HARD BOILED is a one-off performance eggstravaganza and zine launch. Hosted by Mae Diansangu and featuring a headline performance from Jj Fadaka, plus five minute sets from a selection of Glasgow's most eggcellent women and non binary +* creatives. We'll also be launching the HARD BOILED zine, which features written work and visual art from contributors all across Scotland.
We have two ticket options: event only and event + zine. Purchasing your zine in advance means we'll have your copy ready for you on the night. A small number of zines will be available for purchase on the night with cash only.
Mae Diansangu is a queer poet from Aberdeen who writes in Scots and English. Her practice is rooted in the belief that storytelling is a collaborative act, and she is particularly interested in reframing contemporary issues through the retelling of shared histories and myths. Much of her work explores themes of identity, resilience, power, transformation, and belonging. Her debut collection, Bloodsongs (Tapsalteerie), was longlisted for a 2025 Saltire Book Award.
Jj Fadaka is a writer, facilitator and radical based in Edinburgh. Their writing explores the possibility of abolition, feminism, and love to create change. Their work speaks to the political urgencies we face whilst centring community-making in our resistance. Jj’s spaces, on and off the page, draw on black feminist radical traditions to explore desire in a world without barriers. You can find them facilitating world-building workshops and juicy conversations. They find belonging in radical pedagogy, music, visual arts and performance.
HARD BOILED is a one-off performance event and zine, conceived of by Hanna Louise and Mae Diansangu, co-founders of the Aberdeen based performance night HYSTERIA. HARD BOILED is part of Hanna's coursework for the Creative Writing (MLitt) at Glasgow University.
See you there - good eggs only x
*Our stage is for women, non binary folks and people who identify as any other marginalised gender (ie. no cis men, soz not soz). All are welcome in the audience.