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Alice has been supported using public funding by the National

Lottery through Arts Council England - www.artscouncil.org.uk

TOUR DATES - 2023


VAULT FESTIVAL                     2nd & 3rd FEBRUARY   2023      9.45pm

Live Performance                       Alice performs SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN late evening in The Spacement at The Glitch, as part of UK’s leading independent showcase of

                                                  live performance and artistic talent.

KALEIDOSCOPE                       11th FEBRUARY                        2pm

Spoken Word Workshop            Alice teaches a free workshop on Performance Poetry at COLCHESTER LIBRARY as part of the LGBTQ+ History Month events.  


SOUTH STREET                        22nd FEBRUARY                       8.00pm

Live Performance.                      Alice performs SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN  at Reading’s Arts Centre to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month.


Théâtre Au Chapeau Rouge    2nd APRIL 2023                         5pm                                                                  

Avignon Université                  4th APRIL 2023                                                                                                   

Live Performances.                    Alice performs SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN across the Channel in Avignon as part of the Le Printemps Anglophone Festival


GULBENKIAN ARTS CENTRE  17th MAY                          

Live Performance.                      Alice presents a Pitch and Prologue for TRANS LADY SINGS as part of the 1DegreeEast “South by South East” Festival    


WANDSWORTH ARTS FRINGE 24th & 25th  JUNE                     7pm

Live Performance.                      Alice performs SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN  at WAF - kindly supported by Wandsworth Council


COLCHESTER PRIDE               12th AUGUST

Live Performance                       Alice is your genial Hostess for Spoken Word Hour at the Firstsite gallery, where she will also be performing some excerpts from

  her current work in development.


COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 19th AUGUST                             7.30pm Doors for 8pm Show.

Live Performance.                      “A BIG CAMP CABARET!” - Alice performs comedy and poetic excerpts from her current work in development as part of the line up of

   Colchester Pride’s fabulous evening cabaret.

Tête à Tête:

The Opera Festival 2023          6th SEPTEMBER                       8.30pm - 9.30pm

Live Performance                       Alice finally premieres the long awaited THE TRANS LADY SINGS at Tête à Tête; fulfilling her two year old promise to try to learn to sing!

          This show and tour has been supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.


COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 11th OCTOBER                          7.30pm Doors for 8pm Show.

Live Performance                       Alice performs THE TRANS LADY SINGS for her home venue’s famous Wonderful Wednesdays series. Pay what you can afford.


CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION           30th NOVEMBER                        7.30pm         

Live Performance                       WORK IN PROGRESS DOUBLE BILL - Alice d’Lumiere’s new work  THE TRANS LADY SINGS is paired up with “The Forgotten Gift”;

   an exciting work in progress from Maisy Luk. See both shows this evening in J2 - Pay what you feel.


TOUR DATES - 2022


GULBENKIAN ARTS CENTRE  11th MAY                                    3.30pm

Live Performance.                      Alice performs   SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN as part of the South by South East Festival    


OXFORD PLAYHOUSE             28th & 29th  JUNE                       7.30pm

Live Performances.                    Alice performs   SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN in the Burton Taylor Studio for Pride month.


MERCURY THEATRE                30th JUNE                                  7.30pm

Live Performance.                      Alice performs   SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN  her exploration of Trans identity in verse and prose as part of the Mercury’s Studio Season.


PRIDE                                        13th AUGUST                             4pm

Live Performance.                      Alice is your genial Hostess for “Colchester Pride Unplugged”, also performing Poetry and Spoken Word Stage at the Firstsite gallery.


COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 20th AUGUST                             8pm

Live Performance.                      “A BIG CAMP CABARET!” - Alice performs comedy and poetic excerpts from  SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN as part of the line up of

                                                   Colchester Pride’s fabulous evening cabaret.


MERCURY THEATRE                15th October                              9.45pm

Live Performance.                      “COCKTAIL CABARET” - Alice re-joins the line up of the Mercury’s regular LGBTQ+ evening with more verse and comedy.


COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 19th NOVEMBER                       7.30pm

Live Performance.                      “THE EMERALD CITY BALL” - Alice is back on stage for The Outhouse’s Amazing Ozmopolitan Evening!


COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 7th DECEMBER 2022                8.00pm

Live Performance.                      SH!T THEATRE’S SING-A-LONG-A-MUPPET’S CHRISTMAS CAROL.

                                           Sh!t Theatre return to the Arts Centre with Alice d’Lumiere once more along for the ride; performing a festive curtain raiser. Last gig of 2022!


TOUR DATES - 2021

 

MERCURY THEATRE               22nd FEBRUARY

“APPROACHES TO LGBTQ+ PERFORMANCE” On-line. Alice delivers a Zoom workshop on creating work based on autobiographical narratives, as part of the- digital season.


OMNIBUS THEATRE                 11th JULY

SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN - Live Performance. Alice performs her exploration of Trans identity in verse and prose as part of the Omnibus Theatre’s “96 FESTIVAL”


COCKPIT THEATRE                 2nd AUGUST

UNTIL THE TRANS LADY SINGS - Live Performance. An autobiographical Spoken Word Overture performed as part of the Tête à Tête Opera Festival.  


INTERACTIVE BROADCAST    6th AUGUST

UNTIL THE TRANS LADY SINGS - On-Line. The online broadcast for Alice’s Spoken Word Overture - performed as part of the Tête à Tête Opera Festival.


COLCHESTER PRIDE               28th AUGUST

2021 Live Performance - Alice is your genial Hostess for the Daytime Spoken Word Stage at the Firstsite gallery, in addition to performing in the Evening Cabaret at Colchester Arts Centre.


MERCURY THEATRE                27th NOVEMBER

“LATES” - Alice joins the line up for the LQBTQ+ Cocktail Cabaret Hosted by CYRO and Flick.


MERCURY THEATRE                1st  DECEMBER

World AIDS Day Performance - Poetry and Remembrances.


QUEEN ST. BREWHOUSE        11th DECEMBER

CHRISTMAS CABARET. Live Performance. Alice is hostess for the return of the Brewhouse’s popular festive bash - Expect music, comedy and mayhem!


THE JUNCTION                         12th DECEMBER

SH!T THEATRE’S SING-A-LONG-A-MUPPET’S CHRISTMAS CAROL. Live Performance. Sh!t Theatre play Cambridge Junction with Alice d’Lumiere once more along for the ride; performing her festive themed curtain raiser. Expect Fairy frills and a VERY big Christmas Tree…


COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 22nd DECEMBER

SH!T THEATRE’S SING-A-LONG-A-MUPPET’S CHRISTMAS CAROL. Live Performance. Sh!t Theatre return to the Arts Centre with Alice d’Lumiere once more along for the ride; performing her festive themed curtain raiser. Last gig of 2021!


TOUR DATES - 2020


THE PLACE THEATRE             14th FEBRUARY

SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN!” Live Performance. Bedford

Alice performs her exploration of Trans identity in verse and prose as part of the Place’s LGBTQ+ History Month program.


THE HIGGINS BEDFORD          15th FEBRUARY

Poetry and Spoken Word Workshop, Barbican Studio, Supporting the “OUTing the Past Festival”.



TOUR DATES - 2019



COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 7th APRIL 2019

“SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN!” Verse Workshop

  10th APRIL

“SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN!” Performance


POPLAR UNION                         25th APRIL

“SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN!” Performance

                                                   27th APRIL

“SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN!” Verse Workshop


NORWICH ARTS CENTRE        15th MAY

“SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN!” Performance


COLCHESTER PRIDE 2019      29th JUNE

“SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN!” Performance and Workshop


COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 2nd NOVEMBER

“RAINBOW MASQUERADE BALL” Alice d’Lumiere is hostess for the Sequin Society’s ball in celebration of 40 Years of Outhouse East.


QUEEN ST. BREWHOUSE        7th DECEMBER  

“HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!” The Queen Street Brewhouse cabaret crew present their regular festive bash. Poetry, comedy, sketches and song presided over by regular hostess Alice d’Lumiere.


POPLAR UNION                        12th DECEMBER 2019

UNTIL THE TRANS LADY SINGS The first trial scratch for a new work in which Alice sets out her intention to finally take on her biggest challenge to date.




TOUR DATES - 2018



COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 24th FEBRUARY 2018

“Viva La Camp!”

The Sequin Society take you on a journey of unashamedly camp, glamorous fun. Alice d’Lumiere joint comperes with Miss Nicola Goodchild.



BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE   2nd MAY

Alice performs “Lip Sync” ,a new verse work premiering as part of “Freshly Scratched”.



POPLAR UNION                        14th JUNE

Alice performs “Trans-Posh” a new verse work premiering as part of “Scratch, Crackle & POP!”



QUEEN ST. BREWHOUSE,       16th JUNE

“THE BREW HOUSE CABARET NIGHT” .Alice hostesses and performs some brand new sketches for this popular event in Colchester’s most vibrant little performance venue.



 HOXTON HALL                         30th JUNE

“MS. PAOLINI’S PHANTASMAGORIA CABARET”

Alice is a guest performer in this unashamed exploration of theatre, comedy and the blurred lines in-between.


NORWICH PRIDE 2018             28th JULY

“SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN” Alice shares a 30 minute platform performance of this verse work in progress in the Community Tent.


COLCHESTER HAS PRIDE       18th AUGUST

Alice performs excerpts from her “SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN” at Colchester’s very own LGBTQ+ event at Firstsite.



CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION           28th NOVEMBER

“SPEAKING OUT & FITTING IN” - 30 Minute Scratch -Views from the Bridge is The Junction’s seasonal mixed bill of work under development by members of their artist development network Troop.


THE PLEASANCE                     3rd DECEMBER

50/50 HOSTED BY ANONYMOUS IS A WOMAN THEATRE CO

Alice performs an extract from “Speaking Out and Fitting In!” for 50/50 - The evening will be cast 50% female, 50% male.


POPLAR UNION                        13th DECEMBER

Alice performs “Song of the Night Circus Dress”, a new verse work premiering as part of “Scratch, Crackle & POP!”


COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 20th & 21st DECEMBER 2018

SH!T THEATRE presents Sing-a-long-a Muppet Christmas Carol with a “Fairy” themed curtain-raiser from Alice d’Lumiere.



TOUR DATES - 2017


COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 4th MAY 2017

ILLUMINATING ALICE

Alice premiere her first full length solo show about jumping through eh looking glass of gender.



COLCHESTER TOWN HALL     7th MAY.

“THE SECRET VINTAGE FAIR” Alice d’Lumiere  performs close-up Magic and appears with Burlesque Bangs to entertain the crowds at the Secret Vintage Fair.



ILLUMINATING ALICE               28th JUNE

NORWICH ARTS CENTRE

Alice performs her first full length solo show about jumping through eh looking glass of gender.

  1st JULY

“ALICE d’LUMIERE’S TURNABOUT TEA & FROCKED UP SEWING CIRCLE”



NORWICH PRIDE                      29th JULY

Alice hosts the pre-parade events outside the Forum with poems and comedy.



COLCHESTER PRIDE               19th AUGUST

Organized by Outhouse East Firstsite Colchester. Alice hosts the evening Pride Cabaret; contributing poems, sketches and putting on her dancing shoes with Burlesque Bangs .


QUEEN ST. BREWHOUSE,       9th DECEMBER 2017

“THE BREW HOUSE CABARET NIGHT” .Alice hostesses and performs some new sketches for this popular festive event in Colchester’s most vibrant little performance venue.

Alice gets turned back into a Fairy and popped on a Christmas Tree by Sh!t Theatre at The Junction Cambridge, December 2021 - Photo by Angelica Bangs Alice performs for Norwich Pride 2017 - Photo by Eastern Daily Press