What It Feels Like for a Girl

Barbican Centre (Cinema 1)

June 2, 2025, 9:30 - 11:21 PM

What It Feels Like for a Girl

Based on Paris Lees’s acclaimed eponymous memoir, this eight-part series takes us right back to the height of Y2K in a small working-class town where we meet Byron, a resourceful 15-year-old who can’t quite match their big city ambitions with their contained, conservative surroundings. One night, the teen escapes into Nottingham’s bustling nightlife, meeting a spike-haired bad boy and eventually finding a group of like-minded friends who will change their life forever. What It Feels Like For a Girl is at once riotous and tenderhearted in its encompassing of the rollercoaster that is searching for identity and belonging.

Primary Access

Platinum Pass
Screen Pass
Single Access Ticket

Secondary Access

Conference Pass
Music Pass
3 Day Conference Pass

Credits

Director:

Brian Welsh

Screenwriter:

Paris Lees

Producer:

Frances Du Pille

Principal Cast:

Ellis Howard, Michael Socha, Laura Haddock, Hannah Walters