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When: Sunday 15 December 7pm
Where: Hideaway 2 Empire Mews, Streatham, SW16 2ED
Tickets: £12.50 from event brite
When Rose Collis and VG
Lee put their heads together one night, and came up with an alternative
pre-Christmas show for those of us not completely taken up with
Christmas festivities, they did not imagine the event would end up in a
social media storm.
The show - a blend of
comedic and fun songs and sketches both fiction and non-fiction - is a
celebration of all that is not festive, with a queer slant. Two
established performers, coming together with an eclectic mix of
performance, mince pies, canapes and wine.
However, when Rose tried
to publicise the Brighton peformance via a students' union facebook
page, the word dyke was met with malcontent to say the least and Rose
and VG were asked to remove either the flyer or the word dyke from it,
claiming the group found the word 'dyke' offensive as a term for
lesbians.
And the twittersphere has picked up this debate over calling the word dyke offensive, with coverage on sites such as GScene and the Huffington Post.
All in agreement that the only controversy is the lack of acceptance
for the term that we as lesbians have a complete right to use.
The good news is that more people than ever know about the show and will hopefully go and see it.
VG Lee has recently been
on the Polari First Book Prize panel and is currently doing stand up
comedy and working on her next novel Mr Oliver and Miss Francis.
By Katie
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L Festers it's L Fest week!
We have released the timetable, so check out what you want to see and fill in the blank 'My L Fest' timetable.
DOWNLOAD THE TIMETABLE HERE
Even I cant believe how many things we have going on at L Fest so take some time this week to look at our what's on page and see everything happening.
We have updated the website this weekend to add more information on the retreat, doggie day car & dog show, DJ's and L Fest nights.
GO TO OUR WHATS ON PAGE NOW
This is our last contact as we are so busy at HQ, so please have a safe journey to L Fest.
Have you seen our 'Go green with our car share scheme? Offer a lift, get a lift and make the planet a better place whilst making new friends!
GO TO OUR LIFT SHARE PAGE
Want to get excited, watch our 1 minute trailer HERE !
Please say hello during the weekend, its impossible for me to remember all names but I love to say hi and I hope you enjoy L Fest as much as we enjoy organising it.
Cindy Edwards
Festival Director.
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Cycling
Bring your bike to L Fest! I'm training for a charity ride to Paris and went cycling with Breeze Network getting more women to into cycling. There will now be two workshops, one 10 mile and one up to 20 miles. You don't need to be a pro, just join in this session and get out on your bike in the countryside.
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Solo Club
Planet London & Pink Sofa are sponsoring the solo club, Planet Central. There is a solo camping area and then Planet Central will have games, meet ups, brunch, speed dating and much more. So don't worry about coming on your own, as one L Fester said in 2011, you can come on your own and go home with 50 new friends!
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Fancy Dress
This year's fancy dress theme for Saturday night is 'Grease is the Word'. Get your T Birds or Pink Ladies jacket and learn the hand jive! Later at midnight on Saturday is WOW night: Women Onesies & Wine around the camp fire! So don't forget your onesie and bottle of wine, we will find the women!
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Workshops
Have you seen all of the workshops on offer this year? We have over 25 workshops programmed by SpringOut and such a wide range of activities. Have a look at our website HERE and see what you want to do: when was the last time you tried something for the first time? All workshops, activities, cinema, music and arts are ALL included in your ticket price.
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Dog Show
Yes this year I have given into the repeated requests and we WILL have a Dog show! Sunday morning will see you parade with your furry friend and join in the obstacle course or the most like their owner competition! Doggie Day Care will be on trial for 2013, with somewhere to leave your dog whilst you part take in a workshop or go to the cinema.
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Families
Have you seen the awesome line up for children at L Fest? We have teamed up with Bibsy's Bananas to offer children's workshops, entertainment and even additional baby sitting services! So bring your family or tell your friends with children about this. Whats more children U.16 are FREE! So free entertainment for a whole weekend! See all information HERE
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Lovelyland
Hire a Lovely Bell Tent for the L Fest weekend. Pre-pitched, 4m, bell tents with bedding are available for hire from
www.lovelyland.co.uk.
Join us in the Glamping Area where our Lovely Bell Tents will be pitched next to the good folks from Green Yurts which are now all sold out. Prices from £180 for the whole weekend based on 2 people sharing.
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