Alice has been supported using public funding by the National
Lottery through Arts Council England - www.artscouncil.org.uk
Alice d'Lumiere, at her own admission, over-writes wildly; having now completed three full-length solo shows: “Illuminating Alice”, “Speaking Out and Fitting In” and “The Trans Lady Sings!” with another, “The Literal Translation”, on its way in 2026…
Alice is taking an evening away from her steaming word processor to bring you some favourite moments from her previous shows, interspersed with some brand new material with also, unusually for this hyper-productive ego-maniac, some favourite songs & monologues by other creators - plus occasional naughtiness!
So shockingly the title does actually make some sense…
Expect dynamic performance poetry, engaging comedy, songs, impersonations, voluminous crinolines, plus guest appearances from some of her regular creative collaborators, with a touch of Love and Marriage...
A passionate, honest and celebratory show from a mercurial writer/performer; part personal testament, part gender-fluid cabaret.
8th of July, 8pm, Colchester Arts Centre. Go on - put a ring on it!
Written and Performed by Alice d'Lumiere
Original Music by Tina Gooding, Movement Director - Angelica Bangs
Pianist – Adam Saiz Abo Henriksen
"A Portmanteau of Poems, Songs, Comedy and Absolute Nonsense
Warning: May contain traces of Marriage and other Naughtiness!"
THE CHALLENGE
All of Alice's artistic output involves an element of personal challenge; playing with preconceptions and pushing herself to learn new and unlikely performance skills; from close-up magic to aerial hoop. Her last performance challenge, "The Trans Lady Sings", involves attempting to become an opera singer with no previous musical experience and was born out of a "Developing Your Creative Practice" grant supported by Arts Council England's DYCP programme.
In 2023 Alice took her previous show “Speaking Out and Fitting In!” Over to Le Printemps Anglophone Festival in Avignon for her very first European performance. This led to a return trip in 2024 to Théâtre Au Chapeau Rouge with “Trans Lady Sings!”, These performances in Avignon spurred Alice towards her forthcoming challenge, “The Literal Translation”; which involves her trying to overcome another real childhood fear; speaking publicly in another language…
FROM TRANS TRILOGY to TRANS TETRALOGY (and yes; it’s a real word!)
So 2025 will witness research and the first mini scratch performances for “The Literal Translation”. The full show is set to premiere in 2026; joining “Illuminating Alice”, “Speaking Out and Fitting In” and “Trans Lady Sings” in rep. Alice’s full Trans Tetralogy has been supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
