lifestyles, raise their political consciousness and convince them to come out – and went equipped with a [...]

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