The Butch Monologues
“Succeeds in making us all feel loved.” Lois Weaver, Split Britches
Since 2019 The Butch Monologues team has moved on from the Vital Xposure family to new, glorious sell-out gigs and a growing collection of stories to tell the world.
For more information visit the website: www.thebutchmonologues.com
Photograph by Kai Fiáin
Design by Zed Gregory at theythemstudio.com
A powerful and humorous collection of secret stories exploring sexuality, vulnerability and desire, taken from interviews with butches, masculine women and gender rebels living worldwide.
The Butch Monologues brought together a collaboration between Vital Xposure, hotpencil press: an independent publishing house co-founded by the writer, Laura Bridgeman, and The Drakes.
Photograph by Christa Holka
“An excellent piece of theatre and more than that it’s a very tangible vehicle for social change.”
Jude Kelly CBE, Artistic Director, Southbank
Laura Bridgeman writes for the theatre and BBC Radio 4. Previous work includes: The (Trans) Mangina Monologues (directed by Lois Weaver), Caterpillars and Dogfood Diary co-written with Charles Lambert (BBC Radio 4), and How Was The Party? about her mother’s experience of Alzheimer’s.
Julie McNamara (Vital Xposure’s Artistic Director, 2011 – 2020) creates work that is an appeal for social justice, shedding light on unheard voices from the margins of our communities.
The Drakes are a private members’ group formed in 2012. They came together to promote female masculinity and butch pride. They run their own parties and strut their stuff on the stage and are currently involved in a number of creative projects.
Photograph by Kai Fiáin
2019 TOUR
Midsumma Festival
Theatre Works, St Kilda
Melbourne, Australia
27 January – 2 February 2019
Mardi Gras
The Sound Lounge
The Seymour Arts Centre Sydney, Australia
23 February – 1 March 2019
2017 TOUR
Gerry’s Studio
Theatre Royal Stratford East
8 , 9 & 10 November 2017
Homotopia
Unity 2, Unity Theatre, Liverpool
11 November 2017
The Marlborough Theatre
Brighton
15 November 2017
Soho Studio
Soho Theatre, London
21,22,23,24,25 November
ACCESS
Advance Audio Description available at every performance
For advanced audio description please arrive at the venue early and ask an usher
BSL interpretation available
Wheelchair access available at all venues
The Butch Monologues is presented by Vital Xposure, hotpencil press and The Drakes
Supported with funding from Arts Council England.
Since 2019 The Butch Monologues team has moved on from the Vital Xposure family to new, glorious sell-out gigs and a growing collection of stories to tell the world.
For more information visit the website: www.thebutchmonologues.com
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