2017

In just a few weeks’ time Clare Summerskill will be releasing her 4^th album, LOVE TO BE FOUND. Following the release, she has several bookings lined up to celebrate this album and the fact that she’s still performing at all after all these years! This mini tour is entitled:

‘FROM FAIRLY VOCAL TO VARI-FOCAL’

For three events, she will be joined by the amazing singer and musician that is

MARTHA D.LEWIS (Martha and Eve, Donna & Kebab)

 

ALBUM LAUNCH NIGHT

 KARAMEL    16^th June    Tickets £10

Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6UJ

Performing with Clare will be MARTHA D.LEWIS, with a special appearance by Claire Tomsett-Rowe

  Tickets are now available for the June 16^th gig at the Karamel website http://karamelrestaurant.com/event/clare-summerskill-album-launch-love-found/

THE IVY HOUSE   25^th June 2017  FREE Entry

40 Stuart Rd, London SE15 3BE

Part of Southwark LGBT Pride Festival

MARTHA D. LEWIS will be performing with Clare Summerskill

https://www.facebook.com/events/1102062316604637

 

KENRIC EASTEBOURNE AFTER DINNER CABARET  30^th June

Tickets: £8.00 for Kenric card-holders, £10.00 for non-card holders Please book in advance – tickets are limited and unlikely to be available on the door.

Book online at: http://www.wegottickets.com/sct/Dku6tmT26Z

Kenric Eastbourne Tennis Event Cabaret

MC – Anny Knight, and guest starring Clare Summerskill and Alice Frick

 

KOMEDIA  Weds 5th July  8pm. Tickets £10

Guest Starring MARTHA D. LEWIS (from Martha and Eve). MC – ANNABEL PRIBELSKI

44-47 Gardner St, Brighton BN1 1UN   Komedia.co.uk  Box Office: 0845 293 8480

https://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/music/fairly-vocal-vari-focal/

 

 

LFEST    21-23^rd July    Clare will be performing songs from her new album in her show, FROM FAIRLY VOCAL TO VARI-FOCAL  and also presenting a talk about her play, Rights of Passage, (based entirely on interviews with LGBT asylum seekers).

Exact times and dates over the weekend to be confirmed. http://www.lfest.co.uk/

LFEST is at Prestwold Hall Estate, Loughborough, Leicestershire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

KARAMEL    16^th June    Tickets £10

Coburg Road Wood Green London N22 6UJ

Performing with Clare will be MARTHA D.LEWIS, with a special appearance by Claire Tomsett-Rowe

 

THE IVY HOUSE   25^th June 2017  FREE Entry

40 Stuart Rd, London SE15 3BE

Part of Southwark LGBT Pride Festival

MARTHA D. LEWIS will be performing with Clare Summerskill

 

KENRIC EASTEBOURNE AFTER DINNER CABARET  30^th June

Tickets: £8.00 for Kenric card-holders, £10.00 for non-card holders Please book in advance – tickets are limited and unlikely to be available on the door.

 

Book online at: http://www.wegottickets.com/sct/Dku6tmT26Z

Kenric Eastbourne Tennis Weekend

A fabulous evening of cabaret with MC – Anny Knight, and guest starring Clare Summerskill and Alice Frick

 

KOMEDIA  Weds 5th July  8pm. Tickets £10

Guest Starring MARTHA D. LEWIS (from Martha and Eve). MC – ANNABEL PRIBELSKI

44-47 Gardner St, Brighton BN1 1UN   Komedia.co.uk  Box Office: 0845 293 8480

 

LFEST    21-23^rd July    Clare will be performing songs from her new album in her show, FROM FAIRLY VOCAL TO VARI-FOCAL  and also presenting a talk about her play, Rights of Passage, based entirely on interviews with LGBT asylum seekers.

Exact times and dates over the weekend to be confirmed. http://www.lfest.co.uk/

LFEST is at Prestwold Hall Estate, Loughborough, Leicestershire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Tour 2016

Rights of Passage
by CLARE SUMMERSKILL

PERFORMED BY CLARE SUMMERSKILL AND ARTEMIS THEATRE COMPANY

An inspirational new play about the struggles and triumphs of lesbians and gay men who have fled to the UK from persecution. What happens when they get to the country that they hope will offer refuge? Who is welcome, who is locked up, and who is deported?

Real-life stories of LGBT asylum seekers brought to the stage in this brand new verbatim production.

Great play! The most powerful and accurate portrayal of LGBT asylum seeker stories I’ve ever watched. UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group

TOUR DATES 2016

Weds 11th – Sat 14th May      LONDON CHELSEA THEATRE 0207 352 1967  www.chelseatheatre.org.uk

Chelsea Theatre Specials: 11th May Premiere of Rights of Passage special event – music from Janette Mason and aftershow party at the theatre, all ticket holders welcome.

13th May Q&A session after the show with verbatim theatre academic, Chris Megson, Iranian Human Rights Lawyer, and contributor to the play, Mehri Jafari, and Bliss Namuddu (member of Micro Rainbow).

Tues 17th May       HUDDERSFIELD              LAWRENCE BATLEY THEATRE 01484 430528 www.thelbt.org

Thurs 19th May      LEICESTER            THE Y, LEICESTER 0116 255 7066  www.ytheatre.co.uk

Tues 24th – Wed 25th May NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE   PETER SARAH THEATRE,  NEWCASTLE COLLEGE
www.northern-pride.com/event/rightsofpassage

Fri 27th – Sat 28th May             WOLVERHAMPTON            ARENA THEATRE 01902 321 321  arena.wlv.ac.uk

n.b.There will be a post show discussion after the performance on Fri 27th with the writer and the actors.

Mon 30th May       SHEFFIELD            MERLIN THEATRE         07941 361510  www.cliffordevents.co.uk
www.friendsofedwardcarpenter.co.uk

Sat 4th June           SALFORD            THE LOWRY           0843 208 6010         thelowry.com/studio

Thurs 9th – Fri 10th June            STOKE          NEW VIC THEATRE, 01782 717 962 www.newvictheatre.org.uk

Tues 14th June ENFIELD              DUGDALE CENTRE 020 8807 6680      www.dugdalecentre.co.uk

Wed 15th June      NORWICH         THE GARAGE 01603 598646       www.thegarage.org.uk

Fri 17th June        LIVERPOOL             UNITY THEATRE         0151 709 4988  www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk

All inquiries to: Debbie at artemistheatre@gmail.com

2015

UPCOMING

Saturday 28th November

Clare will be the host for the first ever Peter Tatchell Equality Ball, Stratford Town Hall, London.

Staring Marc Almond and Heather Peace. Guests include Sir Ian McKellan.

Booking details on www.petertatchellfoundation.org.

 

PREVIOUS

Sat 9th May

Writing the Self, a participatory writing workshop on LGBT autobiography at London Metropolitan Archives. 11-3.30pm.  £10 only.

Contact Jan.Pimblett@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Weds 13th May

Writing the Journey, a writing workshop for refugees and asylum seekers

FREE    2-5pm at Oxford House, Bethnal Green, London.

Contact admin@claresummerskill.co.uk to secure your place.

Thurs 21st May

Personal Lives – Personal Care, a presentational talk at SAND’s conference (Safe Ageing No Discrimination)

From 14:30 to 17:00 Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

Friday 27th February
A rehearsed reading of a brand new play, presented by Artemis Theatre Company.

Rights of Passage by Clare Summerskill

You leave your own country in fear of your life because of your sexual orientation. You come to the UK to be free. But here you are – friendless, penniless, jobless, and scared to present yourself to the Home Office, in case they don’t believe that you’re gay – in case they send you back.

Artemis Theatre present a rehearsed play-reading of Clare Summerskill’s brand new verbatim play, based on interviews with LGBT asylum seekers in the UK. After the reading, there will be a Q&A session with the actors, the playwright, and members of London LGBT asylum groups.

February 27, 2015 @ 7:00 pm
Oxford House Theatre
London E2 6HG, UK
Cost: £5

Book at www.oxfordhouse.co.uk

Thursday 12th February

Gateway to Heaven – Fifty Years of Lesbian and Gay Oral History

Free talk and book signing: Putney Library, 5-7 Disraeli Road, London SW15 2DR

6.30 – 8pm

2014

Sunday 20th July

Broken Rainbow’s 10th Anniversary Dinner at Real Cafe de Paris, London.  30% discount for my fans   http://www.brokenrainbow.org.uk/claresummerskill

Hosted by the  Chris Fitchew featuring comedy from  Clare Summerskill and live performance from the  singer songwriter James Poole, plus much much more.

Monday 28th July, Belfast.

Clare will be performing her stand-up and songs at a cabaret evening as part of Belfast  Pride

Tuesday 29th July, Belfast.

Clare will be giving her talk, Staying Out Late, about older LGBT people and care in later life. Supported by Age UK and Belfast Pride.

Saturday 2nd August

Clare will be reading from her book Gateway To Heaven, in the Literature Tent as part of Brighton Pride.

Wednesday 24th September

Clare will be giving her talk, Staying Out Late, about older LGBT people and care in later life at Nottingham University as part of The Last Outing Project.

Tues 17th June

Book Launch at The Tavistock.  Clare will speak about a chapter that she has written in a book just published by Karnac;

Creative Positions in Adult Mental Health: Outside In-Inside Out    (The Systemic Thinking and Practice Series) Sue McNab (Author, Editor), Karen Partridge (Editor)    Published by KARNAC

 The chapter is called  Hearing Voices – Creating Theatre from Stories Told by Mental Health Service Users.   Do check it out ( if you’re so inclined) at : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-Positions-Mental-Health–Inside/dp/1780491921/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1403000629&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=Creative+Positions+in+Adult+Mental+Health%3A+Outside+In-Inside+Out%22+has+been+published+by+Karnac

 

A SELECTION OF 2013 EVENTS

Friday October 18th

Polari Mission Symposium @ The John Rylands Library.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 18th 6pm Clare will be a guest on Manchester’s Gaydio Radio

Monday October 21st

Gateway To Heaven Presentational Talk at The Lesbian and Gay Foundation, Manchester. 7-9pm

Monday November 4th

Clare will be a guest on QUEER DISCOX, OXIDE RADIO in OXFORD 7-9pm

Sunday 24th November

STAND UP WRITING WORKSHOP for Together! 2013 Disability History Month for disabled people. 2-4pm Stratford Circus.

Contact 07973 252751

Tuesday 3rd December

Clare will be one of the acts performing at Oval House in memory and celebration of the Director, Kate Crutchley. Other acts include Martha and Eve, Parker and Klein, The Hot Doris Band, and many more. This is going to be an amazing evening!

Tickets: £5.00     Box office: 020 7582 7680

Friday 6th December

Clare will be giving her presentational talk about the play Hearing Voices at Kent University.

NEW BOOK and WEBSITE      www.gatewaytoheaven.co.uk

Clare has written a book of memories from 46 older LGBT people called Gateway To Heaven – Fifty Years of Lesbian and Gay Oral History, published by Tollington Press. Visit www.gatewaytoheaven.co.uk for orders and details about book readings and signings.

 

Well That Explains It! TOUR   March – May 2013

Let’s talk about Sex! Sexual Orientation! Relationships! Let’s talk about being Single, Married, being Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Straight and those who see themselves as just a little bit on the wonky side…  Everything you’ve ever wanted to know but were too afraid to ask … in case someone gave you a funny look.

All is finally explained and revealed in a fast-moving, song-singing, rip-roaring, costume-changing evening of comedy and music!

Fri 8th March             West Bromwich, as part of SHOUT Festival – The Public  –  Tickets: 0121 533 7161     www.thepublic.com        www.shoutfestival.co.uk

Fri 22nd March         Enfield – The Dugdale Centre  – Tickets: 020 8807 7302  www.dugdalecentre.co.uk   SOLD OUT!

Sun 24th March        Brighton – The Pavilion – Tickets: 01273 709709 www.brightondome.org

Sat 6th April                Cambridge – Mumford Theatre -Tickets: 0845 196 2320 www.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre

Tues 9th and Weds 10th April          Oxford Playhouse Studio – Tickets: 01865 305305  www.oxfordplayhouse.com SOLD OUT!

Tues 16th then Thursday 18th – Sun 21st April     London  – Chelsea Theatre – Tickets: 020 7352 1967    www.chelseatheatre.org.uk/well-that-explains-it

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 7.30pm       Sunday 21st show at 4pm

Fri 26th April        Wolverhampton – Arena Theatre -Tickets: 01902 321 321   www.arenatheatre.info

Fri 3rd May             Leicester – The Y Theatre – Tickets: 0116 255 7066 http://www.leicesterymca.co.uk/y-theatre-whats-on-details.php?listing=1219

Sat 11th May            Poole – Lighthouse – Tickets: 0844 406 8666 www.lighthousepoole.co.uk

Sun 19th May         Manchester – The Lowry – Tickets: 0843 208 6000  www.thelowry.com

Fri 31st May            Penzance – The Acorn –  Tickets@ 01726 879 500 www.theacornpenzance.com 

Praise from audience members for Clare’s latest one woman stage show:

“Brilliant observational comedy.”

“I’ve been to all of Clare’s shows since 2003, and loved them all, but this is an absolute cracker – the best so far! The LGBT history segments are inspired.”

“What a perfect way Clare has of telling our history in a way that both entertains and educates. Fabulous!”

“If you haven’t met Clare Summerskill’s timeless classic character, Ange, now’s the time in this hilarious show.”

“Pathos and side-slapping humour in one great package. Loved it!”

 

 Hearing Voices:  a play and a film

Three extracts from the film version of HEARING VOICES by Clare Summerskill have been posted on YouTube:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02hUsBm8ptQ
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmFtaeeOE0M
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BVEmW6YA6E

Visit www.hearingvoicesplay.co.uk for further information about CLARE’s talks and the DVD version of the play and watch this page for updates. For booking inquiries about talks and screenings of HEARING VOICES contact admin@claresummerskill.co.uk

 

Vis a Visibility

Sunday 10th June 2012

Vis a Visibility is a community theatre production led by Clare Summerskill and produced in partnership with REGARD about the lives of disabled LGBT people. Performances are at 3pm and 7pm on Sunday 10th June at People Show Studios. PollardRow, London, E2 6NB. For FREE tickets e mail tickets@visavisibility.org.uk or call 07591 164906