Sapphic Voices aims to give a voice to queer creative women in Brighton and beyond. Hosted by Leanne Mckenzie and sidekick and wife, Katie Lambert of Twig Wish Arts, the programme features queer and non-queer creatives sharing their passion, skills and knowledge in friendly interviews. Each show follows a theme such as women loving women representation in film and television. Programmes will feature segments reviewing and commenting on films, exploring creative courses in Brighton and Hove, highlighting women loving women tropes, telling stories, singing songs (if our listeners are particularly unlucky) and having long, meaningful discussions on long, meaningful subjects. And of course there'll be plenty of your hosts favourite tunes - most often female singers from the 80s and 90s.
We will tell the first of our stories of Warrior Women from around the world with the enchanting Khutulun - unbeaten Mongolian wrestling champion and all-round warrior princess.We will also be dipping into the world of ancient Greece with the likes of Diogenes and the Cynics (should be the title of a band!).Not only this but a repeat of Chapter 1 of our sapphic audio drama At Last. Plus we'll be film chatting about Spanish sapphic film 80 days and playing some excellent tunes to go with it all.
We've been talking to Ash Kotak of AIDS Memory UK about the campaign to create a national AIDS memorial and to performer Tallulah Haddon about sapphic film Justine.
lesbian women talk about the challenges of coming out in the 80's and the horrendous effect of HIV/AIDS on LGBT communities.
Some of you might have seen TV drama 'It's A Sin' on Channel 4 over the last few weeks. The drama tells the story of the devastating impact of the AIDS virus on a group of friends living in London during the 80s. We wanted to talk to some of the lesbians who lived through this time and lost friends and colleagues to AIDS and who worked with those living with the virus. We were really lucky to find some amazing people to talk to about these times, including Ash Kotak of the AIDS Memory UK Campaign. Leanne also got the opportunity to have a great chat with Jamie Patterson, director of sapphic film 'Justine'. Set in Brighton - Justine is a love story which looks at the search for love and belonging in a chaotic world. The film will be available to watch online on Curzon Home Cinema from 5th March.
Featuring the marvellous D Lee Miller in full technicolor (audible version) with two monologues, The Review and Ball & Chain, performed by Rose-Alma Lamoureux. We also have a wonderful interview with D Lee Miller herself talking about writing and performing in New York. Also in this show - we have a film chat about 2020 psychological horror Saint Maud and a new segment, 'What did you call me?' about the shennanigans of social media insults.
Sapphic Voices is on again and we've got a truly amazing show for you this Sunday at 9pm on Radio Reverb 97.2 fm (www.radioreverb.com). We have Mother's Pride by the brilliant and talented Aine KIng. We also have Polish activist Kasia Babis telling us what's happening at the huge protests against the anti-abortion laws being drafted by the religious right-wing government in Poland.And for our film chat, Nigerian film producer Pamela Adie talks to us about the coming online launch of her sapphic film Ìfé which has been refused approval for release in its home country of Nigeria where homosexuality is outlawed.
It's that time of the fortnight again! Sapphic Voices is on Sundays fortnightly at 9pm. Tune in for the second part of the marvellous Louise Tondeur's story Hospitality and Catering and a wonderfully witty mini play, Dating 4 Life by new to Sapphic Voices writer Julie Balloo and read by the fantastic Debbie Bridge.It is also the time of the month for a Shipwreck - this time set in a rather Sapphic Victorian London with Tipping the Velvet.
We’ve got loads on tonight's episode of Sapphic Voices. A wonderfully funny and touching monologue - Answerphone Messages from Mum by Sharon Colpman, performed by the ever-marvellous Aileen Archer.A film chat about psychological thriller Dream Demon starring the also ever-marvellous Jemma Redgrave.And we have a new cozy feature for the winter months - Storytime with Katie who will be reading the first part of a story by the fantastic Louise Tondeur called Hospitality and Catering.Tonight’s show also has an interview with the brilliant Orcadian folk musician Jennifer Wrigley - one half of The Wrigley Sisters and one of the founding members of music venue and vital community nexus, Wrigley and The Reel.
Tune in for another amazing Sapphic Voices episode tonight at 9pm on RadioReverb (www.radioreverb.com online)featuring monologues Withered, written and performed by the marvellous Helen Pepper Smith and Helen or Soula, written and performed by the wonderfully talented Despina Kalaitzidou. We also have Shipwreck of the Month about a certain Warrior Princess and loads of brilliant music.
We have a corker of a show tonight for Sapphic Voices with wonderful and moving monologue 'Life of Reilly' by Alison Stanley.Also featured is a really interesting interview with Pavel Kluzowski and Fillip Kanha of Brighton Solidarity with Polish lgbtqi folks about the current situation for LGBTQI people in Poland and forthcoming solidarity protest in Brighton on 24th October. Our shipwreck this month is classic shipwreck territory - say no more say no more - don't mention Holby City!Tune in for Sapphic Voices tonight at 9pm on RadioReverb 97.2 FM (www.radioreverb.com).
Tune in for monologues: Ink, written by the brilliant Elissa Nicholson and performed by the incredibly talented Anna Moss; and murder mystery librarian drama Between the Lines written and performed by the superb Shirley Day. Also we'll be having a chat about new One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest prequel Ratched.
On tonights episode we have some really great monologues and brilliant performances : Charlotte's Monologue by Anna Girolami (Silver Pine Productions), performed by Sarah Gordon; Blackcurrant Jam by Vivian Lermond, performed by Tori Bond; Motherlode by D Lee Miller, performed by Karen Eterovich; and Gunn Woman by Aine KIng, performed by Jennifer Wrigley.Also film chat about Sapphic bubblegum pics - D.E.B.S and Girltrash: All Night Long
Loads of stuff on the show including 3 short plays:When It Rocks, written by the fantastic Roisin Moriarty, read by the marvellous Lena Richardson Hill; Eurydice's Agency, written by the amazingly multi-talented Brighton playwright and auteur Sam Chittenden, read by herself; andWhere Mama Left Off, written by the superb Doc Andersen-Bloomfield, read by the simply wonderful Debbie Bridge.We also have another Shipwreck of the month - very technologically sophisticated this time (say no more!) and we’ll be playing a mix of music by Sapphic and not so Sapphic women artists (last century of course).
This episode we have three AMAZING monologues/duologues. Award-winning The Last Manicure by Amy Baty, read by the brilliant Miriam Margolyes A Way to Go by Sharon Colpman, read by the marvellous Georgie Rhys and The Places Where We Lived by Healah Riazi, read by the truly superb Aileen Archer and Anna Moss. It's a feast of very cool writing and performing. We also have the usual Shipwreck - this time from a certain well known Close in Liverpool and Horses for Courses where we tell you all about Bitterpill Theatre's The Painkiller Project.
Featuring a play excerpt from An Ocean in my Soul by Charise Sowells, a monologue from I, Dido by Non Vaughan O'Hagan, the Afro Rio Walking Tour and music by Phillip Glass, Virginia Rodrigues, Lucrecia and Cheribaby feat. Joe.
We’ve got loads on tonight's show including more short plays written and acted by women from around the worldFor Shipwreck of the month we’ll be discussing British lesbian soap opera/continuing drama lip service. Film chat about the Sapphic film masterpiece Desert Hearts. And much more
Loads of goodies this month including 6 short audio plays by women playwrights from around the world, Shipwreck Wentworth, film chat about 1996 neonoir sapphic thriller Bound and much more. With beautiful music by Naz & Ella and Bliss My Heart.
Its all about sapphic prison dramas this month. We'll be discussing #Wentworth #Badgirls #CellBlockH #OITNB and featuring different sapphic creative voices from #Brighton and beyond
Sapphic voices - Queers in Quarantine. This months episode comes to you from oor self isolation chamber a.k.a ma grannies back bedroom. We have all the usual treats - Shipwreck, Horses for Courses as well as loads of great music an extra special Nicole Conn lesbian melodrama review
This month's show is about sapphic shipping! Join us at 9pm on Radio Reverb 97.2fm for the usual sapphic shenanigans inc. Shipwreck, Horses for Courses and Film chat about new queer film 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'
Why are stories so important to queer women? Tonight we interview author Lilith Wildwood. We will also be reviewing the 1961 film The Children's Hour as well as discussing our Shipwreck of the month and Horses for Courses telling you about creative courses available in Brighton and beyond.
What is representation? Interview with media lecturer and zine maker Georgina Turner, Shipwreck of the month, lesbian film chat - Killing of Sister George, and creative courses in Brighton and beyond