Category: Festival

Homotopia Writers’ Award 2025: Announcing the winner and runners-up!

Homotopia and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse are delighted to reveal the winner and runners-up of this year’s Homotopia Writers’ Award!

We called on Liverpool’s LGBTQIA+ playwrights to send us their boldest, brightest new plays – and, after much reading and deliberating, we’re thrilled to announce that our 2025 winner is: Elinor J Boult with The Days Between Spring and Summer. Elinor receives a £1,000 award and a rehearsed reading of an excerpt in the Playhouse Studio on Saturday 22 November.

And there are two more writers to celebrate! The runners-up are:

Sean Patrick with Sanity Circus and Marcella Rick with Soft Lad

Excerpts from both runners-up will also be performed at the showcase event!

Here’s what the three fabulous writers had to say:

Elinor J Boult:
“I am beyond honoured to have been chosen as the winner… This play is a big piece of my soul… Thank you so much to the Everyman & Playhouse and to Homotopia for the opportunity to share my work and its message.”

Sean Patrick:
“Sanity Circus is a heartfelt ode to all the things I adore… an unapologetic celebration of authenticity, chaos, and joy.”

Marcella Rick:
“My new play, Soft Lad, holds so much personal exploration of queerness, family and politics… I can’t wait to share an excerpt with audiences.”

The Homotopia Writers’ Award Showcase is at 7.45pm on Saturday 22 November at the Playhouse Studio.
https://everymanplayhouse.com/event/homotopia-writers-award-showcase-2025/

Today’s the day!

It’s Homotopia Festival month!

Today’s the day. Right here, right now. Homotopia Festival 2025: Uprising has officially started, this year, we’re platforming the boldest voices; artists, agitators, and visionaries, whose work lives at the intersection of art and activism. From Liverpool and the wider city region to communities across the UK and beyond, we’re spotlighting hyper-local creativity that speaks truth to power.

Whether you’re craving bold performance, riotous laughter or a moment of queer reflection, Homotopia Festival 2025 has you covered. Kick things off at our Festival Launch Party, where community and cabaret collide, then step into the glitter-soaked world of Mr Blackpool’s Seaside Spectacular for an evening of drag, dance and unapologetic joy. If you fancy something a little deeper, join us for An Evening With Dross, a mesmerising blend of ritual, film and queer resistance. Drag Down the Borders puts on sellout shows full of queer joy and solidarity, showcasing incredible drag, burlesque, cabaret, and DJ talent. Our Young Homotopia & QueerCore Showcase celebrates fresh creative voices bursting onto the scene, while Remember Nature invites you to reconnect art and the environment in powerful new ways. And when you’re ready for a good laugh, Laugh-O-Dil Comedy Night brings the chaos, wit and heart of Liverpool’s finest queer comics. We’ll round things off with Extraordinary Acts Cabaret, a glittering celebration of trans love and community care. However you choose to join the uprising, there’s something unforgettable waiting for you at Homotopia.

We are delighted to announce that 6 events have already sold out – be sure to grab your tickets, you do not want to miss out.

We can’t wait to uprise beside you, right here, right now.

Tickets available here: https://www.homotopia.net/current-events/

See you there!

Homotopia Festival 2025 programme!

We are delighted to announce our programme for Homotopia Festival 2025: Uprising!

We’re back this November for our 21st edition, and we’re not coming quietly.

This year, we’re celebrating Uprising! across 5 bold categories:

Art – from murals to installations, creativity that won’t be contained
Film – stories that resist, reimagine, and rebuild
Discovery – workshops, talks, and spaces to learn & connect
Community – spaces to reflect and rejoice
Performance – theatre, drag, live art & more that demand attention

We can’t wait to uprise beside you, there really is something for everyone!

Book your place, explore what’s on, and join the uprising. 👉 https://www.homotopia.net/current-events/

Expect the unexpected. Celebrate defiance. Uplift queer art. Stand loud, creative & unapologetic.

Right here. Right now. In Liverpool.

We can’t wait to see you there…