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UK LGBT EVENTS MAY 2026
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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Invisible Me @ Southwark Playhouse
When sixty is just the beginning Lynns sex life more or less expired in 1987 no memorial service, not even a sympathy card. Now she rattles around the house she...
When sixty is just the beginning Lynns sex life more or less expired in 1987 no memorial service, not even a sympathy card. Now she rattles around the house she...
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Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting @ National Portrait Gallery
Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting will be the UKs most comprehensive museum exhibition to focus on the artist's works on paper, including some works seen on display for the first...
Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting will be the UKs most comprehensive museum exhibition to focus on the artist's works on paper, including some works seen on display for the first...
01 - 09
JEESUZ! @ New Diorama Theatre
Falling for Jesus is a mortal sin, but damn it feels good! In 1990s Peru, a brutal military coup ushers in a decade of dictatorship under the rule of Alberto...
Falling for Jesus is a mortal sin, but damn it feels good! In 1990s Peru, a brutal military coup ushers in a decade of dictatorship under the rule of Alberto...
01 - 09
Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs) @ Pleasance Theatre
The must-see hit character comedy show from James Akka. Three Weeks The Recs One 4 Review 'Painfully funny' The Stage Sam Wilson, Class 8C, is obviously the correct choice for...
The must-see hit character comedy show from James Akka. Three Weeks The Recs One 4 Review 'Painfully funny' The Stage Sam Wilson, Class 8C, is obviously the correct choice for...
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Walking Each Other Home @ Old Red Lion Theatre
Due to a family crisis, Michael, a gay middle-aged digital nomad, returns home from Peru to visit his homophobic father, Frank. Only Frank is now suffering from early-stage dementia and...
Due to a family crisis, Michael, a gay middle-aged digital nomad, returns home from Peru to visit his homophobic father, Frank. Only Frank is now suffering from early-stage dementia and...
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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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Alan Turing: The Age of A1 @ Bletchley Park
The Age of AI New for 2025 - Learn about the history of AI and the pioneers in this technology, including Codebreakers Alan Turing, Donald Michie and Irving Jack Good...
The Age of AI New for 2025 - Learn about the history of AI and the pioneers in this technology, including Codebreakers Alan Turing, Donald Michie and Irving Jack Good...
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Cabaret Live At The Kit Kat Club @ Playhouse Theatre (until Sep 2026)
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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David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting @ Serpentine North Gallery (until August 2026)
One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney invites viewers to slow down and notice the extraordinary within the everyday in his first exhibition at Serpentine. Created...
One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney invites viewers to slow down and notice the extraordinary within the everyday in his first exhibition at Serpentine. Created...
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Kinky Boots - The Musical @ London Colliseum (until July 2026)
Fall head over heels in Spring 2026! The multi-award-winning musical KINKY BOOTS is strutting its way to London in a joyous, brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancings Johannes Radebe. The...
Fall head over heels in Spring 2026! The multi-award-winning musical KINKY BOOTS is strutting its way to London in a joyous, brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancings Johannes Radebe. The...
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