Song o’ the sea

Queering sea shanties

The Good Pirate

The Good Pirate is ready for a new adventure, escaping oppression and sharing their stories, both fanciful and real. Join the merry crew on board the Cutty Sark as it takes off on a journey to visit new lands and meet a colourful cast of characters. Join Bijou Stories as we create a fun new […]

Give Us A Play – Gay Sweatshop revisited

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Gay Sweatshop, a pioneering theatre company that broke new ground in queer theatre. To celebrate this milestone, we will host a reading of Mister X by Drew Griffiths and Roger Baker, originally performed in 1975 and revisited in 1985 as part of Give Us A Play in at […]

Drag King Session

We are delighted to welcome the one and only, King Frankie Sinatra, to our Summer Camp at Woolwich Works on Wednesday 21 August. Participants are invited to play with concepts of gender and performance and to create their own drag persona. Tickets going fast so make sure you reserve your free ticket now. https://www.woolwich.works/events/songbook-summer-camp-drag-king-masterclass

Summer Camp Stand-up

We are starting our weekly Summer Camp at Woolwich Works with a free and relaxed workshop learning stand-up comedy skills in an informal and supportive environment. The session is led by Gemma Leader of Above Your nerve and will cover the basics of creating a short stand-up routine. So, whether you have made your friends […]

Songbook Session with Umami Monae

The Songbook Sessions continue with Umami Monae leading a workshop with attitude! Umami will help you discover your inner Drag Queen and create a fierce character to tell your stories. Join us at Metro Centre in New Cross for a crash course in attitude as part of Songbook.

Songbook Sessions

As we get tantalisingly close to opening the Songbook there is still time to get involved and bring your song-related story to life by trying one of our taster sessions where you can learn new skills in performance and cabaret. Two more Thursday evening sessions coming up: Oedipussi Rex will be leading a workshop in […]

Making the songbook

We are delighted to be at Greenwich’s Queer Circle (link to map) for the second of two workshops with artist and designer Marleigh Layne. We are going to be making props for Songbook – a great opportunity to get creative whilst meeting new people. (PS. You don’t have to have been to the first session […]

Accessing Support and Social Activities For LGBTQ+ women

Songbook Singalong

Our next Thursday evening session is hosted by Alotta Nerve and her sidekick Roger That who will be leading us on a relaxed singalong as we share songs submitted to the Songbook. Book your free tickets through Outsavvy https://www.outsavvy.com/event/19926/singalong-session-with-alotta-nerve-and-roger-that Have you got a story relating to a song that you would like to share with […]