Come join us at our Circa-Club monthly events including Drinks Parties & Art Exhibitions. Social Events for 200+ gay professional men and their friends in central London. Complimentary Glass of Wine on arrival. Click for more details
FemFest Brighton takes place from the 7th to 10th March 2024. FemFest is an antidote to the white-cis-het-male dominated fringe theatre landscape of the UK. The festival takes place over the week of International Women's Day. We are inclusive of all marginalised gender identities including but not limited to: trans women, trans men, trans feminine and masculine people, people who identify as trans, non-binary, genderqueer, gender-fluid, agender, bigender, two-spirit and any other gender non-conforming identities. Trans-exclusionary or gender-critical language and behaviour is not tolerated here. Our founder, Maddie Ross, has worked extensively across Brighton & Edinburgh Fringe since 2016. In 2020, she was uninspired by the lack of female, non-binary and trans involvement in decision-making at fringe festivals. She was (and still is) disappointed by the lack of accessibility and safeguarding for audiences carried out by fringe venues across the industry. Frustrated by the lack of a safe and accessible fringe festival, she decided to set up FemFest. FemFest is Brighton's only fringe arts festival run by and for women, non-binary and trans people. Since its launch in 2020 we have seen FemFest grow exponentially, 2023 has been our biggest year yet, seeing us move to our new home, The Actors. A venue with a long history of championing and centering queer narratives. We held 17 events across our 2023 festival and also launched our Early Career Artist scheme. FemFest hosts multiple art disciplines including cabaret, comedy, theatre, workshops, life drawing and more.
Address : The Actors
Brighton
BN2 1RD
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- 01 Dec – Matthew Shepard (1976–1998), American student
- 01 Dec – Takeda Shingen (1521-1573), Japanese daimyō & Buddhist monk
- 02 Dec – Gianni Versace (1946–1997), Italian fashion designer
- 02 Dec – Jason Collins (1978–), American basketball player
- 04 Dec – Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968), American crime writer
- 06 Dec – Tom Hulce (1953–), American actor & theater producer
- 06 Dec – William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), Dutch monarch
- 07 Dec – Willa Cather (1873–1947), American writer
- 07 Dec – Hurd Hatfield (1917–1998), American actor
- 08 Dec– Brendan Burke (1988–2010), Canadian hockey player
- 08 Dec – Norman Douglas (1868–1952), British writer
- 10 Dec – Tommy Kirk (1941–2021), American actor & businessman
- 10 Dec – Mark Takano (1960–), American Democratic congressman (California)
- 11 Dec – Jean Marais (1913–1998), French actor
- 12 Dec – Brandon Teena (1972–1993), American trans man, subject of the Academy Award-winning Boys Don't Cry (1999)
- 13 Dec – Anton Hysén (1990–), Swedish soccer player
- 14 Dec – Jobriath (1946–1983), American rock musician & actor
- 14 Dec – Amini Fonua (1989–), Tongan swimmer
- 15 Dec – Nero (37-68), Roman emperor, 54-68 AD
- 16 Dec – Noël Coward (1899–1973), English playwright, composer, actor & singer
- 17 Dec – Paul Cadmus (1904–1999), American painter
- 18 Dec – Brian Orser (1961–), Canadian figure skater & coach,1987 World Champion
- 19 Dec – Jean Genet (1910–1986), French novelist, playwright & political activist
- 20 Dec – Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902–1942), British royalty
- 21 Dec – Michael Tilson Thomas (1944–), American conductor, pianist &composer
- 22 Dec – Marc Allégret (1900–1973), French screenwriter & film director
- 24 Dec – Galba (3 BC-69 AD), Roman emperor, first in the Year of Four Emperors
- 25 Dec – Albert Cashier (1843-1915), Irish-American trans Union Army soldier
- 25 Dec – Quentin Crisp (1908–1999), English writer, raconteur & gay icon
- 25 Dec – Ismail Merchant (1936–2005), Indian-born film producer & director
- 26 Dec – David Sedaris (1956–), American humorist, comedian, author & radio contributor
- 27 Dec – Guido Westerwelle (1961–2016), German politician & former Vice Chancellor of Germany
- 29 Dec – Billy Tipton (1914-1989), American jazz musician, bandleader & talent broker
- 30 Dec – Titus (31-81), Roman emperor, 79-81 AD.
- 30 Dec – Paul Bowles (1910–1999), American expatriate composer, author & translator
- 31 Dec – Orry-Kelly (1897–1964), Australian costume designer