My Gay Best Friend and Other Unspoken Letters 2023
Run Date: 25/06/23.
Venue: The King's Arms, Salford.
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Description:
Performed on Sunday the 25th of June at the King’s Arms in Salford, during Pride Month. ‘My Gay Best Friend and Other Unspoken Letters’ 2023 is the start of an annual anthology series in which we commission LGBTQIA+ identifying writers to express their personal and political opinions of something that are often left unspoken. Sometimes comical, sometimes emotional, sometimes political, but always honest and personal to the writer.
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These letters are written and sealed, before being opened and read by the straight identifying actors live for the first time on the night in front of the audience.
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It feels now more than ever, with the world so divided, we need an event to uplift and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ voices in a safe environment, whist also bringing awareness towards the daily struggles and battles members of the community face on a day-to-day basis.
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This year’s event was fully funded by Superbia which is Manchester Pride’s Community Fund.
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Superbia is Manchester Pride’s year-round calendar of Queer arts and culture. They aim to support the staging of a Queer arts or cultural event or to bring to life a project or initiative with a message to challenge discrimination and raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ issues.
People Involved
Writers for this year’s event were: Adam Cachia [they/them], Savannah Beckford [they/she] Teague LaBrosse [she/he], Chiamaka Okike [she/her], Harvey Weedon [he/they], and Bren Gosling [he/him].
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Performers for this year’s event were: Joseph Harding [he/him], Rochai Payne [she/her], Erricson Sibanda [he/him], Noor Hadid [she/her], Noah Fox [he/him] and Reuben Gotts [he/him]
How to watch the Performance?
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