BOVTS Queer Choir Sings with Pride

Published on:
30th June 2023

As Pride Month draws to a close and preparations for Bristol’s Pride Day are well underway, the Theatre School has found a way to join in with celebrations… through song!

In May, Jonty Grosberg (Head of Music and Singing) established a Queer Choir to record a special song in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. The song All We Want Is Love – which some may recognise from its inclusion on Netflix show Grace & Frankie by Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun – focuses on the universal need for love. With Ane’s blessing, and a four part arrangement by Catherine Courtley, BOVTS students and staff rehearsed together over three days to bring the song to life.

The group then headed to Christchurch Studios – the School’s Clifton-based recording studio – to record the song.

BOVTS wishes all of our students, staff, alumni and friends a happy and safe Pride!

One of my favourite parts about BOVTS is that it feels ‘homegrown’. From the set to the costume, lighting, acting and sound, every single aspect of a theatre production or film is down to the students. The location of Clifton is so serene and the School being so small everyone knows each other and it feels so personal and special. Violet Morris, BA Professional Acting Student