first acts announced for L Fest

L Fest 2015

Friday 17th to Monday 20th July 2015
Uttoxeter Racecourse, Wood Lane, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8BD, England MAP
£99

Daily capacity: 6,500

Last updated: Tue 14th Jul 2015

Lucy Spraggan, Belinda O'Hooley & Heidi Tidow, The Tuts, Holloway, Beth Prior, Ajah UK, Brain Rain, Ladies of Midnight Blue, Greymatter, and The L Project are the first acts confirmed for this year's L Fest.

The weekend celebration of live music, lesbian authors, workshops, lesbian cinema, comediennes, games, river cruises, speed dating, camping and more is held at a new location this year at Uttoxeter Racecourse, in Staffordshire from Friday 17th until Monday 20th July.

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The early bird offer has ended. Tickets are priced at £99. Children aged under 16 years can attend for free and there's a full children's programme of activities.

Also on site will be the DIVA Sex Academy hosted by Jane Czyzselska, Polari London's LGBT literary salon, Up Close & Personal with Indie Authors: Desire, Dramas & Divas, Poetry & spoken word with Immani Love, Author Manda Scott with Woman Warriors and Planet London will be hosting a ‘LBQ Visibility in the Media’ Discussion Panel including Alicya Eyo and Kathy Caton.

There’s many performance pieces from the Brighton duo All the nice girls 1940's music hall, to Offside; a narrative of Women’s Football over the years. And solo shows Kerry Leigh wants to marry her brother and How to manifest a woman! There is a cabaret night hosted by lara A king, Theatre performance by Murder Lezzwood incorporating the Saturday night Cowboi and Cowgirl theme. The Laughing Cows comedy always finish the festival with a huge audience and this year will be no exception as Bethany Black, Cucumber & Zoe Lyons take to the stage.

Programmed by Planet London, will be showing Pride, and Crazy Bitches official UK DVD Launch. Film Director Jane Clarke, will be there from the USA for Q&A’s after the showing. Actress and Director Alicya Eyo, (Emmerdale & Bad Girls), will also be part of a Q&A to talk about her part as director in the new short film, Brace.

Ove 20 interactive workshops include improv group Short & Girlies, Drag King, Scavenger Hunt, Life Coaching, Yoga and Boot Camp.

The Big Top is back along with resident DJ Lady Heidi & DJ Blondie as well as club nights from around the country, Ruby Tuesdays, Chic Habit, Boi Box & Urban Cellar. The silent disco has returned and there's a new green field with cinema and acoustic tent powered by solar along with the festoon lighting for the whole camp site!

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