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PREVIEW: Turn On Fest – annual LGBTQ+ festival online

Brian Butler March 16, 2021

The marvellous Hope Mill Theatreā€™s annual partnership with Manchesterā€™s Superbia is an online Queer affair this year.

From 17 to 31 March the LGBTQ+ festival will present Russel T Davies, Divina Da Campo, Green Carnation Theatre and Pose star Ryan Jamaal Swain among others.

Hope Millā€™s artistic director Joseph Houston told Scene why the festival was moved from physically staged with audiences to being online Ā : ā€œWe started 2021 having to postpone Turn On Fest.. however itā€™s important to continue to share stories, create opportunities and engage with audiences, but also in a safe and secure way. We are thrilled we are able to share the amazing line up with everyone ā€œ.

Headlining the events will be Itā€™s A Sin creator Russell T Davies, in conversation with Julie Hesmondhalgh on 2o March.

TVā€™s Pose star Ryan Jamaal Swain will discuss his career as a dancer and writer on 26 March.

And Ru Paul drag star Divina Da Campo will be joined by 2 special guests for 2 performances on 27 March.

Superbia will host 2 events:

Fat Roland: Seven Inch is set in the last ever record shop where Manchester comic Fat Roland re-examines his life.

Make a Scene; Quizabella Rossellini is the star of a Queer game show Ā which romps through everything camp, testing your Tv, film and internet knowledge .

Manchester-based Green Carnation Theatre will screen four monologue plays made into films – Queer All About It.

Other events include We Kiss In a Shadow – a Gay cabaret with Tony and Olivier-nominated composer/lyricist/orchestrator Jason Carr.

Thereā€™ll be online panel discussions and Queer socials throughout the festival.

Full information and tickets – Ā hopemilltheatre.co.uk

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