Introducing Salonnière, our new queer-friendly variety show.
This is the fourth edition.
Salonnière: The Comedy and Spoken Word edition.
Hosted by the fabulous Sophia Blackwell.
Our incredible performers include:
- Heleana Blackwell is a stand up comedienne delivering observational comedy about why lesbians are not good at dating, using social media to spy on your neighbours and what you do when your bank thinks you're more vanilla than you are in real life.
- Farah Sharp is a half English-half Egyptian comedian based in London. Her stand-up is built on a selection of calamitous anecdotes, and what she has(n't) learnt from them. She was a semi-finalist in the 2Northdown New Act Competition and a finalist in the Musical Comedy Awards with her trio "DING" in 2021.
- Sophia Blackwell (spoken word) is a performance poet with three published collections of poetry and the author of a novel. Her poetry has been anthologised by Bloodaxe, Nine Arches and the Emma Press among others, and for the past year. She has hosted the LGBT+ radio show Out in South London on Resonance FM, showcasing gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans authors, musicians, comedians and other creatives like her. Recent notable gigs include four times at Glastonbury on the Poetry & Words Stage, Women of the World (WOW) Festival at the South Bank Centre and headlining a national tour with Hammer and Tongue. She's a Literary Death Match champion, Spread the Word LGBT Hero and Diversity Role Model.
- Saara M. Scharlin (poetry) is a photographic artist and writer who runs as a type of therapy. Her book “Daily Exercise” (2021) is an intimate journey through queer heartbreak, long-distance, mental health triggers, and physical injury, that illustrates through photographs and poems how embracing our cosmic potential can pull us out from depression and disorder. In times of loss, she invites us to explore daily practices towards raw healing.
We are looking forward to hosting you!
Bisous,
Queen LaLa aka Jo Webber, the producer
Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm
The upstairs Show Room is up a number of stairs, so is unfortunately not accessible.
Seating is available on a first-come first-served basis.