Songbook

Bijou Stories will be continuing its exploration of the music that supplied the soundtrack to the lives of the LGBTQ+ community to create a unique variety show being performed in September. 

At this workshop we will be mapping more songs and stories to start creating the outline of the show. 

Refreshments provided

Join us and share your memories of your first gay disco or favourite Pride celebration, your coming out story, a night out with friends, the music you associate with the good times, or which transports you to a memorable time and place. These songs will be used as the basis for a very special performance developed and created through a programme of fun workshops.

We will be running a programme of artist led workshops teaching participants new skills which we will be showcasing in a fabulous showcase event in September! Join us on this exciting journey and learn new skills, make new friends and help to tell the story of the LGBTQ+ community in a joyous celebration of music and community.

The programme will run from March until September 2024 and will feature workshops in a wide range of creative disciplines. We will be sharing details of each new workshop as it is added to the program. All workshops will be FREE and we will create a safe and friendly environment where participants will feel free and confident to share their stories. Workshops will be taking place in the Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark boroughs of London as part of the Thames Pride Arts Festival.

If you have a piece of music or favourite song to add to our playlist come along and share it with us. Tell us the story you want to share or bring along some photographs that you are happy to share as part of the production. Get to meet some of the team and share your ideas in a relaxed social environment.