I Was Always Here
A Trans Generational Theatre Project
using real trans voices to tell trans history
Verbatim Theatre
Verbatim Theatre is a form of play writing where the script is comprised of testimonials and interviews from real people.
To write I Was Always Here, Kit Miles (pictured, right) had accounts, artwork, and writings from a wide range of trans people, collected from creative workshops hosted by Theatre For Life and Beyond Reflections.
They were able to take these sources and turn them into a moving performance documenting the trans experience across multiple generations.
The Result
I Was Always Here aims to break down the barriers between trans people of different generations, to help us find our common past, and acknowledge the people that paved the way for us to exist today.
Whilst also being a fun theatre experience for everyone, regardless of gender identity. Filled with music, spectacle, and real trans voices. It’s fabulously raw and not to be missed!
First the Mayflower,
then the World!
Tickets are already up and available to purchase for I Was Always Here’s initial run at the MAST Mayflower Theatre in Southampton on the 29th and 30th of August 2026.
But watch this space! as I Was Always Here will be going on tour, giving you the chance to see it again and again and again. (Or just let your friends know and they can see it.)