Rowena Gander brings Woman | Women to Liverpool region venues

Performance artist Rowena Gander brings her latest show Woman | Women to the Unity Theatre next month as part of a three-date tour.

The physical theatre production, which explores how lesbian relationships don’t follow traditional societal expectations, will be staged at the Hope Street theatre on November 15.

Gander will also present the production at the Arts Centre in Ormskirk on November 7 and at Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot on November 30.

In Woman | Women, Gander fuses performance art and physical theatre to take what is described as ‘an academic deep dive’ into the fast-paced nature of same sex relationships between women.

Gander creates thought-provoking solo performance work which questions and explores themes of sexuality, power and objectification of women.

She says: “While the solo structure of the work and my playful interaction with the audience will be consistent across each venue, no two shows will be exactly the same.

“Each venue will incorporate a new and featured duet with a local LGBT+ professional performer, which is very exciting for me because not only does it give me new energy to work with and respond to, but it also enables me and the audience to see how the themes covered in the work, such as pace, compatibility, attachment, and internalised homophobia, resonate differently depending on the person.”

The autumn tour also features pre-show discussions on sexuality and creativity in an open conversation format.

Woman | Women is at the Arts Centre in Ormskirk on November 7, the Unity Theatre on November 15 and Shakespeare North Playhouse on November 30. More details and tickets by clicking on the individual venue names.