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UK LGBT EVENTS OCTOBER 2024
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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Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope @ The Other Palace
From a conventional upbringing to global notoriety via The Naked Civil Servant, Quentin Crisp was one of the most memorable figures of the twentieth century. Openly gay as early as...
From a conventional upbringing to global notoriety via The Naked Civil Servant, Quentin Crisp was one of the most memorable figures of the twentieth century. Openly gay as early as...
01 - 05
Small Town Boys @ The Union Theatre
Two complete strangers meet by accident on Fire Island in the USA. They discover that they both dated the same boy, when they were both in their teenage years. Through...
Two complete strangers meet by accident on Fire Island in the USA. They discover that they both dated the same boy, when they were both in their teenage years. Through...
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Shifters @ The Duke of York's Theatre
Do you believe in destiny? Shifters, the perfect bittersweet rom-com (Evening Standard) is transferring to the West End, following an incredible, sold-out run at Bush Theatre. This fierce new romance...
Do you believe in destiny? Shifters, the perfect bittersweet rom-com (Evening Standard) is transferring to the West End, following an incredible, sold-out run at Bush Theatre. This fierce new romance...
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Ginger Johnson Blows Off! @ Soho Theatre
Join comedian, crash mat and winner of Drag Race UK Ginger Johnson as she swaps her stilettos for safety goggles and takes a death-defying leap from the runway to the...
Join comedian, crash mat and winner of Drag Race UK Ginger Johnson as she swaps her stilettos for safety goggles and takes a death-defying leap from the runway to the...
01 - 19
The Real Ones @ Bush Theatre
The new play from Olivier Award winner Waleed Akhtar, starring Nathaniel Curtis (Its A Sin) and Mariam Haque (Black Mirror).I love you. Like genuinely I love you. Youre a...
The new play from Olivier Award winner Waleed Akhtar, starring Nathaniel Curtis (Its A Sin) and Mariam Haque (Black Mirror).I love you. Like genuinely I love you. Youre a...
01 - 19
The Story of My Life @ Stage Door Theatre
A man struggles to write his best friends eulogy in this emotional tribute to the people who change our lives. Nominated for four 2009 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical...
A man struggles to write his best friends eulogy in this emotional tribute to the people who change our lives. Nominated for four 2009 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical...
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Pride Guided Tours @ Shakepeare's Globe Theatre (until 23 Oct)
Step inside our iconic wooden O for a Pride Guided Tour of the Globe Theatre, bringing to life the queer stories and characters from Shakespeares life and times. What would...
Step inside our iconic wooden O for a Pride Guided Tour of the Globe Theatre, bringing to life the queer stories and characters from Shakespeares life and times. What would...
01 - 31
Cabaret Live At The Kit Kat Club @ Playhouse Theatre (until 01 Feb 2025)
Winning a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical Revival, this intimate and electrifying new production of CABARET is London's hottest ticket. In a time when the world is changing...
Winning a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical Revival, this intimate and electrifying new production of CABARET is London's hottest ticket. In a time when the world is changing...
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Exhibition: At Home with Tom of Finland @ Queer Britain (until 10 Nov)
Queer Britain are excited to announce their latest display, TOM House: At Home With Tom of Finland. Tom of Finlands influence on queer culture is immeasurable, and we owe much...
Queer Britain are excited to announce their latest display, TOM House: At Home With Tom of Finland. Tom of Finlands influence on queer culture is immeasurable, and we owe much...
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Fragile Beauty Photographs from the Sir Elton John & David Furnish Collection @ V&A (until 05 Jan 2025)
An unparalleled selection of the world's leading photographers, telling the story of modern and contemporary photography. Discover iconic images across subjects such as fashion, celebrity, reportage and the male body...
An unparalleled selection of the world's leading photographers, telling the story of modern and contemporary photography. Discover iconic images across subjects such as fashion, celebrity, reportage and the male body...
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