Writer Tony Warren, founder of Coronation Street, has died aged 79. To read the Guardian obituary of this remarkable man go here
Tony Warren 08-07-1936 to 01-03-2016
Feb
1
Wed
all-day
Queer Talk: Homosexuality in Bri...
@ The Red House
Queer Talk: Homosexuality in Bri...
@ The Red House
Feb 1 – Oct 28 all-day
This exhibition will mark the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality. It will focus on Benjamin Britten and his partner, the tenor Peter Pears, at a time when their relationship was illegal. Key works highlighting their relationship will be featured along with the wider cultural, political and legal situation faced by gay men in the 1950s.
Jul
6
Thu
7:30 pm
Marlene Dietrich – Ultimate Gay ...
@ The Cinema Museum
Marlene Dietrich – Ultimate Gay ...
@ The Cinema Museum
Jul 6 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm
Marlene Dietrich has been a favourite gay icon for both men and women over several generations. In this highly-praised show, Terry Sanderson explores her extraordinary life and career. From her start in the ‘divinely decadent’ cabarets of Weimar Berlin, where she enthusiastically embraced the liberated sexual attitudes of the time, to superstardom in Hollywood and a stunning career on the ...
Jul
27
Thu
6:30 pm
Fighting Proud: The untold story...
@ The Wolfson Theatre, London School of Economics
Fighting Proud: The untold story...
@ The Wolfson Theatre, London School of Economics
Jul 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
On the 50th anniversary of the day the Sexual Offences Bill gained royal assent and became an Act of Parliament, Stephen Bourne presents an illustrated talk followed by a Q&A about some of the gay men who are featured in his latest book Fighting Proud (I B Tauris, £17.99), a history of the contribution gay men in Britain made during ...