Hang on to Summer with "The Spring Tide" at Old Red Lion Theatre Islington

Venue: Old Red Lion Theatre
Run: Tuesday 3rd September - Saturday 21st September
Time: Tuesday - Saturday 7:30pm
Saturday & Sunday 3:00pm
Tickets £15 (£12 Concessions) 
Details & bookings: http://www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk/the-spring-tide.htm

More lesbian themed theatre for Londoners as the World Premiere of The Spring Tide, a modern day love story of transformation and hope takes place in September at London’s Old Red Lion Theatre in Islington.

This intimate, personal yet not uncommon story centres around the character of Suzy and her unstinting love for Lan. A world without Lan in it would be unimaginable. But the strongest feelings are also the most dangerous, and Suzy is afraid. Instead of Lan, she chooses a life of safety, convincing herself over the years that this is the right path. This will resonate with many of the audience.

But even pulled apart, they find they are drawn to one another by a deep, irresistible, inevitable bond.

After years apart, Lan’s final return shatters everything Suzy has made her own – a home, a husband, a son. As her world begins to unravel, Suzy must confront her fears and her desire. A decision must be made, whatever the cost.

In a move away from the recent run of 'coming out stories' this is instead a ‘coming of Middle Age’ story with a feminist heart that insists its women achieve happiness in the face of adversity.

The Spring Tide is written by up and coming playwright Carol Vine, whose credits include short films Rise and Irreparable and a one-woman show, Whore.

The play is directed by Graham Hubbard, (Associate Director Sweeney Todd and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) and is produced by Oliver Taheri.

Writer, Carol Vine says, "It took me a while to find this play. I skirted around it for a long time before realising that I simply wanted to write a love story. For some reason this terrified me. Some of my previous work has been described as challenging, unsettling, provocative,and yet this for me was a far more difficult piece to write, and more exposing. It’s not autobiographical, but the feelings within it are deeply personal, and though perhaps that is true about everything I’ve written, this is certainly the piece that has kept me awake for more nights than any other.

Maybe that’s a good thing. I once heard a playwright give the advice, 'You should write the play that scares you most; the one that you fear may shock or even alienate your friends and family.'"

Cast:

Suzy: Phillipa Peak

Lan: Alison Lewin

Young Suzy: Lorena Vila

Young Lan: Nellie McQuinn

Tim: James Buller

Lewis: Pierro Nel Mee

Alan: Sam Dunham

L Fest 2013 rocked! Thank you's, 2014 tickets, Our next tours in Brighton, Manchester & Lesvos.

L Fest. The Lesbian Music, Arts & Comedy Festival! July 18-21st 2014 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. L Festers what a weekend! I have just about recovered and caught up on sleep and I hope you have too, what an amazing weekend! The sun shone, the crowds came in droves and you all really got involved in the community atmosphere of L Fest and met old friends and made new ones for everyone to have a fantastic weekend. There are so many thank you's and I think I managed to include them all in my closing speech (before a little breakdown!) so if you missed it here it is: L FEST CLOSING SPEECH AND CREW SONG So now that L Fest 2013 is over we don't stop there, you will find us at a number of events over the summer so come and join us - check out where you will find us below. We really value your feedback and will be emailing the feedback form next week along with; new for 2013 The L Fest Awards - Your Festival. Your Choice. Tickets for 2014 will go on sale on September 1st and we will also have the new direct debit scheme to spread your payments throughout the year. Cindy Edwards Festival Director. Brighton Join us at Brighton pride at the weekend. We are staying Tangerine Fields Brighton's official pride campsite, with the use of private hot showers and the pamper parlour, with its hair dryers and straighteners - Now this is L Fest style camping so check it out and see you there! Solo Club Sponsored by Planet London the L Fest Solo Club was a HUGE success at L Fest. There was lots of fun & games even Jill Bennett all the way from LA had a go at the games including Celesbian Twister! We will be working lots more with Planet London in the future so watch this space. Lesvos We cannot wait to go to Lesvos in September for their festival weeks and hope to see some of you L Festers out in Greece! We will be there between Sept 4 - 11th 2013. There are many flight and accommodation packages available. You can find most details on HERE with Sappho Travel. Arts Events This year the arts events really came to life with a huge choice in author readings, workshops & films in the cinemas. I'd like to say a special thank you to SpringOut Arts for coordinating these events with the help of a Arts Council Grant. They have other events throughout the year so 'like' them on facebook for more information HERE. Manchester Pride We are joining forces with Dulcet Sounds & Rapture Club night Manchester to bring you one BIG party at Manchester pride! Join us on Saturday 24th August in Manchester with just £5 entry. More details can be found on facebook HERE Families It was fantastic to see so many famililies at L Fest. Bibsy's Bananas offered a great service with the children's entertainment and even additional baby sitting services! As well as the fun to be had its important to remember the other reasons L Fest is great for families with this quote one little girl said "' Mumma i love it here,everyone's really friendly. All the children have 2 mummas too and no one gets picked on' Photo Competition Did you take some great photos at L Fest? Well why not enter our competition to find the photo of 2013. This competition is about the caption and the story the picture tells. To enter BEFORE FRIDAY please see the facebook page HERE. Link not available on mobiles. Share the love! Join in the banter; follow us or poke us and join all the pages below and let everyone know about L Fest. Twitter: @lfestcrew @lfest2013 Facebook: @L Fest Lesbian Festival @Lfest Crew @L Fest Events @ L Fest Solos @L Fest Families You tube L Fest Official  follow on Twitter | like on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2013 L Fest Limited www.lfest.co.uk  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

Wotever film festival 3: Tuesday 27 August

Venue: RVT, Vauxhall 372 Kennington Ln  London SE11 5HY

Ticket price: £6 (includes spiffy programme)
Concessions available
Doors: 6pm, films 7pm – early attendance recommended as the last two have been super busy!
http://woteverworld.com/events/event/wotever-queer-film-festival/

We are delighted to announce that the third Wotever Queer Film Festival will take place on the 27^th August at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.

An exploration of queer, DIY cinema, we aim to showcase short and mid-length work from every corner of our wonderful queer community. Previous films have included Anthony Osso's touching and beautifully shot series of films, The Devotion Project; Jake Graf's Iris-nominated X-Why? and of course work from our very own Wotevers Dr J, Olivia Sparrow and Cristine Bylund and many, many more. 

This year's programme looks to be just as exciting, varied and edgy, with work that swings from the life-affirming and fluffy to the downright outrageous.

Warming our cockles is Jessica Cheeseman's Country Matters, a tongue-in-cheek documentary about a lesbian village fête and featuring the magnificent Stella Duffy. 

Predictably introspective, honest, and visually stunning is film festival-favourite Olivia Sparrow with I have Nothing Left, while Gayle Rubin-approved The Temple of the Butthole by Dr Charlotte Cooper will have you laughing, cheering and squirming in the aisles. We did say it was edgy...

We will also be featuring the two Devotion Project films we didn't show last time round and are currently confirming one or two other big names – exciting news to follow! Submissions are still coming in so don't miss programming news on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/145574862312482/?fref=ts or on Twitter at #woteverfilm.

If that wasn't enough, our popular film makers' Q&A panel will be back, as well as some very special performances, zine stand and cake stall. We will also be rounding with a DJ set from Hug the DJ.

This year we are being sponsored by the generous folks at Planet London, who are helping us with funds to produce a super-spiffy programme designed by Matt Cotsell, who also designed the stunning poster attached, and all our promo.

It's L Fest week! Full timetable released, website updated & go green with our car share scheme

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. 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. 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!  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! 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.  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.  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 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.  Share the love! Join in the banter; follow us or poke us and join all the pages below and let everyone know about L Fest. Twitter: @lfestcrew @lfest2013 Facebook: @L Fest Lesbian Festival @Lfest Crew @L Fest Events @ L Fest Solos @L Fest Families You tube L Fest Official

L Fest: 3 weeks to go! More added to line up Cycling, Workshops, Dog Show & Bell Tents

L Festers its July, the official count down is on...18 days! Everything is going very well behind the scenes and we are STILL adding more to the line up! This email is PACKED FULL of information so be sure to read it all and forward to anyone else in your group. The summer sunshine is looking set for L Fest too with Britain heading for a heatwave, with record highs so bring it on! Gates open earlier this year at 1pm on July 19th with the official opening at 7.45pm. There will also be individual welcome meetings with SpringOut Arts, The Solo Zone and Family Zone early Friday evening. Not got your ticket yet?! What are you waiting for, this year is already set to have record attendance and will be bigger and better than ever. Can you tell we are a little EXCITED! Watch our 1 minute trailer HERE and you will be just as excited!  See you all VERY soon. Cindy Edwards Festival Director. 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. 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!  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! 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.  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.  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 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.  Share the love! Join in the banter; follow us or poke us and join all the pages below and let everyone know about L Fest. Twitter: @lfestcrew @lfest2013 Facebook: @L Fest Lesbian Festival @Lfest Crew @L Fest Events @ L Fest Solos @L Fest Families You tube L Fest Official