Hebrews, shebrews and theybrews, ghouls and golems.
Homos and Houmous are taking on the mystical, the folkloric and the downright conspiratorial.
Yes we run the banks, but we ALSO run the arts!!!
Down in the deepest, mistiest caves of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, That Ray and Chanukah Lewinsky invite you to join our seance for spiritualists, wxtches and fully paid up members of the illuminati.
New Queer Jewish Theatre – Drag – Politics – Live Art – Music – Semitic Overtones
13th July at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London
DyBOOK your tix now!
DOORS: 7.00PM
SHOW: 8.30-10.30PM
DANCE PARTY WITH Esti 10.30-MIDNIGHT
Acts
Talia Chain (Sadeh Farm)
Jordan Charles
Yael Elisheva
Open mic: Sir Cum Sized!
Ticket Prices
£18 well-waged / £12 waged or student / £4 unwaged
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please opt for a ‘well-waged’ ticket if you can to help subsidise and maintain fair access to arts programming.
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Bios
Talia Chain founded Sadeh, the UK's Jewish farm and land based community in 2017. As CEO, Talia’s role includes working on the land, teaching on Sadeh's fellowship programme, running education and volunteer sessions and fundraising for Sadeh’s environmental and educational projects. Talia represents Sadeh on the Board of Deputies and her horticultural education includes a RHS Level 2 Diploma in Principles of Horticulture and Permaculture Design Certificate accreditation. Her Jewish farming journey began after her participation in Hazon’s Adamah programme in 2014.
Jordan Charles: Poet, performer and playwright Jordan Charles shines on screen as a talent judge on BBC1's hit show 'All Together Now' alongside Spice Girl Geri Horner! Alongside performing with Gary Barlow, Kaiser Chiefs and Dannii MInogue, Jordan also appeared on BBC1’s Let it Shine, and wrote the Official Songs for Hate Crime Awareness Week 2017 and Barnardo’s 2018. In 2019 he became Artist in Residence at Manchester’s historic Islington Mill, working on his first musical, OYA. During the performance shutdown of 2020, he documented his quarantine experiences in a poetic vlog called #LockdownLines. He also produced and co-wrote The Black Life Monologues, a series of monologues cataloguing perspectives on the Black experience in 2020.
Yael Elisheva (they/them) is a performer, director, and teaching artist who recently graduated from the MA Theatre Lab at RADA. Recent performance credits include: Drag at the JW3 Purim Cabaret, Nils Krogstad in A Doll's House at RADA, King Berenger in Exit the King at RADA Studios, and Jim in Dinner at RADA Studios - a role inspired by Aeschluys' Old Man Chorus. Yael recently assistant directed The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs at Soho Theatre. Their project Schlepping will be workshopped and performed at the Coronet Theatre in early July.
Esti is a Queer Jewish DJ spinning anything and everything to make you strut, slut and schvitz.
Chanukah Lewinsky is a Yiddish music-hall grand dame, and host of Homos and Houmous. Expect riotous laughs, shimmering wordplay, and a carpet-bag stuffed with puns. When she isn’t burying husbands she’s a prolific community organiser for Queer Youth Art Collective and queer Jewish art retreat Lady Cynthia’s Lover.
That Ray is a fearless pop punk icon, player of many theatrical characters, and host of Homos and Houmous. They straddle the Venn diagram of ‘Daddy’, ‘show-pony’ and ‘Daddy I want a pony!’ Fresh from hosting in Oslo and at Glastonbury, expect towering glamour and wicked humour. They are writing a dyke hooker revenge fantasy novella.
Photo banner: Holly Revell Photography
A Call For Help
We would love to share our shows with those who cannot reach us in person, but we don't have the capacity or money to manage this right now. If you’re interested in broadcasting the show and have the know-how to make it happen, please get in touch.
Accessibility (from the RVT's website)
The RVT welcomes people with disabilities and will try to help with your access needs. If you have a disability please feel free to contact us before your visit if you want to ask us anything. Limited PA tickets are available for most events and we can try to reserve seating if needed. There are seats with an upward step and some stools on ground level.
The RVT has an accessible main door and is flat throughout the main space. There are toilet cubicles that can be accessed without steps, but are not wheelchair accessible. The nearest accessible toilet is by Vauxhall Bus Station. On busy events we can’t always guarantee a clear view of the stage for people in wheelchairs, and the main dancefloor area does get very busy with flashing lights, lasers and haze effect.
Please contact dave@vauxhalltavern.com with any questions.