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UK LGBT EVENTS APRIL 2017

Events Calendar: Our monthly LGBT guide & listings of What's On & Where to Go !! - UK LGBT social, sporting, networking & business events available to view on line by Members/Visitors also emailed to our Members/Subscribers.

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In 2025 we listed 418 Events which are available to view in the Archive

APRIL 2017 - 33 events (2026 - 232 events listed)
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THT Fundraiser: Supernova Run, London
With events taking place in Bournemouth, Falkirk and London, join in at a venue near you! Go on an enchanting journey of light and sound, dig out the fluorescent clothing...
01 - 08
Jermyn Street Theatre: The Frogs, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
The latest 2004 Broadway version of the rarely performed Stephen Sondheim musical THE FROGS is a hilarious send up of Greek comedy and satire with a book revised and expanded...
01 - 13
Maggi Hambling: Edge @ Marlborough Fine Art
Marlborough Fine Art is pleased to announce Edge, an exhibition of new paintings and sculpture by Maggi Hambling, widely regarded as one of Britains most significant and controversial artists. The...
01 - 22
Above The Stag - Southern Baptists Sissies
Southern Baptist Sissies is the unforgettable story of four boys growing up gay in a religious community in Dallas, Texas. Del Shores hilarious, wildly imaginative and moving play follows their...
01 - 29
King Head Theatre - Adam, Eve & Steve
BEST NEW MUSICAL HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2015 One of the biggest musicals at the Edinburgh Fringe DAILY MAIL ***** Deliriously funny.go see Adam and Eve and Steve for sheer hell...
01 - 30
Duke of York Theatre: The Glass Menagerie by Tennesse Williams (until 29 April)
Olivier and Tony Award-winner John Tiffany brings his highly acclaimed Broadway production of The Glass Menagerie to the West End in 2017. Tennessee Williams intense and heart-rending look at family...
02
OUT at Clapham: Who's Gonna Love Me Now
Out At Clapham move into Spring 2017 with a screening of Who's Gonna Love Me Now? This special preview screening is followed by a Q&A with the film's directors and...
02
Royal Albert Hall Teenage Cancer Trust Presents: Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys will return to the Royal Albert Hall for a special concert in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. The three-time Brit Award winners have sold over 50...
02
THT Fundraiser: Manchester Marathon
Awarded the official title of UK's Best Marathon in 2014 and 2015 at the Running Awards, the ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon is not to be missed. Often described as the...
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Soho Theatre - Panti Bliss: High Heels in Low Places Tour 2017
The Queen of Ireland, PANTI, invites you into her gender-discombobulating, stiletto-shaped world, exposing the stories behind the make-up from performance giant to accidental activist to reveal the National F*cking Treasure...
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