Theatre For Life: I Was Always Here

“All the times you see yourself feel like the first time.”

Theatre For Life brings their next and biggest project yet, in collaboration with Beyond Reflections. I Was Always Here is an electrifying journey through trans+ histories. From the first trans surgeon, to the green rooms of the 90s club scene, through 1920s speakeasies and gothic literature, we celebrate the lives of trans+ people that history so often forgets.

Our company of LGBTQ+ theatremakers blends music, digital storytelling, and cabaret, in a trailblazing verbatim play developed from personal narratives in creative workshops, interviews, and conversations with trans and gender-expansive people across Hampshire and beyond.

In a time where trans+ lives are called constantly into question, these stories are more important than ever. This intergenerational story will make you laugh, make you think, and give you hope when hope seems hard to find.

This project is supported by funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.