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UK LGBT EVENTS MAY 2025
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 2024 we listed 567 Events which are available to view in the Archive
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Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors @ The Menier Chocolate Factory, London
DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS gives Bram Stokers horror classic a comic makeover in this lightning-fast gender-bending reimagining that features a Gen Z pansexual Count Dracula in the midst of...
DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS gives Bram Stokers horror classic a comic makeover in this lightning-fast gender-bending reimagining that features a Gen Z pansexual Count Dracula in the midst of...
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Supersonic Man @ Southwark Playhouse Borough (until 03 May)
So youre becoming a cyborg? Fun-loving influencer Adam and the love of his life, Darryl, are having the time of their lives. Theyre young, theyre thriving, theyre carefree. But life...
So youre becoming a cyborg? Fun-loving influencer Adam and the love of his life, Darryl, are having the time of their lives. Theyre young, theyre thriving, theyre carefree. But life...
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F**king Men @ Waterloo East (until 04 May)
Adam Roebuck presents F**king Men by Joe DiPietro. The Fringe Classic, Raw and Updated...IS BACK! After two complete SELL OUT seasons in 2023 and 2024 the hit play F**king...
Adam Roebuck presents F**king Men by Joe DiPietro. The Fringe Classic, Raw and Updated...IS BACK! After two complete SELL OUT seasons in 2023 and 2024 the hit play F**king...
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The Great British Bear Bash 2025
The Great British Bear Bash takes place from the 1st to 5th May 2025. Manbears is Manchester's foremost bear group, organizing events and activities in Greater Manchester and the North...
The Great British Bear Bash takes place from the 1st to 5th May 2025. Manbears is Manchester's foremost bear group, organizing events and activities in Greater Manchester and the North...
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The Face Magazine: Culture Shift @ National Portrait Gallery (until 18 May)
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift celebrates iconic fashion images and portraits from The Face, a trail-blazing youth culture and style magazine that has shaped the creative and cultural landscape in...
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift celebrates iconic fashion images and portraits from The Face, a trail-blazing youth culture and style magazine that has shaped the creative and cultural landscape in...
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Please Please Me @ Kiln Theatre
Brian Epstein and The Beatles. Their rise. His fall. When Brian Epstein steps into the Cavern Club, he finds more than just a band he finds his lifes calling. Captivated...
Brian Epstein and The Beatles. Their rise. His fall. When Brian Epstein steps into the Cavern Club, he finds more than just a band he finds his lifes calling. Captivated...
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Exhibition: Jimmy Somerville & Bronski Beat @ Queer Britain
An exhibition celebrating new acquisitions from Jimmy Somerville. In 1984 Jimmy Somervilles first band, Bronski Beat, released their debut album, The Age of Consent. The album title was a response...
An exhibition celebrating new acquisitions from Jimmy Somerville. In 1984 Jimmy Somervilles first band, Bronski Beat, released their debut album, The Age of Consent. The album title was a response...
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Cabaret Live At The Kit Kat Club @ Playhouse Theatre (until 04 Oct 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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Faygele @ Marylebone Theatre
Fay-ge-le/feigala/noun. (Origin - Yiddish) (derogatory) Slang for faggot. Ilan Galkoff (Backstairs Billy), Ben Caplan (A Sherlock Carol), Clara Francis (Leopoldstad), Andrew Paul (The Bill) and Yiftach Mizrahi (Band of Spies)...
Fay-ge-le/feigala/noun. (Origin - Yiddish) (derogatory) Slang for faggot. Ilan Galkoff (Backstairs Billy), Ben Caplan (A Sherlock Carol), Clara Francis (Leopoldstad), Andrew Paul (The Bill) and Yiftach Mizrahi (Band of Spies)...
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Kinky Boots - The Musical @ UK Tour - Nationwide (until July 2025)
The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting out in a brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancings Johannes Radebe and rising star Dan Partridge! This joy-filled...
The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting out in a brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancings Johannes Radebe and rising star Dan Partridge! This joy-filled...
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