Keynote / Talk
Smash the Patriarchy with Marta
Marta Breen, the author of books like “Women in Battle” and “Smash the Patriarchy” gives you an entertaining speech about her books, and what she has learned through her years as a travelling feminist.She talks about the history behind gender based discrimination, about myths and misunderstandings about feminism and the […]
Alison & Rosie ‘Lesbian Love in the Limelight’
Alison Child and Rosie Wakley have been connected to the Festival since they first met each other here in 2013. In 2016 they performed their semi-autobiographical show, ‘Deep in The Heart of Me’ at the Open Air Cinema. Rosie has also appeared on the cat walk stage as lounge singer […]
Diana Souhami “Drama in the tomb”
Diana Souhami will be giving a talk on the piece she’s working on now, which has been commissioned by BBC Radio 3 on the lesbian author & poet Radclyffe Hall. Radclyffe Hall’s novel The Well of Loneliness, dubbed `the Bible of Lesbianism’ was banned as obscene in 1928. Her own […]
