Outbox

Work

Groove FM

2022- in process
Radio

A radio project that brings together queer people from across the generations to discuss the music that has moved and moulded, transformed and transported, forged friendships and loves, and brought us together on dancefloors and in the streets. Read more︎︎︎

GROOVE
GROOVE
GROOVE
GROOVE
GROOVE

2020- in process
Performance

A queer show that looks at the dance floor as a site of protest, belonging, identity and desire. It will use the testimony of LGBTIQ+ people from across the generations, the aesthetic of the dance floor and the dramaturgy of the DJ set to explore how queer spaces bring people together. It will celebrate age & experience and dance with youth & new ideas.

BRIGHTER

2020-ongoing
Writing-for-performance project
Series of short films

A free online writing-for-performance project worked in collaboration with LGBTIQ+ groups across the country.

Writing submitted was published as a collection both online and in print as the BRIGHTER booklet and we made 4 short films. Read more︎︎︎

And The Rest of Me Floats

2017-19
Performance

Bush Theatre, London (2019)

Rose Lipman Building, London/
SHOUT Festival, Birmingham REP) (2017)

A devised show all about the messy business of gender. Performers from across the trans, non-binary, and queer communities weave together autobiographical performance, movement, pop songs, stand-up and dress-up in an anarchic celebration of gender expression and identity. Read more︎︎︎

affection

2016
Performance

The Glory, London/
A. E. Harris, Birmingham

A devised show about bodies, intimacy and HIV.

This is 2016: More gay men than ever are contracting HIV, confusion surrounds what it is to be positive and undetectable, the government are denying medicine to the most vulnerable and at-risk. Read more︎︎︎

HOOKUP

2015
Performance

Queer Show and Tell festival, Hackney Showroom, London/
Contact, Manchester

A wonderland of camp and catwalks from a collection of intergenerational stories. Amidst the glitter, smoke & mirror balls, HOOKUP takes a frank and intimate look at the fears and thrills of discovering sex and sustaining your sexuality across the decades. Read more︎︎︎

Snapshots

2014
Performance

Arcola Theatre, London

A collection of short plays by established and emerging LGBTIQ+ playwrights around a particular aspect of queer life. This sell-out show saw contributions from Alexi Kaye Campbell (The Pride) and Tom Wells (Jumpers for Goalposts). Read more︎︎︎

You Could Move

2013
Performance

Arcola Theatre, London/
Contact, Manchester

You Could Move mixes up verbatim with physical storytelling, evocative soundscape, glamour, grit and gay abandon to portray contemporary scenes of queer life. Read more︎︎︎

Reach Out and Touch Me

2012
Performance

Shoredtich Town Hall

Reach Out and Touch Me looks at what it takes to be part of a community, how far people will go to connect and what truly defines queer culture. Read more︎︎︎

The Front Room

2011
Performance

The Drill Hall, London/
mac, Birmingham

The Front Room tells the true stories of defining decades for the LGBTIQ+ community. Based on interviews with people who lived the history, we look at how stories of generations can be erased and re-written.

SSA

2010
Performance

Webber Douglas Studio, London

Based on Professor Michael King's 2009 report 'The response of mental health professionals to clients seeking help to change or redirect their same-sex sexual orientation', in which he uncovers that one in six UK health professionals have assisted at least one client to reduce their gay or lesbian feelings.