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UK LGBT EVENTS AUGUST 2018
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
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Grindr: The Opera!
Grindr: The Opera! puts the most notorious gay hook-up app into the exaggerated world of opera. With musical styles ranging from baroque to contemporary pop, Grindr: The Opera! is a...
Grindr: The Opera! puts the most notorious gay hook-up app into the exaggerated world of opera. With musical styles ranging from baroque to contemporary pop, Grindr: The Opera! is a...
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Soho Theatre & Fishamble Present: Drip Feed @ The Edinburgh Fringe
Cork. 1998. Brenda and her best pal are part of the city's furniture. Dancing on tables and 3am breakfast rolls. But what if you wake up hungover and broken on...
Cork. 1998. Brenda and her best pal are part of the city's furniture. Dancing on tables and 3am breakfast rolls. But what if you wake up hungover and broken on...
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Exhibition: Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up @ V &A (until 04 November)
This exhibition presents an extraordinary collection of personal artefacts and clothing belonging to the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Locked away for 50 years after her death, this collection has...
This exhibition presents an extraordinary collection of personal artefacts and clothing belonging to the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Locked away for 50 years after her death, this collection has...
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Patrick Heron Exhibition @Tate St Ives (until 30 September)
The exhibition will stretch from Herons early work in the 1940s to his death at the very end of the 20th century, showing the full evolution of his vibrant abstract...
The exhibition will stretch from Herons early work in the 1940s to his death at the very end of the 20th century, showing the full evolution of his vibrant abstract...
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The Great Gatsby @ the Gatsby's Drugstore, London (until 30 October)
The Great Gatsby at the Gatsby's Drugstore - now booking until 30 October 2018 due to overwhelming demand! The honour would be entirely mine if you would attend my little...
The Great Gatsby at the Gatsby's Drugstore - now booking until 30 October 2018 due to overwhelming demand! The honour would be entirely mine if you would attend my little...
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Soho Theatre & Unites Agents Present: Denim @ The Edinburgh Fringe
After a sell-out global pop tour that came to an earth-shattering finale in Edinburgh last year Denim broke up. Humanity has been in mourning. But now, through pop, laughter and...
After a sell-out global pop tour that came to an earth-shattering finale in Edinburgh last year Denim broke up. Humanity has been in mourning. But now, through pop, laughter and...
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Soho Theatre Present: Le Gateau Chocolat @ The Edinburgh Fringe
Opera and lycra loving cabaret sensation Le Gateau Chocolat storms into the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his latest work, ICONS. Walking the tightrope between his public and private personas, Le...
Opera and lycra loving cabaret sensation Le Gateau Chocolat storms into the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his latest work, ICONS. Walking the tightrope between his public and private personas, Le...
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Soho Theatre Presents: Jonny Woo @ The Edinburgh Fringe
Jonny's Woo All Star Brexit Cabaret Drag Superstar Jonny Woo and Olivier Award winning composer Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer The Opera) bring you this sequin-spangled musical ripped straight from the...
Jonny's Woo All Star Brexit Cabaret Drag Superstar Jonny Woo and Olivier Award winning composer Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer The Opera) bring you this sequin-spangled musical ripped straight from the...
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In Conversation: Queer Perspectives: Donald Urquhart @ National Portrait Gallery
Free ticket required Book online, or visit the Gallery in person. Talks and Lectures | Friday Lates Buy tickets Donald Urquhart Gain a Queer Perspective on our Collection with resident...
Free ticket required Book online, or visit the Gallery in person. Talks and Lectures | Friday Lates Buy tickets Donald Urquhart Gain a Queer Perspective on our Collection with resident...
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Brighton Pride 2018
Brighton Prides 2018 For 2018's Colour My World' we are returning to the flag's original eight colours of pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet representing, respectively: sexuality...
Brighton Prides 2018 For 2018's Colour My World' we are returning to the flag's original eight colours of pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet representing, respectively: sexuality...
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