A lunchtime archive interview featuring drag artist Naughty Nickers (aka Dr Nick Phillips), former BLOOLIPS performer, about singing, laughter, liberation, life with AIDS, sex, homo history and queer utopias.

Presented by the LJMU Drama and Performance Research Group. Moderated by Demetris Zavros, and facilitated by LJMU Special Collections & Archives.

Bookable via Eventbrite
16 March 2026 13:00-14:00
Leisure Reading Zone, Lower Ground Floor
Mount Pleasant Campus Library
29 Maryland St., Liverpool, L1 9DE

The building is wheelchair accessible with blue badge parking but please email archives@ljmu.ac.uk for all enquiries about access needs.

Please note that this event is open to all but will include content related to sex and sexuality.

Did you know LJMU SCA are starting to specialise in LGBTQ+ life, history, and experience? We hold original archival material and rare publications you can visit anytime. To learn more, read our LGBTQ+ History Resource Guide, browse our Collections A-Z, search our online catalogue, or email us at archives@ljmu.ac.uk.

– Christopher Olive, Assistant Archivist 2026