Colour image of a poster. Poster with a green bamboo like border and blue inside. It has an image in the middle of two profiles of a face, one is upside down and underneath the other. There are banners on the poster that read: “The Darlington Hippodrome presents ‘Opening the Closet Doors’ 11th August 2022 7:30pm”. At the bottom of the poster is some text that reads, “Get your tickets, pay what you can. A film exploring LGBTQ+ stories from the Darlington Hippodrome archives. Made and presented by local LGBTQ+ people. There are two QR codes which lead to the Darlington Hippodrome website where tickets can be bought.

Come and celebrate Pride at the Darlington Hippodrome 11th August 2022 7:30pm with a film screening of ‘Opening the Closet Doors’ which has been made by artist Sarah Li in collaboration with the wonderful, fun and fabulous LGBTQ+ co-authors involved in the project!

Tickets available on a pay what you feel basis here: https://www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk/customer/booking?id=461801

The screening will be taking place in the gorgeous auditorium and will be followed by a presentation from some of the people involved in the project. The project is a creative deep dive into the archival material of the @darlingtonhippodrome . We have been searching for LGBTQ+ stories, points of interest and inspiration.

Dressing up is not compulsory but totally welcomed. 

This project is supported by Arts Council England, Darlington Hippodrome, Creative Darlington, LGBT+ NSG, County Durham Community Foundation (The Dover Art Prize), SAN North East and Rianne Pictures.

Thank you to Helix Arts who supported the project throughout the R&D stages of the project as part of the Flourish programme commissioned by Creative Darlington.

Posted by: Date: 27/06/2022 Categories: Uncategorized