Roll up! Roll up! Don't miss your chance to join us for a big, fat, queer, feminist party all week long from the
6-12th March 2023!
We have 18 events to share with you, including: poetry, comedy, drag, theatre, life drawing and much more! This will be our fourth FemFest to date and we can't wait to celebrate International Women's Day with you all week long.
Check out the line-up below and book your tickets!
If you would like to join us at FemFest 2023 but don't have the funds to pay for an event then don't worry. We have fundraised to provide free tickets for those with economic barriers. Please drop an email to with your name and which event you would like to attend - we will send you a ticket, no questions asked.
FEMFEST SCATCH NIGHT
NEW WRITING
FEMFEST
Saturday 11th March | 6.00pm
A night of new work, new characters and trying out jokes that might not land
The official FemFest scratch night set up for artists to explore new ideas in a supportive space. Watch this space for the next generation of performers and their ideas. The event will take place at The Actors
MERKING MAKERS
WORKSHOP
AGHH! ZINE + DEVIL'S DYKE NETWORK
Sunday 12th March | 2.00pm
Get your Merkin on!
For the merkin curious, we the hairy textile lovers: Aghh! Zine and Devil’s Dyke Network invite you to create merkins with us! Express yourself through the merkin, learn the technique of needle-felting and generally have a fun, silly and performative time with a pinch of serious discussion thrown in.
DRY SEASON
THEATRE
KAT LYONS THEY/THEM
Sunday 12th March | 3.00pm
MENOPAUSE? SERIOUSLY? WTF?
Kat thought they were too young for menopause; biology thought differently. Join them for anxiety, insomnia and self-conscious jogging as they learn to navigate the first chaotic year. Fearless, irreverent and intimate, Dry Season is a spoken word show about questioning assumptions and learning to rewrite your story.
UNISEX
THEATRE
LEONARDA SEP SHE/HER
Sunday 12th March | 5.00pm
Unisex is a one woman show that explores the shifting concepts of feminism through the lens of comic, unapologetic, vigorous story telling. Through songs and text inspired by real situations and experiences, Lea Sep takes the audience on a journey through the patriarchy, gender roles, sexism and misunderstanding the meaning of equality.
WALK
THEATRE
ELLIE HIGGINS SHE/HER
Sunday 12th March | 7.00pm
Tread carefully
From emerging Scottish theatre maker, Ellie Higgins, comes a disorientating step-by-step guide to finding your stride. Or strut. Or stroll. But it's not really about walking at all.