10TH ANNIVERSARY SPONSOR
April Ashley Portrait of a lady 27 September – 21 September 2014
Museum of Liverpool
11 October – 16 March 2014
Walker Art Gallery
This Way Out Boy George & TradeMark
1 & 2 November Unity Theatre
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Cliff, 1962. Image courtesy of the Royal College of Art
David Hockney Early reflections
Chelsea Hotel Earthfall
Sandi Toksvig 5 November Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
John Waters Live ‘This Filthy World’
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8 November Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
30 October – 25 November Pop-up gallery Liverpool city centre
England’s Erotic Dream 30 October – 25 November Pop-up gallery Liverpool city centre
Germ Free Adolescents 30 October – 25 November Pop-up gallery Liverpool city centre
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Black Le Gateau Chocolat
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14 & 15 November Unity Theatre
Boy George in Conversation 14 November St George’s Hall
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10! Liverpool’s annual festival of queer culture presents 10 premieres, exclusives & treats to celebrate 10 years. Welcome to Homotopia's top ten birthday treats. We have been bringing the very best LGBT art and culture to Liverpool every November since 2004 and this year the festival is overflowing with global talent in all directions. So if you've never been to Homotopia before why not book your tickets and plan your visit now to see John Waters exclusive UK appearance or the world premiere of Boy George's photo/ graphic art or the first ever museum exhibition dedicated to the life of April Ashley and the transgendered community? In this our tenth birthday year we are delighted to be partners with Liverpool John Moores University.This exciting and dynamic partnership has seen us working in collaboration and alongside a whole range of LJMU schools and departments in developing this year's full festival programme of exhibitions and talks. Their academic input has been invaluable. Find full festival listings including comedy, theatre, debate, film and dance and book tickets at www.homotopia.net Homotopia Festival @homotopiafest BOOK NOW and see full festival listings
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John Waters ‘This Filthy World’ Friday 8 November 8.00pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall The incomparable writer, director and actor John Waters’ one-man show is a vaudeville act that celebrates the film career and obsessional tastes of the man William Burroughs once called “The Pope of Trash.” The creator of Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, Serial Mom and more than a dozen other cult hits focuses on his early negative artistic influences and his fascination with true crime, exploitation films, fashion lunacy, and the extremes of the contemporary art world. This joyously devious monologue elevates all that is trashy in life into a call to arms to “filth followers” everywhere. Tickets £20, £26 Box office 0151 709 3789 www.liverpoolphil.com
Boy George – In Conversation Thursday 14 November 6pm St George’s Hall The ever candid pop icon, DJ, director & photographer Boy George discusses his life and work. From formative influences as a Bolan and Bowie fan to the Blitz club scene and the emergence of his own internationally successful pop group Culture Club. Since 1982, when George’s androgyny shocked a closeted and homophobic world, he has continued to challenge the conventional and orthodox. Now exploring his creativity in visual media exclusively for Homotopia George has collaborated with longtime friend and Wirral born artist Mark Wardel (aka TradeMark). Tickets £16 Box office 0151 709 3789 www.homotopia.net
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Friday 11 October – Sunday 16 March 2014 Walker Art Gallery An illuminating new exhibition of the early work of David Hockney brings together a unique selection of paintings and prints. Beginning with his time at the Royal College of Art, London, it will examine the changes in his style and subject matter after a transformative move to sunny Los Angeles.
Cliff, 1962. Image courtesy of the Royal College of Art
Boy George & Mark Wardel (aka TradeMark) This Way Out Wednesday 30 October – Monday 25 November Pop-up gallery Liverpool city centre This collaborative exhibition is the first time pop icon, DJ and photographer Boy George has publicly exhibited his photo/graphic artworks. Working with club culture pop painter TradeMark, the exhibition explores identity, specifically the notion of the constructed identities adopted by anyone trying to live outside the heterosexual mainstream. The show will feature portraits of subcultural gay icons like Divine, Jackie Curtis, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and Leigh Bowery as well as contemporary photographs of some of the original gay punks and Philip Sallon, the first person to wear a bin liner and Steve Strange the seminal New Romantic. The location of the gallery will be revealed in September on www.homotopia.net 10 MANESTY'S LANE
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April Ashley: Portrait of a lady Friday 27 September – Sunday 21 September 2014 Museum of Liverpool This exhibition of trans history places the previously unseen private archive of April Ashley MBE alongside twenty new oral histories from individuals across the gender spectrum to explore changing social and legal conditions for all British transsexuals. Born in Liverpool in 1935, April, a former Vogue model and actress was one of the first people in the world to undergo pioneering gender reassignment surgery. As one of the most famous transgendered individuals and a tireless campaigner for transgender equality, she is an icon and inspiration to many. RLD
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Germ Free Adolescents Wednesday 30 October – Monday 25 November Pop-up gallery Liverpool city centre Combining rare and original artefacts donated to LJMU Special Collections and Archives by former X-Ray Spex manager Falcon Stuart this exhibition documents the life and music of the iconic Poly Styrene (Marion Elliot Said). A revolutionary musical and cultural figure and an inspiration to a generation of young women who would fight dominant definitions of femininity. The location of the gallery will be revealed in September on www.homotopia.net
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England’s Erotic Dream Wednesday 30 October – Monday 25 November Pop-up gallery Liverpool city centre Featuring photographs from LJMU’s Special Collections and Archives including England’s Dreaming: the Jon Savage Archive, this exhibition focuses a queer gaze on London’s early punk scene. A transgressive and defiant attitude to gender and sexuality is flaunted and celebrated in these images of Siouxsie Sioux, Billy Idol, the Bromley Contingent, The Clash and many more. The location of the gallery will be revealed in September on www.homotopia.net
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Le Gateau Chocolat Black Thursday 14 & Friday 15 November 7.45pm (matinee Fri 15 2.30pm) Unity Theatre
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Commissioned by Homotopia this world premiere is an intimate autobiographical look at Le Gateau Chocolat’s life. Boasting a beautiful baritone this Nigerian, lycraclad diva has sung in opera houses from Sydney to London. His warmth, humour and outrageous costumes are hugely engaging. “Big isn’t just beautiful... it’s utterly gorgeous.” Festmag 2011 £10 (£8 concs) Box office 0844 873 2888 www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk
Earthfall Chelsea Hotel Friday 1 & Saturday 2 November 8pm Unity Theatre Take a journey to New York’s iconic Chelsea Hotel with award-winning Earthfall. A voyeuristic exploration of its inhabitants lives, loves and longings. From Andy Warhol to Jack Kerouac and Dylan Thomas to Patti Smith, stories both true and false combine through radical dance, live music and film capturing significant moments in the history of this rebel artist mecca. Check in to Chelsea Hotel where every room tells a story. £12 (£10 concs) Box office 0844 873 2888 www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk
Sandi Toksvig My Valentine Tuesday 5 November 8pm Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Comedian, novelist, actor, broadcaster, show-off and international treasure Sandi Toksvig continues her smash hit, sell-out solo tour. Long-standing host of Radio 4’s News Quiz and Excess Baggage and regular QI panelist, Sandi will be performing her uniquely witty evening of standup, stories and fascinating facts and also signing copies of Valentine Grey after the show. Directed by Pip Broughton “Laden with laughs” Guardian “Brash charm, ... surprising emotion” Sunday Times £20, £26 Box office 0151 709 3789 www.liverpoolphil.com
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