Date

31 July - 24 August

Time

7:25 pm

Venue

Underbelly Cowgate

suitability

Age 16+ (Guideline)

Tickets from

£8.50

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I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar

A dance through nostalgic tales of unsung, unsanitised queer debauchery.

Step inside Holly Redford-Jones' award-winning Lesbian Bar! This bold new show is a dance through tales of unsung, unsanitised lesbian debauchery. A sonic love letter to sapphic institutions of a bygone era, the show celebrates queer women of the past, present and future.

Taking a cue from the iconic Jonathan Richman song, Redford-Jones asks the biggest questions: where have all the lesbian bars gone? How do you know when you're in one? And how did Chesterfield's Crooked Spire become so... crooked? 

Presented By

Holly Redford Jones

Duration

60 minutes

Advice

None

Price

Tickets from

£8.50

Accessibility

Cabaret. Stand-up

For more information on accessibility and to book tickets, please contact the box office at access@underbelly.co.uk, or visit https://underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility

Wheelchair Spaces

Sorry, there are no wheelchair spaces available for this event.

reviews

“An absolute treat... the next best thing out of Chesterfield”

JADAR

★★★★★

“Social critique remains sharp as well as facetious throughout”

North West End

★★★★

‘Caused my wife to snort with laughter’

Canal St Media

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