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UK LGBT EVENTS OCTOBER 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

OCTOBER 2018 - 16 events (2026 - 214 events listed)
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The Gospel According to Andre @ Out at Clapham
"Andre Leon Tally has been a fixture in the world of fashion for so long that it"s difficult to imagine a time when he wasn"t defining the boundaries of great...
01 - 14
Kids Play @ Above The Stag
Kids Play is about the things a lonely boy will do for love. Theo is a gay 17-year-old student in need of cash. Greg is a married businessman with an...
01 - 27
La Traviata @ The Kings Head Theatre
The acclaimed company behind the Olivier Award nominated (Best New Opera, 2018) production of La bohme present a radical reimagining of Verdis incendiary tale of sex, class and power, La...
01 - 30
The Great Gatsby @ the Gatsby's Drugstore, London
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...
01 - 31
Everyone's Talking About Jaime @ Apollo (until 25 Jan 2020)
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesnt quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation...
01 - 31
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...
01 - 31
Maurice (from the novel by E.M. Forster) @ Above the Stag
A play by Roger Parsley and Andy Graham From the novel by E.M. Forster Directed by James Wilby A tale of passion, bravery and defiance, Maurice is adapted from...
11
Book Launch: Sophia Blackwell and Keith Jarrett @ GaysTheWord
You are warmly invited to this book launch for Sophia Blackwell, who will be introducing her new poetry collection The Other Woman (Burning Eye Books). Also featuring brilliant performance poet...
14
Pagliacci @Kings Head Theatre
Pagliacci. Ruggero Leoncavallos greatest opera. Based on a real life murder case. This thrilling and gritty opera boasts one of the greatest tenor arias of all time and a story...
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14
THT Fundraiser: Royal Parks Half Marathon
The Royal Parks Half takes in some of the capital's world-famous landmarks on closed roads, and four of London's eight Royal Parks: Hyde Park, Green Park, St James's Park and...
12
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  • 01 Apr – Rachel Maddow (1973–), American cable television host
  • 02 Apr – Linda Hunt (1945–), American actress
  • 03 Apr – Anne Lister (1791–1840), English landowner and diarist
  • 03 Apr – Cat Cora (1967–), American chef and TV personality
  • 06 Apr – Gale Wilhelm (1908–1991), American writer
  • 07 Apr – Janis Ian (1951–), American singer-songwriter and musician
  • 08 Apr – Roberta Cowell (1918–2011), British racing driver and WWII fighter pilot
  • 09 Apr – Cynthia Nixon (1966–), American actress
  • 09 Apr – Kristen Stewart (1990–), American actress
  • 10 Apr – Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980–), Norwegian handball player
  • 12 Apr – Amy Ray (1964–), American singer-songwriter and member of Indigo Girls
  • 12 Apr – Magda Szubanski (1961–), Australian actress, comedian, and writer
  • 14 Apr – Da Brat (1974–), American rapper and actress
  • 14 Apr – Larissa França (1982–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
  • 15 Apr – Bessie Smith (1894–1937), American blues singer
  • 16 Apr – Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (1984–), American fantasy and young adult literature author
  • 16 Apr – Dusty Springfield (1939–1999), English singer
  • 18 Apr – Alice Blinn (1889–1982), American educator, home efficiency expert, and magazine editor
  • 18 Apr – Maria Bello (1967–), American actress
  • 21 Apr – Jessica Clark (1985–), English actress, model, and video blog host
  • 23 Apr – Élisabeth de Gramont, Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre (1875–1954), French writer and aristocrat
  • 23 Apr – Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944), English composer and suffragist
  • 25 Apr – Anja Pärson (1981–), Swedish alpine skier, 2006 Olympic gold medallist in slalom
  • 26 Apr – Lily Parr (1905–1978), English professional women’s association football player
  • 26 Apr – Ma Rainey (1886–1939), American singer
  • 29 Apr – Garrison Starr (1975–), American singer-songwriter
  • 30 Apr – Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967), American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde

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