As part of the London-wide GFest, The Drill Hall will be co-presenting these workshops for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer artists.

11 November 2009
Theatre workshop - Barcy Cogdale

Barcy Cogdale, artistic director of the award-winning lesbian theatre company Ruby Tuesday Productions and director of The Drill Hall Darlings, will be running a one-off theatre workshop.

12 November 2009
Musical theatre - Simon Stephens

Simon, a trained actor, also teaches at the BRIT School of Performing Arts and has worked extensively in London and Edinburgh - performing and delivering drama workshops. Simon is also artistic director of theatre company Imaginary Forces.

16 November 2009
Creative writing - Claire Benjamin

Claire Benjamin teaches script writing and drama in further and adult education. She has been a writer for the Pink Paper and written, performed and directed pieces for theatre.

17 November 2009
Dramatherapy - Hayden Forde and Maurice Ord

Workshop co-facilitators Haydn Forde and Maurice Ord use exercises to prepare for the main body of the session - an improvised enactment of a fairy tale/myth and arrive to therapeutic experience for the participants.

Both Haydn and Maurice hold masters degrees from Central School of Speech and Drama and have extensively worked and collaborated on LGBT themes through drama.