Next month, Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre will be one of a number of venues to host the critically acclaimed play Riot Act. The play, which comes to the city on Wednesday 5th February, coincides with LGBTQ History Month and the anniversary of Stonewall.
The powerful verbatim theatre piece explores the history of the LGBTQ rights movement, and the 10-date tour coincides with LGBTQ History Month. The play, which follows a run at the Duchess Theatre in the West End, will also visit Harrogate, Bradford, Milford Haven, Cheltenham, London, Keswick, Newcastle, Doncaster and Bracknell.
Written and performed by Alexis Gregory, Riot Act is a hard-hitting, hilarious and heart-warming solo verbatim piece, taking audiences on a breath-taking journey through six decades of queer history including the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City’s Greenwich Village.
The production has been created from the playwright’s interviews with Michael-Anthony Nozzi, one of the only remaining Stonewall survivors; Lavinia Co-op, a 1970s London radical drag artist and Paul Burston, a prominent 1990s AIDS activist.
Provocative, tender, truthful, funny, political and personal, these are stories of queerness, sexuality, activism, addiction, family, childhood, love, sex, drag, community, togetherness, conflict, identity, youth, ageing, loss, fierce queens, and a Hollywood diva.
Producer Rob Ward commented, “The history of the LGBTQ rights movement is an important story which needs to be told. Riot Act is a powerful piece of theatre and we’re delighted to bring this piece of social history to stage and in front of audiences. These rights are precious, and the play shines a very important spotlight on those who have passionately defended their basic human and LGBTQ rights.”
Riot Act is recommended for audiences of 16 years+. Contains themes and language of an adult nature.
Tickets for Riot Act can be purchased from the Box office on 0844 888 4411. For more information go to www.epsteinliverpool.co.uk.