About this Event
Pride, Poetry and Performance is in celebration of Pride month. The event is in two parts, a writing workshop in the afternoon 2-5 followed by an evening performance 6-8pm.
Participants to this event will take part in a writing workshop, facilitated by Louise Wallwein and inspired by the (UN) Defining Queer exhibition.
The work created will be read/performed as part of the Whitworth's Thursday Late. (optional)
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Louise Wallwien is a renowned and award-winning poet, playwright and performer from Manchester, Louise Wallwein has made a name for herself as an explosive artist that detonates her audiences’ imaginations.
Her plays have been broadcast by the BBC Radio Drama North, produced by theatre and production companies Red Ladder, National Theatre Wales, Z-Arts, Contact, Arena Theatre Melbourne HOME Push Festival, Domestic II Royal Exchange, Greenwich and Docklands Festival/ GET North 18/BBC One. Walk The Plank,Take Back Theatre, Manchester Camerata, Absolutely Cultured, Battersea Arts Centre
https://louisewallwein.com/about
For more information about the (UN)Defining Queer exhibition and tours see; https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/currentexhibitions/undefiningqueer/
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Whitworth, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00