Giddy Up
Bringing daring performance from LGBTQ+ artists to the stages of Hastings.
It’s theatre —
but not as you know it.
Giddy Up takes over the stages of Hastings with a line-up of daring, defiant performances—queer at heart, welcoming to all.
From a riotous solo cabaret spectacular to an immersive ritual of self-discovery, this first year of Giddy Up is a wild ride you won’t want to miss.
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Lucy McCormick
White Rock Theatre
Monday 25 January 2025Following her cult show Triple Threat, performance artist and comedian Lucy McCormick returns to Hastings with her queer cabaret spectacular Lucy & Friends.
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Stacy Makishi
The Stables Theatre
Saturday 7th June 2025With generous scoops of her characteristic aloha, artist Stacy Makishi leads you in a participatory encounter that is part ritual, part workshop, part story and part party.
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A Giddy Up x Trans Pride Hastings Special
Bringing one of the hottest performers in the country right now to Hastings. Expect blurred edges, transitions and everything from the magical to the mundane. -
Tried and Tested
A Scratch Night for Daring Performance
Thursday 4th SeptemberThree artists will take the stage to take creative risks, try something new and test out an idea - all in front of you, a supportive audience.
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Open Call for Artists
Want time and space to develop and perform a new idea?
Giddy Up is looking for two LGBTQ+ artists working in live performance and based in East Sussex to join our new artist residency scheme. This is a chance to test ideas on stage, take creative risks, and develop your work in a supportive space. The residency ends with a performance at Giddy Up’s Scratch Night at the White Rock Theatre on the 4th September 2025.
Deadline to apply —
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£300 Fee
£50 Materials Budget
3 days rehearsal space in Home Live Art’s studio in St Leonards
Dedicated access budget of £200 if required
Performance at Giddy Up Scratch Night in September 2025
Professional photographs of your work from the Scratch Night performance
Tickets for all performances of the 2025 Giddy Up programme
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Artists living in East Sussex
An artist with experience in creating and staging work for professional contexts
Solo artists, duos or small collective are welcome to apply however note that the fee is the same regardless of whether you are an individual or group
Those with either a new idea or something that is already in development
Those able to perform at the Scratch Night triple bill on the 4th September (duration of performance between 15 to 30 minutes)
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Giddy Up supports artists who make performance that is boundary pushing, thoughtful, and challenging; whether in form, content or both. Therefore this residency is for artists working in experimental theatre, dance, sound and/or live performance.
It is unlikely that this is the right opportunity for circus performers, actors, playwrights, or those working in traditional art forms.
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Apply by completing this Google Form.
We will also welcome video or audio applications (max 5 minutes) which answer the questions in the above Google Form. You can send this to hannah@homeliveart.com.Deadline
Monday 7th April 2025, 9am.
We will be in touch by the 15th April 2025 with a decision.
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"Giddy Up presents bold, unmissable performances that shake things up, break the rules and pull you right into the action. This is theatre at its most thrilling and unpredictable—the perfect fit for Hastings’ fearless and rebellious spirit!"
- Hannah Rose Fox, Giddy Up Producer
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Giddy Up is produced and curated by Hannah Rose Fox with support from Production Manager Jon Tyrell and the Home Live Art and Marlborough Productions teams.
Hannah Rose Fox (she/they) is Producer at Home Live Art, supporting bold performance work and creative community initiatives in Hastings. They are also a core organiser with The Hologram, a global peer-to-peer care network.Hannah Rose’s work background is in creative placemaking, social entrepreneurship and community management, having worked with different community-based organisations in London and the United States. She has an MFA in Transdisciplinary Design from The New School and a BA(Hons) in Arts and Events Management from Arts University Bournemouth.
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Giddy Up is commissioned by Home Live Art and is part of New Queers on the Block, a national LGBTQ+ artist and community development programme and network led by Marlborough Productions.
About Home Live Art (co-producers and co-commissioners of Giddy Up)
Home Live Art is a proudly queer-led and artist-led creative organisation based in Hastings. It is dedicated to developing new sites and audiences for culture by supporting artists to develop their work and building strong local communities through creativity in Hastings and beyond.
About New Queers on the Block (co-commissioners of Giddy Up)
New Queers on the Block is Marlborough Production’s flagship programme for the development and celebration of LGBTQIA+ artists and communities across the UK.
Since 2018, New Queers on the Block has developed partnerships in Blackpool, Bradford, Crawley, Folkestone and Hastings to support, develop and present the work of LGBTQIA+ artists with live art and experimental practices outside of the usual national hotspots.
The programme engages directly with LGBTQIA+ communities in each location who might not otherwise have access to intersectional LGBTQIA+ representation or world class experimental work within their local arts and culture programmes. We also partner with venues, organisations and Local Associate Producers to commission and design programmes that are relevant, responsive, and authentic to their local context and communities.
Over the years, many of our artists have established ongoing relationships with the network’s partners, producers, and communities, with New Queers on the Block continually seeding the advancement of LGBTQIA+ arts, culture and communities around the country.
About Marlborough Productions (Commissioning Organisation)
Marlborough Productions are a nationally and internationally recognised producer of queer-led, intersectional performance, parties, heritage and radical community gatherings. We advance equality and social justice by producing innovative new work from extraordinary artists, reclaiming spaces to create and share culture and developing our communities.
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We are always interested in hearing from artists who create performance that is boundary-pushing, thoughtful, and challenging—whether in form, content, or both. We are particularly interested in artists working in experimental theatre, dance, sound, and live performance.
It’s unlikely Giddy Up is the right opportunity for circus performers, actors, playwrights, or those working in more traditional art forms.
To get a better idea of the kind of work we support, check out the Giddy Up programme and past events from Home Live Art and New Queers on the Block.
If you’re a local LGBTQ+ artist making live performance, check out our open-call scratch night for opportunities to get involved.
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Giddy Up is always keen to hear from people who have a passion for daring performance and want to get involved. Whether you’ve got experience or are looking to gain some, there are plenty of ways to help out—supporting artists, running events, or being part of the action behind the scenes. If you’re excited by live performance and want to get stuck in, get in touch with Hannah for more details.
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Lucy McCormick by Jonny Ruff
Lucy McCormick by Claire Nolan
Stacy Makishi performing Vesper Time by Oliver Rudkin
Ray Young by Georgina Hook
Adam Frost by Alice Denny
