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Queer Words – The Book of Audrey

Queer Words - The Book of Audrey

Friday 12th June - 8.30pm

Audrey Shalosh has lived a life full of stories. Some she’s proud of. Some she’d rather forget. And some that refuse to stay buried. When she arrives in the afterlife, Audrey isn’t met with quiet reflection, but with bright lights, a live audience, and a host who already knows everything. In Moroni Live, her life is laid out piece by piece — every choice, every misstep, every moment that shaped who she is. As the line between judgement and entertainment begins to blur, Audrey is faced with more than just her past. She must decide how to own it. Bold, heartfelt, and sharply funny, The Book of Audrey explores identity, accountability, and the power of telling your story in your own voice. Because when your life becomes a spectacle… who really gets to decide its worth?

Written and performed by John Boyd and Cassian Ellis

Directed by Jay Mcwinen

Queer Words – Straight Jacket

Queer Words - Straight Jacket

saturday 13th June - 6.30pm

When he returns home for his father’s funeral, Dexter is confronted with ghosts from his past, reminding him of a time he worked hard to forget. As the memories creep back in, a vengeful Dexter decides to search for the man who tortured him all those years ago.

Written by Luke Sookdeo and directed by Dean Horrocks

Queer Words – Mum’s the Word

Queer Words - Mum's the Word

Friday 12th Juneat 6.30pm

This is a play with themes of sisterhood and secrets about sexuality.

Sam is reluctant to tell her elderly mum about her new partner, Jen. When Sam returns home to help her mum after a stay in hospital, Eve her sister brings up the bad feeling between them which arose because Sam had kept her sexuality secret for most of their lives. When mum returns secrets about her lost and found loves leave them both surprised. This play looks at how adults behave as children when they return to their family home and how the family home is soon to be changed forever.

Written by Sharon Colpman, Directed by Samantha Moores. Staring Mareli Maree, Kerry Wells, Stephanie Hart and Adam Titchmarsh

Queer Words – The Easy Way Out

Queer Words - The Easy Way Out

saturday 13th June - 8.30pm

A musician, a doctor, and a traumagenic personification of God walk into a hospital. Tale as old as time.

Eli Yim, a young adult in a mental health crisis, goes to A&E in a last-ditch attempt to get help. What begins as a flippant retelling of their life story becomes an exploration of suicidality’s brutal truth – when no one else can save you, you must keep choosing to save yourself.

The Easy Way Out combines theatre, live music, and stand up comedy to both entertain and expose the uncomfortable reality of UK mental health services. Eli shares a range of personal experiences covering generational trauma, religion, and queer identity through original songs sung onstage with their keyboard. And, sometimes, an inappropriately-timed kazoo.

“A complex, engaging performance that reflects Eli Yim’s endless talent” – Buxton Festival Fringe 2025

Trigger/content warnings:

– Swearing

– Mentions of suicide

– Mentions of transphobia

Written and performed by Eli Yim

Writers Showcase along with The Fox- as part of Liverpool Fringe Festival

Writers Showcadse- Liverpool Fringe Festival

Friday 3rd October 2025 as part of a short plays showcase - 6pm and 8pm along with The fox

John and Ally by Evita Akomode

Directed by Graham

Cast:

Ally = Emma Slattery
John = Rob Dellius
Jack = P J Murray

SYNOPSIS
ALLY’s trauma, from her dad JOHN leaving the family home in
her youth, is prevalent. Her bitterness and anger are
present in her personality. But when Ally bumps into John
outside a cafe, it triggers those feelings even more,
fuelling Ally’s desire to get closure. Will John get to do
the same?

The Appraisal by Matthew Scully

Directed by Mark Holland

Cast:

Dean Steven Crimp

Christian Bird

Sarah Maher

SYNOPSIS

What happens when one friend grows up and the other stays the same. This job appraisal sees one friend as boss and the other as employee. How will they navigate all the bad things in the appraisal and the people insulted.

The Internal Furnace by Rachel Pennington

Directed by Kirsten E. Hawkins

Jeanie – Ann Sylvie

Nat – Becky Pennington

Michael/Doctor – Rob Dellius

SYNOPSIS

A humorous yet heartrending episode in Jeanie’s life, exploring her loss of identity and wear and tear on her closest relationships when she navigates early menopause.

Any trigger warnings etc

Abandonment issues, symptoms of the menopause and some swearing.

Run time 30 mins (10 mins per play)

The Fox run time 30 min

this is a double bill

Aunty Carol’s disgusting Crumb- as part of the Weird and Wonderful Festival

Aunty Carol's Disgusting Crumb - Weird and wonderful Festival

Coming in Friday 6th March 6.30 and 8.3pm

Written by Pete Cole and Directed By Molly Farquhar and James Keiron

Synopsis:

Aunty Carol is an obsessed cleaner. Tess – her sister, feels undermined. Tess tasks her husband, Al, and their kids with stopping her from tidying when she is at work.

Al places a crumb on the carpet which Aunty Carol cannot clean up till her sister comes home.

Surreally, the crumb gets progressively bigger. Peculiarly, the cleaning utensils get smaller, time fluctuates strangely, sound oscillates abnormally. Mum comes home…but things are still very weird. Don’t mention the bunnies or the smell coming from the toilet.

TW: This play explores themes of modern day parenting, child neglect, obsessive cleaning and drug use.

Written By Pete Cole

Directed by Molly Farquhar and James Keiron

Cast and Crew

Aunty Carol = Michelle Phillips

Al = JP Cubbin

Brad = James Keiron

Suzy = Lauren Blakeway

Daisy = Leah Wallace

Tom/Tess = TBA

Run time: 60 mins with an interval

Ripples on a Pond- as part of Liverpool Fringe Festival

Ripples on a Pond - Liverpool Fringe Festival

Saturday 4th October 7.30pm (doors 7pm)

Written by Ian Cragg and Directed By Kevin Foott

Synopsis:

Family dynamics are torn apart when one member is killed in a tragic accident.

Grief is a powerful emotion that some people deal with better than others.

Guilt is equally as powerful; especially when it comes to the death of a young child.

Ripples on a pond explores all the facets of grief, not just guilt and whether an accidental death is anyone’s fault?

Cast and Crew:

Written by: Ian Cragg

Director: Kevin Foott

Assistant Director: Catherine Leen

Margaret Devine: Rachel Pennington

James Devine: Darren Jones

Connor Devine: Jacob Goodwin

Miriam: Julie Broadbent

Father Byrne: Graham Padden

Produced by: Sharon Colpman & Make it Write Productions.

Run time: 90 mins with an interval

The Fox as part of the writing showcase- as part of Liverpool Fringe Festival

The Fox- Liverpool Fringe Festival

Friday 3rd October 2025 as part of a short plays showcase - 6pm and 8pm along with three 10 minute plays

Written by Lauren Blakeway and Directed By Edward Gray

We all hate our jobs but when you are trying to hold down several and you are a care giver to elderly people, clients seldom surprise you until one night a strange character emerges from the bathroom. The Fox is a whimsical absurdist play looking at an outsiders view as to what it is to be human

Actors:

Sinead Renaye

Luke Morgan

John Jones

Fast paced comedy

Run time 30 mins

along with 3 x 10 minute plays from our writing showcase making a double bill of around 1 hour.

Nemesis- as part of the Leverhulme Drama Festival

Nemesis- As part of the Leverhulme Drama Festival

Wednesday 23rd April at 7pm

Written by Sharon Colpman and Directed By Rachel Pennington

Michelle and Sonia love each other very much but something is stalling their love affair. They are both actors and both audition for the same parts. When a casting call is found hidden under the bed, all hell breaks out.

But who is the true nemesis in this couples turbulent life.