Polari National Tour

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK FROM POLARI TOURING EVENTS

“Excellent”, "very entertaining”, “fabulous quality”, “loved discovering new writers” – Brighton

“Great standard of work”, “loved the humour”, “great diversity of performers and material” – Soho

“Loved the theatrical readings", "great energy and style", “excellent”, “great variety" – Manchester

“Clever, touching, original and funny”, “friendly atmosphere”, “diverse”, “open and honest” – Liverpool

“Welcoming”, “encouraging”, “loved the eclectic mix", “the quality”, “the humour” – Birmingham

“If anyone gets a chance to go to Polari, either as part of the national tour or at one of the regular events at the Southbank, I would highly recommend it. Both are opportunities to hear diverse readings from an eclectic group of talented readers, and a chance to make new friends" – Wayne, London

TOUR DATES & WORKSHOPS

SEP 25 – MARLBOROUGH THEATRE, BRIGHTON

4 Prince’s St, Brighton, BN2 1R. 7.30pm. £8.50 (£6.50 conc)

www.brownpapertickets.co.uk 0800 411 8881

With Neil Bartlett, VG Lee, John McCullough, VA Fearon and Jill Gardiner

*This event will be BSL interpreted

SEP 27 – SOHO LITERARY FESTIVAL AT SOHO THEATRE

21 Dean St, W1D 3NE. 8pm. £9

www.sohotheatre.com 020 7478 0100

With Will Davis, VA Fearon, Justin David and VG Lee

*This event will be BSL interpreted

OCT 2 – ST ALBANS LIBRARY – NATIONAL POETRY DAY

The Maltings, AL1 3JQ

7.15pm. £5 (£2.50 conc) includes wine and nibbles

www.hertslibraries.org/libraryeventtickets 0300 123 4049

With Sophia Blackwell, Nick Field, VG Lee and Barbara Brownskirt

*This event will be BSL interpreted

OCT 15 – MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL AT CONTACT

Oxford Rd, M15 6JA

7.30-9.30pm. £6 (£5 conc)

www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk 0161 274 0600

With Jonathan Harvey, Neil Bartlett, VG Lee and Rosie Garland

*This event will be BSL interpreted

OCT 30 – THREE MINUTE THEATRE, MANCHESTER – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

Afflecks Arcade, 35-39 Oldham Street, M1 1JG

7.30pm. £7 (£5 conc)

www.threeminutetheatre.co.uk 0161 834 4517

With Jack Wolf, Tara Ali Din, Adam Lowe, VG Lee and Michael Atkins (finalist, Barbara Burford Prize 2014)

*This event will be BSL interpreted

NOV 6 – HOMOTOPIA AT UNITY THEATRE, LIVERPOOL

1 Hope Place, L1 9BG

9pm. £7 (£5 conc)

www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk 0844 873 2888

With Jonathan Harvey, VG Lee, Gerry Potter and Clare Campbell

*This event will be BSL interpreted

NOV 15 – HEXAGON THEATRE AT MAC, BIRMINGHAM

Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH

7.30pm. £5 (£2.50 conc)

http://macbirmingham.co.uk 0121 446 3232

With VG Lee, Gerry Potter, Fanny Gapper, Clare Ashton and Kiki Archer

NOV 20 – STEVENAGE CENTRAL LIBRARY

Southgate, SG1 1HD

7.15pm. £5 (£2.50 conc) includes wine and nibbles

www.hertsdirect.org/libraries 0300 123 4049

With Sophie Ward, Sarah Westwood, Alexis Gregory, VG Lee and Alex Hopkins

*This event will be BSL interpreted

NOV 24 – LIT & PHIL, NEWCASTLE

23 Westgate Road, NE1 1SE

7pm. Free

www.litandphil.org.uk 0191 232 0192

With Mari Hannah (winner of The Polari First Book Prize 2013), Sophia Blackwell, Debbie Taylor, Stephen Shieber and VG Lee

*This event will be BSL interpreted

NOV 26 – SOUTHBANK CENTRE, LONDON – SEVENTH BIRTHDAY & END OF TOUR

Level 5 Function Room, RFH, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX

www.southbankcentre.co.uk 0844 847 9910

7.45-10pm. £5 (£2.50 conc)

With Neil Bartlett, Ben Ferguson, Alex Marwood, Niven Govinden and Sarah Bramley

*This event will be BSL interpreted

WORKSHOPS – WHO AM I? THE LGBT MONOLOGUE

As part of the tour, creative writing workshops will be held at the following venues –

SEP 25 – MARLBOROUGH THEATRE, BRIGHTON

4 Prince’s St, BN2 1R

1–3pm. £3 (£2 conc)

In conjunction with the Polari literary event this evening, authors VG Lee and Paul Burston will be running a creative writing workshop which includes a Q&A about performing and publishing your work.

Tickets available at Marlborough Pub bar.

www.pinkfringe.org.uk/2014/08/polari-creative-writing-workshop 01273 570028

SEP 27 – KU BAR, LONDON

30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA

2–4.30pm (with an interval) FREE

www.ku-bar.co.uk 020 7437 4303

OCT 2 – ST ALBANS LIBRARY

The Maltings, AL1 JQ

11am-1pm. FREE

www.hertsdirect.org/libraries 0300 123 4049

OCT 31 – THREE MINUTE THEATRE, MANCHESTER

Afflecks Arcade, 25 – 39 Oldham Street, M1 1JG