Date: Saturday 10 September
Location: HMS President
Taking place in the glamorous and glittery ballroom of the HMS president (which wasn’t too rough a non-journey for this sea sick reviewer).
We were excited - really keen to see what talents the eight finalists (2 from each of the regional heats: Brighton, London, Birmingham, Manchester) would have to offer, and we were not disappointed.
All the finalists were of a high standard, and it was fantastic to see a broad variety of acts - singers, musicians, a sign singer, beat boxing and a fantastic comedy-musical act.
The L Talent final took up a large proportion of the evening, running over time as these things always do. We were treated to two performances of each of the acts, who performed valiantly through sound technical difficulties.
Voting for the winners was by audience text vote. Many of the acts had brought a large supporter group with them.
Runner-up was beat boxer extraordinaire, Grace Savage (the London heat winner), who silenced the audience with amazing skill and sounds and stunning vocal work.
The winner, who received a £1,000 cheque (she promised this would be used to buy recording equipment) and all the glory was London based singer with a Geordie sense of humour, Lynsey Parkins, who stole the singing show with her popular renditions of Roberta Black’s the First time Ever I Saw Your Face and her own soulful twist of Valerie.
We’d like to also highlight our favourite act of the night, a comedy musical Caz and Britney’s Scotty Street Musical, a duo from Liverpool who tell the story of Caz’s journey from Primark to Prison set to the music of Chicago with a great comedy script and ad libbing and had the audience in stitches.
The L Talent final was an excellent showcase of what lesbians have to offer in terms of music, arts and culture, and a reminder that we need to get more of these women into the mainstream.
The venue was interesting and offered a good set of spaces – a ballroom well decorated, bar area and outside smoking/seating area. There was a decent turn out and a good mix of lesbians in attendance.
Review by Katie Hall
Location: HMS President
Taking place in the glamorous and glittery ballroom of the HMS president (which wasn’t too rough a non-journey for this sea sick reviewer).
We were excited - really keen to see what talents the eight finalists (2 from each of the regional heats: Brighton, London, Birmingham, Manchester) would have to offer, and we were not disappointed.
All the finalists were of a high standard, and it was fantastic to see a broad variety of acts - singers, musicians, a sign singer, beat boxing and a fantastic comedy-musical act.
The L Talent final took up a large proportion of the evening, running over time as these things always do. We were treated to two performances of each of the acts, who performed valiantly through sound technical difficulties.
Voting for the winners was by audience text vote. Many of the acts had brought a large supporter group with them.
Runner-up was beat boxer extraordinaire, Grace Savage (the London heat winner), who silenced the audience with amazing skill and sounds and stunning vocal work.
The winner, who received a £1,000 cheque (she promised this would be used to buy recording equipment) and all the glory was London based singer with a Geordie sense of humour, Lynsey Parkins, who stole the singing show with her popular renditions of Roberta Black’s the First time Ever I Saw Your Face and her own soulful twist of Valerie.
We’d like to also highlight our favourite act of the night, a comedy musical Caz and Britney’s Scotty Street Musical, a duo from Liverpool who tell the story of Caz’s journey from Primark to Prison set to the music of Chicago with a great comedy script and ad libbing and had the audience in stitches.
The L Talent final was an excellent showcase of what lesbians have to offer in terms of music, arts and culture, and a reminder that we need to get more of these women into the mainstream.
The venue was interesting and offered a good set of spaces – a ballroom well decorated, bar area and outside smoking/seating area. There was a decent turn out and a good mix of lesbians in attendance.
Review by Katie Hall
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