First comes love, then comes equal marriage...
Real-life married couple Heleana and Sophia Blackwell grew up with Section 28, late night lesbian films, and a desire to get out of their hometowns. Through comedy, poetry and the occasional song and dance, the couple take a frank and left-field look at what happens before and after love at first sight.
Wife Material includes dating disasters, lockdown love, and the similarities and differences between Italian and West Indian mothers, plus advice on the best way to fit a duvet cover and how to cope with being slut-shamed by your bank. Directed by multi award-winning comedian Maria Shehata, Wife Material is a celebration of silliness, chosen family and queer joy.
Heleana Blackwell is a stand-up comedian and Max Turner Prize semi-finalist who has performed at a range of top London nights such as The LOL Word at Battersea Arts Centre, Foc it Up at 21Soho and 2Northdown, and Brighton and Camden Fringes 2022.
Sophia Blackwell is a performance poet, radio and podcast host for Resonance FM, The Polari Podcast and Virgin Radio Pride. Her most recent poetry collection with Burning Eye Books, The Other Woman, was longlisted for the Polari Prize.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
“Comedy Bloomers is delighted to be launching The London LGBTQ Comedy festival across London.
With an incredible line-up including Rhys Nicholson (Judge Drag Race Down Under, Netflix), Jess Fostekew, Stephen Bailey, Ella Vaday (Drag Race UK), Sarah Keyworth, Victoria Olsina, Kuan Wen (Comedy with an Accent), James Barr (UK’s No1 LGBTQ+ Podcast, A Gay & A Non Gay podcast) & Hannah Byczkowski (Winner, BBC Traitors Season 1) plus work in progress shows with rising comedy stars and collaborations with favourite LGBTQ comedy nights we are able offer something for every taste within the LGBTQ community across London.
This is a unique opportunity to bring together our communities in a celebration of LGBTQ+ Comedy” Chris Smith, Producer
Tickets for all other festival shows here https://www.outsavvy.com/organiser/lgbtq-events