Looking Back Moving Forward

Women & Theatre’s Looking Back Moving Forward is an entertaining collection of monologues reflecting the experiences of older LGBT+ people from Birmingham, reflecting and celebrating the progress this generation was responsible for.

The piece looks back to the past, at how things were for people coming out, going out, at work and with family, drawing connections with their experiences now.

Women & Theatre worked with staff and service users in the development of a theatre piece exploring the diverse experiences of older LGBT+ people; looking back to that past – at how things were for LGBTQ+ people coming out, going out, at work and with family, and drawing connections with their experiences now as well as with the experiences of younger LGBT+ people today.

Looking Back Moving Forwards was developed from research with a variety of people from the LGBTQ+ community back in 2019. The monologues are read by 3 performers using a presentational style to represent the multitude of voices captured during the research process. As with all our work, Women & Theatre are open to conversations about how we best represent the communities we engage with when making our work.

Researched and written by Janice Connolly and Hannah Graham 

Performed by Janice Connolly, Richard Curnow and Hannah Graham. 

Looking Back Moving Forwards was originally funded by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust LGBT+ Network.

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