Jayne Tuttle and Lauren Elkin come together to talk about the power of the female voice in a world that wants women to pipe down.

Free & open to all. Places limited. Arrive early to avoid disappointment. Most events take place on our first floor, which is accessible by stairs. If you have any concerns about access, please don't hesitate to contact us.

In The Sea in the Metro, Jayne Tuttle explores in extreme detail the story of a new mother in Paris trying to cling to an autonomous, creative self while balancing the gendered demands of parenthood. Meanwhile, in Vocal Break, Lauren Elkin seamlessly blends memoir, feminist manifesto and cultural history to explore a plurality of female singing voices – and how women have used them to defy convention, genre, capitalism, racism and sexism. From Beyoncé to Broadway, Vocal Break is a joyous call to arms.

Both former actors and performers, Jayne and Lauren will discuss the use of memoir and narrative to explore power and identity, nakedness and self-exposure, exhibitionism and vulnerability, failure and freedom, and how to live full-throatedly in a male-dominated world.

Girls to the front: NOW.

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Jayne Tuttle is the author of the trilogy Paris or Die, My Sweet Guillotine and The Sea in the Metro. A graduate of the École de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, Jayne has worked as an actor, director and bilingual copywriter, and written for outlets such as The Guardian and the Sydney Morning Herald. Jayne is currently supported by the City of Paris and the Centre Les Récollets, and previously by La Napoule Arts Foundation, Bundanon and the Varuna National Writers' House.

Lauren Elkin is the author of several critically-acclaimed books, including Scaffolding, Art Monsters, and Flâneuse. Her essays on art, literature, and culture have appeared in the London Review of Books, the New York Times, Granta, Harper's, Le Monde, Les Inrockuptibles, and Frieze, among others. An award-winning translator, she lives between Paris and London.