The making of Harry Stokes Docu-Promo 1 behind the scenes...
Channel: TransAction Theatre
Date: 2023-03-16

Please first watch the ARCHIVE scratch recording of 'Harry Stokes: "The Man-Woman of Manchester," a Victorian Pioneer of Human Rights and Trancestory. (Half of the 1st ever scratch and half of the Q&A), @godrag International Festival Berlin 04/09/22 (with CC):
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In this Docu-Promo 1, queer Actor Izzy Balchin @MoonCupTheatre and Joey Hateley @TransActionTheatre, devise the back story of how Harry and Ann met, based on historical research and creative dialogue. We discuss how they met and the journey of 22 years of marriage, with multi-layered reasons of why Ann could took Harry to court.

Docu-Promo 1 https://youtu.be/Xa5l3NpJ1mo
Docu-Promo 2 https://youtu.be/czwnj2jw4QY
Docu-Promo 3 https://youtu.be/gHQ8h1FVOes

"The Man-Woman of Manchester." The Ballad of the Female Husband:  200 years past present & future: https://youtu.be/jCoEYslsU8s

'Harry's Apprenticeship' https://youtu.be/dcPgEX-j378

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Quotes:

"So pleased to finally see this come to fruition all these years later. Thank you to TransAction Theatre Co. It's brilliant.” Prof Stephen Whittle, OBE, FAcSS, Press for Change

“Fabulous education for 14+ PSHE, GCSE and A level history, sociology, performance students, with tailor made workshops to fit every organisation; from museums, universities and beyond - live and on-line.” Head Teacher, Northwest, UK

“AMAZING WORK !!!” Del LaGrace Volcano

“The Gender Joker, is Manchester’s very own ‘Female Man,’ perfectly matched to produce the true story of Harry Stokes; outed in the Guardian 200 years ago as “The Man-Woman of Manchester.” We are transported brilliantly back in time in a hybrid journey of VR, multi-media, music and theatre - proving that gender nonconforming identities have always existed.” Holly Revell, ‘People Like Us.’

"Joey is a fantastic almighty talent, with years of hard work that have certainly paid off ! Let's get this vitally important work widely disseminated” ‘Piroska Cavell, Medical Director, Private Aesthetics and Wellbeing Clinic, Whitstable, Kent: www.clinicseses.com

“PHENOMENAL” @MrMoBDick @DragKingHistory 

“Finally we get to tell OUR stories. We have been around forever - and always will be. Joey puts their heart and soul into this performance” ​ @MzKimberley   

“A wonderful enchanting, beautifully researched piece, achieving unimaginable depth, breadth and inspirational courage from 200 years ago, which still goes on today.” Cathy Milligan, Musical Pro. Berlin

“As someone from the North of England, this was really powerful to see and hear. Growing up I didn’t know trans people existed, so knowing they’ve been there for 200 hundred years and more is really self affirming and validating - as we say in Germany, Danke Schoen.” Queer Artist, Berlin

"To see our history and come to this place and feel the community is REALLY nice.” Young Trans Person, Berlin

“Really powerful and strong, showing all the different levels and layers of how drag is not just a show or entertainment; but full of depth in real life stories that not a lot of people know about - WOW !” @BridgeMarkland @godrag!

"Joey and their contemporaries have been putting in so much work for a very long time in the margins, so it's really important to remind people there is a long history of trans people that exist.” Elenor, Arts Curator, Berlin

“To see Harry’s story emerge from acorn to sapling and tree of passionate lived experience is an inspiration. The importance of resilience and resistance through centuries now unearthed by standing on the shoulders of giants, is a result in a shared understanding that we all benefit from hearing the silenced voices of our ancestors.” Specialist

5 Star Review “Harry Stokes: A Pioneering Trans Man Lives Again,” with british performer Joey Hateley in the 19th century North of England. By Dan Borden, (published 28/11/2022). https://www.freitag.de/autoren/pr-godrag/von-dan-borden-harry-stokes-ein-revolutionaerer-transmann-lebt-wieder-1

THANK YOU credits Part 1: The Arts Council of England. Diverse Heritage Art-Activist Expert Jenny White, Stephen Whittle OBE FAcSS, Sue Sanders LGBT+History Month. Dramaturg: JulieMc McNamara. Actor Izzy Balchin. Musical Director Co-Composer: Jo Rose (Accordion Joe Brownbridge). Photographer: John Versfeld &*in-kind. Live Verena Gremmer & Manuela Schneider. Video / Sound: Clive Hunte, Jaydev Mistry, Sumit Sarkar, D. Dougherty. In-kind: Greg Thorpe, Ellie Andrews, Karen Zelin, Shirley Apthorpe, Peter Smith, Dan Borden. In memory of Diane Torr, Wyllie Longmore and our ancestors' shoulders we stand upon in politics of allegiance. https://linktr.ee/TransActionTheatre