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  • Whats On

    Queer

    Image: Since U Been Gone (c) Bronwen Sharp
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Kelly is sitting on a bed with a gold mug in a messy teenage girls bedroom. Kelly has pink hair & is smiling uncomfortably. She wearing a black t-shirt with a yellow smiley face, its eyes spelling out
    Kelly Green presents

    MILF The Musical

    Mon 16 - Tue 17 Sep at 7.15pm
    A playful work-in-progress about being a mum and 17 years of learning on the job.
    Rupert Bevan, writer and performer, gazing through a glass window
    Rupert Bevan presents

    Darling Boy

    Wed 18 - Thu 19 Sep at 7.15pm
    Direct from acclaimed, sold-out shows in Edinburgh, Dublin, Melbourne and Sydney. A hilarious and heartbreaking ode to first love, sweaty clubs, family and growing up (whenever that happens...)
    High Priestexx (Maya Williams) standing in a coffin and holding on to a brass stripper pole. Their back is to the audience and they have titled their head towards the ceiling. They are wearing a maroon leather jacket and lace underwear. A spotlight falls

    Big Bang: Seed Commission Scratch Night

    Mon 23 Sep at 7.15pm
    Join us for a special Seed Commissioned Artist edition of CPT’s Big Bang scratch night: an explosion of performance from which new universes of theatre may one day emerge.
    Alexis, the performer, wears a white tank top and poses with their arms above their head, their hair draped in all directions, in front of a white wall, their head tilted and a bright smile on their face.

    Alexis Sakellaris: A STAN IS BORN!

    Thu 26 - Sat 28 Sep at 9pm
    If you can't be the star... be the STAN! Fresh off the Edinburgh Fringe, this queer musical comedy with 10 original songs is bound to dazzle you!
    Man with long hair sat in a photographic studio in front of a pink screen and bunting.
    Tom Marshman presents

    Section 28 and Me

    Fri 27 - Sat 28 Sep at 7pm
    What was the impact of growing up under section 28? This is a heartfelt show exploring stories and reflections on past invisibility and shame.
    On a black background, three versions of the same blonde woman overlap over each other. Her bare shoulders and faces combine in a grotesque way with red ribbon looping over her.
    Dreambite presents

    Consumed

    Tue 1 - Sat 5 Oct at 9pm
    A woman who can’t get enough of gummies, of wet dreams, of herself. Three women, three writers, three insatiable appetites. Join us for Dreambite Collective’s CONSUMED.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A person peeking through a tear in a large pink sheet of paper.
    Doug Crossley presents

    No More Mr Nice Gay

    Sat 5 Oct at 7.15pm
    Doug Crossley is diving into his villain era in this confessional comedy with songs that sashay between hard and soft themes for a dark funny pause for thought.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Bert at the picket line holding a banner which says

    Who Cares

    Fri 11 - Sat 12 Oct at 9pm
    Bert is a Queer Belgian nurse. He likes connecting with people. But recently, everything has become difficult. Post-pandemic, fighting to claim better rights and pay his profession is turned upside-down.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A black and white photograph of someone's neck, from the collarbone to the chin; with a skeleton skull drawn on the surface of the throat area, in black marker
    Popsie Theatre presents

    The Triumph of Death

    Tue 12 - Wed 13 Nov at 7.15pm
    A bunch of artists with no funding, the ultra-wealthy, and one very sexy Death present to you a show about the healthy relationship between Art and Money.
    A woman, wearing a white veil, alluding to the Virgin Mary, smiling, standing behind a table. On top of the table, a bible and an opened bag of crisps.
    Maria Machado presents

    Now, and at the Hour of Our Death, Amen

    Tue 19 - Wed 20 Nov at 9pm
    Maria’s Catholic, homophobic, sweet grandmother is about to pass. During a night spent at the hospital, Maria, a very guilty lesbian, wonders if she should to come out to gran.
    A statue of a huge soldier bust wearing a high viz jacket, emergiubg from a pile of rubble. Two builders in high viz vests in the forground: one with his back to us, the second facing us with his face hidden in his hands.

    The Monument

    Thu 21 - Fri 22 Nov at 9pm
    A one-woman performance with audience participation using drag, spoken word and comedy. A story of Bogdan - an Eastern European builder working on a mysterious construction site.
    A commemorative plate for princess Diana with an Irish blessing written on it.

    Don’t Tell Dad About Diana

    Sat 23 - Sun 24 Nov at 7pm
    Dublin, 1997. Two friends worship Princess Diana under the nose of their nationalist families. A show that asks, Can a republican rock a revenge dress?
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    An illustration of an East Asian older woman resembling a grandmother riding a moped with Chinese dim sum stacked neatly on the back. She is riding through a rural town with generic traditional Chinese housing and onlookers.

    Ancestral Time Travel Agency

    Sat 23 - Sun 24 Nov at 8:45pm
    Using parkour and clowning to take apart the constructs of an honourable Chinese lady, this work-in-progress explores the artists' identities and memories within both East and West cultures.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    Black and white banner reading 'London Gay Switchboard' and the number '01-837-7324' on each side.

    The Switchboard Project

    Wed 27 - Thu 28 Nov at 9pm
    The nightshift, 1987. Switchboard is a 24 hour helpline, the AIDS epidemic is on the rise, and four lesbians have answered the call.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A layered image collage of stock image couples, androids, screens, books, and Dirty Dancing, mostly grey and blue toned. Blurred vibrant television colour bars form the borders of the image. Overturned Barbie and Ken dolls in the corners.
    Burning Attic presents

    Why Dirty Dancing is My Favourite Film

    Fri 29 - Sat 30 Nov at 9pm
    A work-in-progress interrogating asexuality and media representation, challenging the societal script about our romantic and sexual connections.
    Two performers in a white facepaint with moustaches drawn on.
    Sh!t Theatre presents

    Sh!t Actually

    12, 13, 14, 17, 18 Dec at 7pm
    WE ARE YOUR NEW TRADITION. WE ARE YOUR WEIRD FAMILY. A two-woman 100% faithful, word-by-word (not really) remake of the Christmas film we all hate to love: ‘Love Actually’.
    WORK IN PROGRESS
    A crop out of Fraser in a blue bucket with his feet sticking out. They look really big because they're in the foreground. Against a hot pink background.

    DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY

    Sat 14 Dec at 9pm
    ‘DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY’ started as a vent, an agitation towards the London dating scene and then more specifically gay dating and hookup culture.