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Cruise review – a stunning return to lost gay London

Cruise review – a stunning return to lost gay London | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Jack Holden delivers a powerhouse one-man show about the hedonism, joy and tragedy of the 80s scene

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Gay-themed play sweeps British theatre prizes

Gay-themed play sweeps British theatre prizes | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

"The Inheritance", a play about the generation after the peak of the AIDS crisis, won best director and best actor

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Sprawling epic of gay life The Inheritance to transfer to West End

Sprawling epic of gay life The Inheritance to transfer to West End | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Matthew Lopez’s sold-out two-part play at the Young Vic will move to the Noël Coward Theatre in September
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John Barrowman Returns To London In Seth Rudetsky's Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre

John Barrowman Returns To London In Seth Rudetsky's Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

International theatre and TV star John Barrowman MBE returns to perform in London in Seth Rudetsky's Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre concert series for 3 intimate performances produced by Mark Cortale.

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Centre Stage London Presents Love Happens Here - An LGBTQIA+ Cabaret During LGBT History Month

Centre Stage London Presents Love Happens Here - An LGBTQIA+ Cabaret During LGBT History Month | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Like the LGBTQ+ community, their soundtrack is vast and diverse. Join Centre Stage London as they present a selection of music celebrating LGBTQ History Month, community and love in all its forms. From dance classics from big-voiced divas to soul searching slow jams that mirror struggles with self-acceptance and social rejection. Centre Stage London is proud of our LGBTQI members and the connection we have with this vibrant community and is excited to celebrate a message of hope, acceptance, activism and love in Love Happens Here- An LGBTQI Cabaret.
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Strangers in Between, review: Well-deserved transfer

Strangers in Between, review: Well-deserved transfer | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
This three-hander by the award-winning dramatist Australian playwright, Tommy Murphy, arrives in the West End, having had a successful run at the King's Head Theatre in Islington. Catching up with it now, I'm glad to vouch that Adam Spreadbury-Maher's beautifully cast production well deserves this transfer. The piece is set in Sydney's King's Cross area (roughly equivalent to Soho) where the sixteen year old Shane, in flight from his rural hometown of Goulburn and lying about his age, has fetched up and secured himself a job in a bottlo (off-license).
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Photo Flash: First Look at Arcola Theatre's CALLISTO: A QUEER EPIC

Photo Flash: First Look at Arcola Theatre's CALLISTO: A QUEER EPIC | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Callisto: a queer epic is a swirling constellation of remarkable queer stories. In London, 1680, opera star Arabella Hunt has secretly entered into the first recorded gay marriage in UK history. In Worcester, 1936, Alan Turing pays one final visit to Isobel Morcom, mother of his lost first love, Christopher. In the San Fernando Valley, 1979, Tammy Frazer arrives at Callisto Pornographic Studios, searching for the love of her life. And on the Moon, 2223, Lorn is building a paradise to sleep in, but Cal, his A.I. companion, is determined to keep him awake.
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Brutal! Vulgar! Dirty! Mae West and the gay comedy that shocked 1920s America

Brutal! Vulgar! Dirty! Mae West and the gay comedy that shocked 1920s America | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Mae West was taken to court for writing The Drag – a play about a closeted gay socialite that ended up banned. Polly Stenham, who’s directing a revival, celebrates the star who took a limo to jail
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Gay theatre in London: how the capital's venues are flying the rainbow flag

Gay theatre in London: how the capital's venues are flying the rainbow flag | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Mark Shenton talks to some of the programmers, directors and playwrights involved with events celebrating Pride i
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Seven leading gay writers pen Outlaws to In-laws world premiere

Seven leading gay writers pen Outlaws to In-laws world premiere | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Outlaws to In-laws, which is dedicated to the struggles and joys of gay men connecting with each other over the last seven decades,gets its world premiere at London’s King’s Head Theatre in August.
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Tony-Winning FUN HOME Will Be 'Flying Away' to London Next Summer

Tony-Winning FUN HOME Will Be 'Flying Away' to London Next Summer | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
London audiences will be saying "Welcome to the Fun Home" at the Young Vic next year, according to the Daily Mail. 
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Julie Hesmondhalgh: Actress wins award double for theatre and politics

Julie Hesmondhalgh: Actress wins award double for theatre and politics | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Actress Julie Hesmondhalgh runs a political theatre company as well as starring on stage and screen.
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The HIV Monologues – Miranda at the Ace hotel, London

The HIV Monologues – Miranda at the Ace hotel, London | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
The HIV Monologues – Miranda at the Ace hotel, London. Exploring the impact of HIV on gay men through a series of interwoven stories.
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2016 marks the twentieth anniversary since life-saving HIV medication was introduced to the UK. In Dragonflies Theatre’s new production, playwright Patrick Cash and director Luke Davies are exploring the impact of HIV on gay men through a series of interwoven storie

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Landmarks in law: the controversial 80s play that defied gay censorship

Landmarks in law: the controversial 80s play that defied gay censorship | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Howard Brenton’s play outraged morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse, but her failed lawsuit brought an end to her courtroom crusadaes

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San Domino review at Tristan Bates Theatre, London - 'fascinating slice of queer history'

San Domino review at Tristan Bates Theatre, London - 'fascinating slice of queer history' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Fuelled by Mussolini's obsession with maintaining a pure and healthy race, known and suspected homosexuals were rounded up and sentenced to exile on islan

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‘The Inheritance’ Review: Stephen Daldry Directs Matthew Lopez’s Play

‘The Inheritance’ Review: Stephen Daldry Directs Matthew Lopez’s Play | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
“The Inheritance" is a vast, imperfect and unweildy masterpiece that unpicks queer politics and neoliberal economics anew.
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The unashamedly queer, feminist, and intersectional play you need to see

The unashamedly queer, feminist, and intersectional play you need to see | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Jen Silverman’s Collective Rage explores what can happen when women of all kinds reject the categorisations so often thrust upon them

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My Gay Best Friend review at Hope Theatre, London

My Gay Best Friend review at Hope Theatre, London | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Louise Jameson Nigel Fairs write and star in an Intimate and emotionally engaging study of an unlikely friendship

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Dancing on Ice's Matt Evers comes out at gay

Dancing on Ice's Matt Evers comes out at gay | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Matt Evers has come out as gay after he realised his sexuality while watching his uncle die from an AIDs-related illness over 20 years ago.

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LGBT play ‘Safe’ is shining a spotlight on gay youth homelessness

LGBT play ‘Safe’ is shining a spotlight on gay youth homelessness | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Safe is my verbatim theatre piece, created entirely, word for word, out of my interviews with four homeless and at risk LGBT youth, and via the Albert Kennedy Trust, a charity helping and supporting such young people. Previously performed at Soho Theatre for the Pride in London Arts Festival, at London Theatre Workshop in the City and on September 28 and 29, presented as part of Norwich Theatre Royal’s season exploring gender and sexuality; Creative Matters.

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Why LGBT Theatre Needs to Start Telling New Stories

Why LGBT Theatre Needs to Start Telling New Stories | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

As LGBT Pride approaches, Alice Saville asks why London's glut of queer theatre is looking to the past, not the future.

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Ben Whishaw and Russell Tovey to feature in new monologues charting gay history

Ben Whishaw and Russell Tovey to feature in new monologues charting gay history | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming and Russell Tovey will relive Britain's gay history in a series exploring the most significant moments in the fight for sexual equality.
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Russell Tovey and his dream role in 'gay fantasia'

Russell Tovey and his dream role in 'gay fantasia' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Russell Tovey says his coveted role in gay stage epic Angels in America was part of his life long before he signed up to it.
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ES Views Letter of the Day: Rotterdam, a great LGBT triumph

ES Views Letter of the Day: Rotterdam, a great LGBT triumph | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Transgender-themed play Rotterdam winning an Olivier Award is a big step forward for the acceptance of LGBT narratives in the mainstream arts. To have played the central character in a show that has been so well received has been an inspiring experience for me. As Londoners we are fortunate to be surrounded by a wonderfully diverse queer community but there is still a long way to go before LGBT themes become the norm.
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Mae West’s rare gay classic ‘The Drag’ revived at London’s Arcola Theatre

Mae West’s rare gay classic ‘The Drag’ revived at London’s Arcola Theatre | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Arcola Queer Collective presents a rare chance to see the play that scandalised 1920s America on stage.

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