We’re happy to announce that we are again offering open mic slots for fresh queer acts at A Reyt Queer Do on Sunday 22 September.
This queer cabaret event is ‘Back to the 90’s themed’ and is at Sidney and Matilda in Sheffield city centre.
A Reyt Queer Do 7 will be hosted by drag queen Bipolar Abdul and is about platforming emerging Northern LGBTQ+ performance talent. Whether you’re a new act, or you have new work you want to test out in front of a friendly live audience, we’d love to hear from you.
Drag, comedy, clowning, queerlesque, song, anything goes, as long as it works in front of a live audience. In return for you performing one 3 – 5 minute act we’ll provide refreshments and up to £70 to reimburse any expenses. You’ll also receive a few photos of you performing shot by a professional photographer. We just need you to be available from 3.30pm on the day of the event.
To help you get a sense of what to expect, this blog about our 2022 edition of A Reyt Queer Do is a useful read. While the theme of this edition is ‘Back to the 90’s’ your act doesn’t need to be tightly themed around this.
To apply, please complete the short Google Form and share a link to an extract of your act or performance.
It doesn’t matter if the film of you performing is not in front of an audience, we just need to get a sense of your performance style so we can programme a mix of acts.
Deadline to apply: 9am Wednesday 4 September. Priority for slots will go to those based in South Yorkshire.
Please note – This event will be BSL interpreted, so if your application is successful we will expect you to provide any lyrics / script in advance of the event for our BSL interpreter to learn. More information on the access provisions in the venue can be found here.
We expect to have more people apply to perform than we have time and budget to give a platform, so we won’t be able to offer everyone a slot, but there will be further opportunities later this year. We are unable to give feedback to unsuccessful submissions, but we may keep your details on file for future bookings.
We look forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions that aren’t answered below please drop us a line to hello@androandeve.com
FAQ’s
I am not based in the North of England, can I apply?
We will not consider applications from acts based in locations other than Yorkshire or the North of England, Northern talent to the front please! (We consider Northern talent to be inclusive of the East and West Midlands).
Do you only platform drag king acts?
No! A Reyt Queer Do is for all kinds of live performance acts to share their work. The Kingdom Come is our platform solely for drag kings and we tend to focus on platforming more established acts there.
I can’t perform on the 22 September but want to apply, should I?
Thanks for your interest, please hold off for now! We are a part time team, so we’d appreciate you helping us manage capacity by applying for a future opportunity. There is another Reyt Queer Do planned for December so please sign up to our newsletter to be first to hear about the open mic slots for that event.
I haven’t got an act to fit with the 1990’s theme, can I apply?
Our theme for this event is important as it has come from our community, so we will take into consideration whether acts have something that could fit with the theme, but it won’t be the only thing we will consider so we’d encourage you to still apply.