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I Quiz Night & Killer Kitty Delmonica's. ()8 Virginia Street. 552 4803. 9pm. Free. Regular quiz night. now with party games and bingo to plunge yoti iitto the spirit of the weekend.
I Pink Devotion (’lub Devotion. l8 Jantaica Street. 847 0820. l lpm 3am. £3 (l‘ree passes available from the nearby I.(iB'l‘ centre). liun and lt‘olics and all things llully at this regular gay haunt.
I Fresh the Polo Lounge. 84 Wilson Street. 553 I221. llpm 3am. £5. Michelle and Andy are in charge ol‘ the inusical duties at the ever-popular Mercltattt (‘ity club. Start yottr weekend with a bang. or at least a bit ol‘ a drunken snog and a tumble in the taxi on the way back to his place . . .
I Lush The Polo Lounge. 84 Wilson Street. 553 I221. l0.30pm 3am. £5. Featuring Andy in the 'l‘rophy Room with ltits from the ()Us to the 80s. while 'l’om provides an up-l‘ront dance selection in the ntain roont . . . and tonight he cart pay for the taxi.
I Karaoke at Delmonica’s Delmonica’s. ()8 Virginia Street. 552 4803. 9pm. liree. With your hosts John and Scott.
I Cabaret The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. llpm 3am. £4 (£3). The 'l‘unnel's second gay club night. tossing you stumbling into Monday tnorning. da/ed and confused.
I Pink Devotion (‘ltib Devotion. l8 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. I lpm 3am. £3 tl-‘ree passes available from the nearby l.(}B'l~ centre). See Tim.
I Passionality ('ubc. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l 1.30pm 3am. £2 £3. Pleasing chartistry l'rom l)J Shawn Roberts. doing his best to t‘csttscitate the weekend tor the gay/mixed crowd.
Wednesdays
I PHACE Scotland Benefit The Stand (‘omedy ('lub, Woodland Road. 0870 600 (i055. l5 Jtm. 8.30pm. £(i/£4. (ireat laughs. great cause! Join Bruce l)evlin ‘with a tongue so sharp he could peel a King lidward' (The Scotsman). latte Mackay ‘never ntorc at home than in front of a gay audience. probably because of her scytliing bitchiness and fondness for over the top earrings‘ (Edinburgh lire/ting News). Sandy Nelson. Steven l)ick and Miss (‘issy Pinttn Amos. All door proceeds go directly to charity.
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I CC Blooms (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 (irecnside Place. 556 ‘)33l.
l0.30pm 3am. l-‘rec. 'l'rip the light l'antastic to lli—.\'R(i dance action and pop hits at lidinburgh's best known. legendary liotspot.
I Fur Burger tigo. l4 Picardy Place. 55.3 l37l. ‘) Jun. llpm 3am. £3. New night l'or girls who like girls. dirty
jokes. and art ever eclectic music policy. Boys only get entry by permission of a lesbian. l)o say: ‘t’m licking it.’ Don't say: ‘Mntnttn. tastes like chicken.’
I Heroes! Subway (‘owgatc. (i‘) (‘owgate. 225 (i766. 23 Jun.
1 lpm 3am. £3. New alternative night of punk. glam. rock. electro and poptrash from the l‘oIk that brought you l)isko Bloodbath. Something a little bit dil'l‘erent to light up your drab. wretched lives.
I CC Blooms (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 (ireenside Place. 556 933 l. l0.30pm 3am. lirec. See 'l‘hu.
I CC Blooms (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 (it‘ccnsidc Place. 556 933].
10.30pm 3am. Free. See 'l'hu.
I Mingin’ The Venue. 17 2| (‘alton Road. 557 3073. ll Jun. llptn 3am. £5 before midnight: £(i alter. Residents Brian I)empster and Alan Joy host the usual Mingin' madness. lilthy house and twisted trance for a l'risky and predominantly gay crowd. Plenty of drinks promos from I lpnt so well worth turning up early as they move tip the road to their new venue.
I Wiggle ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 553 l37l. 18 Jun. l lpm 3am. £9. Needs no introduction. Maggie aitd Allan Joy doing their hit lot the community. with 'l'rendy Wendy and Joit Pleased playing tracks that are a little bit camp. a little bit cutting-edge but a whole lotta tun. Penny Pornstar is on hand to meet ya and greet ya.
I CC Blooms Karaoke (‘(‘ Blooms. 23-24 (ireensidc Place. 556 0331. 6pm 3am. l‘ree. Sing your heart out while all your friends pretend they're not with you. Bonus points it you sing an old liurovision entry in a l'oreign language.
I BootyLUSl'lous Medina. 45 47 l.othian Street. 225 ()3l3. 10pm 5am. £2 before midnight: £3 alter. More ol a Sunday Social than a lull-on glam affair with 1)] Dale l.ush. Simmone Black and occasional guests ntixing tip R&B. hip hop. sotil and funk.
I Taste The Liquid Room. ()c Victoria Street. 225 2564. l lptn 3am. £5 bel‘orc l l.30pm: £8 alter (£6 members). The capital‘s inlttltiotts session with l-‘isher & Price supplying a progressive mix ot house attd garage iii the main room and Martin Valentine spinning l'unky t'S house gems through the back.
I Polysuper Mood. ()mni. (ireenside Place. 550 1640. 10pm 3am. £4 (£2). A polysexual. straight-lriendly-lriendly club with a cool. hassle-tree mood where ‘everything goes‘. With I)J Pete llimsworth. l)J Niniev and DJ Midj.
I CC Blooms (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 (it‘eettside Place. 556 933 l.
10.30pm 3am. liree. See 'l‘hu.
I CC Blooms (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 (irccnsidc Place. 550 93.3 l.
10.30pm 3am. l-"rce. Sec 'l‘hu.
I Vibe ligo. l4 Picardy Place. 553 l37l. l lpnt 3am. £3. With James l.ongworth on the decks. pltis the Dancing Stud Mullins. the Singing llaii'y Bloke and the Miming .\'un. It you only touch madness once in a w ltilc do it here. now.
Wednesdays
I cc Blooms ((3 Blooms. 2.3 24 (irecnside Place. 550 933 l. 10.30pm 3am. Free. See 'l'hu.
THEATRE SCREAMING QUEENS Thu 16-Sat 18 Jun, Roxy Art House, Edinburgh
‘Every ironing board has an individual cover. 80, Mam is a floral pattern, Dad is a check, Wayne is a black leather and John is in blue denim with a white patch,’ explains Gerry Forristal, writer and performer of the one-man show Screaming Queens. One man, a ceramic dog and 14 ironing boards, to be precise.
Largely autobiographical, Screaming Queens charts the story of an adolescent Gerry as he moves from his home in rural Ireland to the bright lights of Dublin in search of his childhood sweetheart Tony. But on arriving in Dublin, a naive Gerry finds Tony shacked up with a new boyfriend who happens to be from one of Dublin’s most notorious crime families. Gerry is catapulted at warp speed into the frenzied underworld of the Dublin gay scene where he manages to get himself caught up in an endless stream of ridiculous scenarios and situations accompanied by an array of larger than life characters (ironing boards) he meets in the pubs, clubs and bedsits around the city. Enter Chrissie, the one-armed mother of Tony’s boyfriend and matriarch of the crime family, Benny ‘the Stretch’, the manic car thief and Wayne — gay predator and the most screaming of all the queens. It’s dangerous, dazzling and downright good fun, and Gerry revels in his new life, its mad adventures and, of course, the drinking, the craic and the dancing.
But it’s not just a play about the gay scene and its inhabitants; there is a secondary story, one that focuses on the relationship between Gerry and his mother who has cancer. A story of tough lessons and growing up and the obnoxiousness of youth. ‘By the time you realise that a parent or a relationship with a family is important, unfortunately for some people it’s too late,’ explains our narrator. He is also quick to point out the selfishness of youth. ‘They believe that coming out and being out and being brazen and brash is more important. Our parents are entitled not to like us. When parents have gay children, the parents in their own right have to go through their own coming out process.’
Gerry is keen to point out that this is not just a coming out story for a gay audience, even though it has a lot of gay content. ‘If you have ever had a son or a daughter leave home, you’re going to get it. If you’re gay you’ll get this play. If you have a brother or a sister who has left home or who is gay - you’ll get this play.’
They say never work with children or animals but what about ironing boards? ‘You have to manipulate the ironing boards around the stage in a way that looks fluid. Moving an ironing board in everyday life is hard enough. They’re just so awkward.’
They sound just like people. (Sandra Marron)
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