Read The Room Magazine

24/05/2024

Co-Editor Alfie talks to Lucy Braithwaite, owner of First Age Comics - from a market stall to a popular shop on Moor Lane in the heart of Lancaster, Lucy reveals when her passion for comics began and the complexities of running a small business.

Lucy Braithwaite of First Age Comics. Credit: First Age Comics As part of our quest to amplify women, LGBTQIA+ and marginalised voices within arts and culture,

13/05/2024

At the end of last year, we caught up with award winning Scots author, Emma Grae - Author, for a quick chat about her personal 2023 highlights and what new projects she has for 2024. Her latest book ‘The Hoolet Thit Couldnae Fly’ is out now.

Scots author Emma Grae’s literary work is a celebration of the historic and wonderfully-diverse Scottish dialects that make up the Scots Language.

13/05/2024

Community, accessibility and a passion to help people feel better - Read The Room co-editor Alfie shines a spotlight on Eastthorpe Hall, meeting with director Thomas Barraclough, and his wife Victoria, for an insightful conversation about how they’re making the Mirfield based Hall West Yorkshire’s health and wellbeing haven.

Eastthorpe Hall. Credit: Elspeth Mary Moore Discovering Mirfield Mural of Sir Patrick Stewart in Mirfield. Credit: Elspeth Mary Moore I’m not sure what to expec

13/05/2024

Youth contributor Amber Smith has a chat with Justine Haworth from Northorpe Hall Child & Family Trust where they discuss the impact of the internet on young minds and how the Trust continues to provide vital mental health support in West Yorkshire.

Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust. Credit: Northorpe Hall Northorpe Hall Child & Family Trust is a small mental health charity based in West Yorkshire.

12/05/2024

Carla Furiani and Bérénice Leblond from French soap ‘Ici Tout Commence’ have a q***r love story so powerful it crosses languages and borders alike.

At a time when talking about the importance of q***r relationships on French television is more than needed, Candice, our Assistant Editor and resident Parisian, wrote about ‘Carlice’s revolutionary storyline.

(This piece is also available in French.)

French soap "Ici Tout Commence" has changed LGBTQ+ representation in France in a big way with its portrayal of sapphic couple Carla and Bérénice.

12/05/2024

À l’heure où parler de l’importance qu’on les relations q***r dans les séries télévisées françaises est plus que nécessaire, l’éditrice adjointe Candice nous partage son écriture sur l’histoire révolutionnaire entre Carla et Bérénice (Carlice) dans le feuilleton français « Ici Tout Commence », l’essence même de leur relation ainsi que la force du travail de ses interprètes Aaricia Lemaire et Bérénice Tannenberg dont le talent ne fait qu’accroître.

Ici tout comment aborde une relation q***r d’une nouvelle manière avec Carla et Bérénice.

11/05/2024

Ella Watts has become a well-sought-after creative voice in the audio drama and podcast world. Named as one of The Radio Academy’s 30 Under 30 last year, Ella’s a champion of good storytelling and under-represented voices, and her newest project, Camlann, is no exception. The q***r, “apocalyptic, epic fantasy Fiction Podcast based on folklore and Arthuriana” is her authorship debut, and we’re loving it! In January, we caught up with her to hear about her banger of a 2023 and what’s in store for her in 2024. We hope it’s going just as she planned!

Ella Watts. Ella Watts is a multi-award winning q***r and disabled writer, producer, and director with a career that has been nothing but monumental. After gett

10/05/2024

The hilarious, absurd, and wholly original Operation Mincemeat is truly a show you can’t miss. Fast-paced, clever, and enchanting from its first moment, Spit Lip’s West End musical comedy has earned every five star review it’s gotten (and it’s gotten quite a lot!) Based on the real-life World War II event by the same name, this “quietly q***r” musical comedy sounded wonderfully weird enough that we just had to see the magic for ourselves. Spoiler alert: we loved it.

Operation Mincemeat cast on stage. Photo: Matt Crockett How to describe Operation Mincemeat ? A comedy. 'Quietly q***r'. Brilliant. And that’s just to start. Cr

09/05/2024

With Glasgow Football Tour, Lindsay Hamilton has cemented herself as a vital part of the thing she loves most: Scottish football history. This January, we caught up with the storyteller for a quick chat about her past year and what 2024 has in store! We hope it’s come true! 🤞

https://readtheroommagazine.com/interview-lindsay-hamilton/p

Lindsay Hamilton of Glasgow Football Tour. While working at the Scottish Football Museum in Glasgow as a tour guide, Lindsay Hamilton found her calling as a sto

08/05/2024

is yet another show with WLW representation to get the axe. Now halfway through its seemingly final season, its q***r fans are fed up - but not giving up.

Read about the importance of “Marina” (Maya Bishop and Carina DeLuca), what their disappearance will mean for q***r TV, and the mission to . Will they be successful? For the sake of LGBTQ+ rep, we sure hope so. ⬇️

https://readtheroommagazine.com/save-station-19/

07/05/2024

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To mark it, co-editor Alfie describes how mental illness has impacted their life as a freelance creative in the UK, the barriers they’ve encountered, and what could be done to help those in the arts who are experiencing similar challenges.

Artwork by Alfie Whitby // ARTICLE INCLUDES MENTIONS OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS, C-PTSD AND SU***DE IDEATION // May is worldwide Mental Health A

02/05/2024

Read The Room co-editor Alfie has a chat (and a laugh) with q***r comedian, Lucie Isle, about her brilliant new nostalgic q***r comedy audio drama 'Football Crumpets' and the kickstarter to make it happen! Read the interview below!

Lucie Isle promoting her upcoming nostalgic comedy audio drama 'Football Crumpets'. Photo: Bob Foyers/Foyers Photography Lucie Isle is a q***r comedian and mult