Homotopia x Unity Scratch Night

Wednesday 26th November

7:30pm
Come and join us for a fantastic night of new queer work from local artists at Unity! We’re calling for short works of 15–20 minutes -rehearsed readings, works in progress, fully formed excerpts – whatever stage your piece is at, as long as it’s bold, daring, and unapologetically queer. This scratch night is a chance to take risks, play with form, and bring your ideas to life in front of a supportive, lively audience.
The Line up
THE BOOK OF AUDREY

Step into The Book of Audrey — a celestial “This Is Your Life” with a twist. Aunty Audrey, the nation’s favourite agony aunt, finds herself at the gates of Mormon Heaven, where even the angels take notes. As she’s gently grilled on her life’s choices — from scandal and heartbreak to questionable shoe purchases — Audrey must justify it all with wit, warmth, and the conviction that kindness, humour, and a strong cup of tea can redeem almost anything.

Both funny and heartfelt, The Book of Audrey is a celebration of resilience, reinvention, and the beautiful mess that makes us human.

@aunty.audrey.agony.aunt | @here.comes.johnnie.writes

Vicki Duncan |  “Preference or Conquest”

Explores sexuality and whether a once straight woman can completely change because she ultimately falls for the person. It also discusses the point of how some gay women have a penchant for heterosexual women! So a bit like liking red hair or brown eyes, do some gay women purposely seek out heterosexual women because they are a challenge or is it a preference (a type). And what happens when a once straight woman finds herself smitten for the same sex?

I’m a 46 year old gay woman from Edinburgh originally. I’m a semiprofessional musician, in my spare time full time I am the head of a multi award antisocial behaviour and crime reduction charity based in Manchester.

I also write poetry / short stories and have a creative writing qualification as well as a 1st Class BA Hons degree which I studied in Liverpool. I’ve won multiple awards for creating youth projects to reduce violence and crime across Manchester’s toughest communities.


Princes of Puberty


Perpetually pubescent and perpetually online, Princes of Puberty dives headfirst into the chaotic, awkward and painfully funny world of teenage boyhood. A riotous mix of character comedy, clowning, drag and gamer culture, this show explores the weird rituals of growing up ‘boy’ – where friendships form in chat lobbies, emotions are buried under banter, and puberty never really ends.

From renowned drag-king-clown Rachel Barry (Barry, Brian and Bean) and acclaimed clown Cordelia Stevenson (Silent Faces).

Reclining Female Nude
By Anna Ní Dhúill, performed by Anna Ní Dhúill and Annie Wire
In a life-drawing class seemingly like any other, The Model is asked to do the longest pose of their life. As they enter a deep state of zen in order to get through the pose, their sense of reality begins to crack right open, devolving into a performance about gender and expectations.
Instagram: @annaecd
content warning for nudity.
More acts to be confirmed