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UK LGBT EVENTS AUGUST 2023

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

AUGUST 2023 - 42 events (2026 - 183 events listed)
01 - 05
A Little Life @ Savoy Theatre
James Norton (Happy Valley) stars in the theatrical event of 2023 as visionary director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge) stages the English language premiere of A Little...
01 - 12
Brokeback Mountain @ Soho Place
The world premiere of Brokeback Mountain, a new play with music, written by Ashley Robinson with songs by Dan Gillespie Sells and based on Annie Proulxs short story, opens @sohoplace...
01 - 13
Bleak Expectations @ Criterion Theatre
This Spring, see the cream of British comedy and acting talent take on the career defining role of The Narrator, in the riotous new comedy classic Bleak Expectations. A different...
01 - 27
Buffy Revamped - UK Tour (until 16 Nov)
Buffy Revamped. Seventy minutes. Seven seasons. One Spike. Queer Vampires and witches unite as the hell-mouth reopens in June in London. This fast paced gem brings you the entire 144...
01 - 31
A Strange Loop @ The Barbican (until 09 Sep)
The Ground-Breaking And Critically Acclaimed Winner Of Every Best Musical Award On Broadway And The Pulitzer Prize, Bursts Onto The Stage Of The Barbican This June For A One Time...
01 - 31
Cabaret Live At The Kit Kat Club @ Playhouse Theatre (until 16 Dec)
One of the most successful musicals of all time, Cabaret features the songs Willkommen, Dont Tell Mama, Mein Herr, Maybe This Time, Money and the title number. It has music...
01 - 31
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) @ Lightroom (until 03 Dec)
Using large-scale projection in a remarkable new space, David Hockney takes us on a personal journey through sixty years of his art. Lightrooms vast walls and revolutionary sound system enable...
01 - 31
La Cage Aux Folles @ Regents Park Open Air Theatre, London (until 16 Sep)
"The best of times are now" with this glorious musical revival of Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein's show-stopping classic, La Cage aux Folles. Georges, Albin and their son Jean-Michel re-discover...
01 - 31
The Burnt City by PunchDrunk (until 24 Sep)
Gods And Mortals Rise For A Party At The End Of The World. The Burnt City is the latest production by award-winning company Punchdrunk (Sleep No More), who make genre-defying...
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01 - 31
The Wizard of Oz @ London Palladium (until 03 Sep)
The Producer of the smash-hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat presents a brand-new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, one of the worlds most beloved musicals. A sensational cast...
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