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
20
Wed
10:00 am
THE ‘OTHER’ FRIENDS OF CLAPHAM C...
@ Omnibus Theatre
THE ‘OTHER’ FRIENDS OF CLAPHAM C...
@ Omnibus Theatre
Feb 20 @ 10:00 am – Mar 31 @ 6:00 pm
Presented by And What? Queer. Arts. Festival, HB&Co and Omnibus Theatre The ‘Other’ Friends of Clapham Common is a new commission by And What? Queer. Arts. Festival, HB&Co and Omnibus Theatre. It is an app-based binaural sound experience that explores some of the past and current histories of Clapham Common as a Cruising ground. The soundtrack takes you on a ...
Feb
26
Tue
all-day
96 Festival
@ Omnibus Theatre
96 Festival
@ Omnibus Theatre
Feb 26 – Mar 24 all-day
96 Festival is back by popular demand! A glittering lineup of artists will set up camp at Omnibus Theatre for a spectacular celebration of queerness and theatre. A no holds barred extravaganza of cabaret, drag, burlesque, theatre, music, art and activism; 96 Festival has been conceived in remembrance and celebration of the iconic Pride party on Clapham Common in 1996
all-day
LIPSTICK: A FAIRY TALE OF IRAN
@ Omnibus Theatre
LIPSTICK: A FAIRY TALE OF IRAN
@ Omnibus Theatre
Feb 26 – Mar 24 all-day
Presented by Critical Mass and Paul Virides Productions. Written and directed by Sarah Chew So, I live with this geeky, kind of brilliant boy. Every night, the clock chimes midnight, and this boy turns into the most beautiful woman in all the world. It’s gorgeous. Just, it’s a fairytale. And that makes me scared that it’s bollocks. London, Summer 2010. Orla ...
7:30 pm
LIPSTICK: A FAIRY TALE OF IRAN
@ Omnibus Theatre
LIPSTICK: A FAIRY TALE OF IRAN
@ Omnibus Theatre
Feb 26 @ 7:30 pm – Mar 24 @ 4:00 pm
Presented by Critical Mass and Paul Virides Productions. Written and directed by Sarah Chew So, I live with this geeky, kind of brilliant boy. Every night, the clock chimes midnight and this boy turns into the most beautiful woman in all the world. It’s gorgeous. Just, it’s a fairytale. And that makes me scared that it’s bollocks. London, Summer 2010. Orla ...
Mar
7
Thu
9:45 pm
TOPSIE REDFERN & FRIENDS
@ Omnibus Theatre
TOPSIE REDFERN & FRIENDS
@ Omnibus Theatre
Mar 7 @ 9:45 pm – Mar 21 @ 9:45 pm
Join your hostess, drag superstar Topsie Redfern, for a variety night showcasing London’s most exciting cabaret talent. “Topsie gives me chills… she has so much variety in her act it transcends to any stage.” Attitude Magazine
Mar
12
Tue
all-day
Romance Romance
@ Above The Stag Theatre
Romance Romance
@ Above The Stag Theatre
Mar 12 – Apr 6 all-day
This charming and intelligent musical brings together two contrasting stories, set 100 years apart. In late 19th Century Vienna, two bored high-society lovers disguise themselves as struggling members of the working class. Can their love survive without the comforts and luxuries they’re used to? And 100 years later, two couples rent a beach house in The Hamptons, where a spot ...
Mar
19
Tue
7:00 pm
Activism – open mic poetry night
@ The Glass Tank, Oxford Brookes University
Activism – open mic poetry night
@ The Glass Tank, Oxford Brookes University
Mar 19 @ 7:00 pm
Exploring the themes of this year’s Oxford Human Rights Festival (Activism) and LGBTQ+ History Month (History: peace, reconciliation and activism), we invite local poets and Oxford Brookes students to read and perform work inspired by the themes – either by themselves or by other poets.
Mar
21
Thu
7:00 pm
“The Adhesion of Love”
@ Bolton Museum (Lecture Theatre 2)
“The Adhesion of Love”
@ Bolton Museum (Lecture Theatre 2)
Mar 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
The extraordinary true story of how an architect’s assistant from Bolton crossed the Atlantic in 1891 to meet visionary queer American poet, Walt Whitman. This new play offers a startling new insight into Whitman in his bicentennial year. The writer, Stephen M Hornby, is a multi-award winner. His last play, The Burnley Bugger’s Ball, gained 5 star reviews. Stephen was ...
Mar
22
Fri
6:30 pm
Queer(er) squatting: an evening ...
@ Sutton House and Breaker's Yard
Queer(er) squatting: an evening ...
@ Sutton House and Breaker's Yard
Mar 22 @ 6:30 pm
In 1985, Sutton House was occupied by squatters and re-named ‘the Blue House’. Rock concerts were held in the barn, and an old copy of the 1979 edition of the Squatters’ Handbook featuring legendary squatter, British Black Panther and feminist activist Olive Morris on the cover was recently found in the attic. Much like Sutton House, squatting has a colourful ...
Mar
23
Sat
all-day
24/7 LIVE
@ Omnibus Theatre
24/7 LIVE
@ Omnibus Theatre
Mar 23 all-day
Join British-Chinese pop artist LE FIL as he, she or it explores a 24/7 world of gay-straight men, desire and objectification through a fusion of gender-bending performance art, hip-thrusting dance, twisted autobiography and kaleidoscopic pop music from his Nightlife EP. This pop-gig-with-extras opens its doors to cruising toilets, bad romances and the modern constructions of gender that package us up ...
all-day
OUTing the Past Dublin 2019
@ National gallery of Ireland
OUTing the Past Dublin 2019
@ National gallery of Ireland
Mar 23 all-day
The National Gallery of Ireland is delighted to bring OUTing the Past to Dublin for the first time on the 23rd March 2019. In 2018 we launched LGBTQ+ themed tours of the collection, and we are looking forward to going bigger and bolder with our LGBTQ+ programming in 2019. The Festival offers Gallery visitors a new educational perspective by viewing ...
7:30 pm
The No History of the Near Not Now
@ The Young Actors Theatre Islington
The No History of the Near Not Now
@ The Young Actors Theatre Islington
Mar 23 @ 7:30 pm
An innovative new play exploring Islington’s LGBTQ+ heritage by award-winning playwright Stephen M Hornby and the Young Actors Theatre Islington. “In a near alternative future, the past is not the past anymore, years have been banned and museums are closing. All that is left of history is the “not now”, but some archives won’t give up without a fight, especially ...
Mar
23
Sat
all-day
OUTing the Past Dublin 2019
@ National gallery of Ireland
OUTing the Past Dublin 2019
@ National gallery of Ireland
Mar 23 all-day
The National Gallery of Ireland is delighted to bring OUTing the Past to Dublin for the first time on the 23rd March 2019. In 2018 we launched LGBTQ+ themed tours of the collection, and we are looking forward to going bigger and bolder with our LGBTQ+ programming in 2019. The Festival offers Gallery visitors a new educational perspective by viewing ...