LGBT
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to gay@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
Thursday 22 Glasgow ■ Hello Sailor! ●●●●● The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road, 222 2513. Until Sun 29 Nov. 10am–5pm (until 4pm in Nov). £3 (£2). Exhibition looking at gay life on board passenger ships and cargo vessels from the 1950s to 1980s. Glasgay! FREE sh[OUT]: Contemporary Art and Human Rights Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Sun Until 1 Nov. 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Work from the likes of Sadie Lee and Robert Mapplethorpe. Glasgay! FREE sh[OUT]: An Evening With Diane Torr Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. 6–8pm. Artist and pioneer of drag king performance Diane Torr gives a performance and talk. Glasgay! ■ Memory Cells The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Louise Welsh examines gender divides and disparities of power in this exploration of women being trapped by predatory men. Glasgay! ■ A Child Made of Love Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). Matthew McVarish’s play about a gay couple who desperately want a child. Glasgay! ■ R-P-Z Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4531. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. Glasgay!
Friday 23
Glasgow ■ Memory Cells The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See Thu 22. ■ Regina Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £9 (£6). See preview, right. Glasgay! ■ A Child Made of Love Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 22.
Saturday 24
Glasgow ■ Revolver Quiz Revolver, 6a John Street, 553 2456. 4pm. £1 per person. A general knowledge quiz that takes place every Saturday. ■ Memory Cells The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See Thu 22. ■ Regina Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £9 (£6). See Fri 23. ■ A Child Made of Love Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 22. Edinburgh FREE LGBT Parents: Advocating for Your Child LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Noon–5pm. An afternoon workshop on how parents can help their LGBT child through school and beyond.
Sunday 25 Edinburgh FREE Art Workshops – Community LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 1–5pm. Drop-in art workshop focusing on expressing aspects of community.
Monday 26
Glasgow ■ Alun Cochrane . . . is a Daydreamer (at Night) The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). See comedy. Glasgay! 62 THE LIST 22 Oct–5 Nov 2009
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■ Even in Another Time CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Fri 30. ■ Hallowe’en Ceilidh St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 552 7575. 8pm–midnight. £10. Spooky ceilidh (or should that be gaylidh?) in aid of Gay Men’s Health. Glasgay! Edinburgh ■ Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard Ball: Final Fling Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, 473 2000. 8pm–1am. £17.50 (£14.50). The Final Fling conicides with the winding down of the switchboard and the last ball has a nautical theme.
Monday 2 Edinburgh FREE Busy Lives, Healthy Lifestyles LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6–7.30pm. Health advice.
Tuesday 3
Glasgow ■ The Maw Broon Monologues Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £10.50–£14.50 (£6.50–£10.50). New monologues by Jackie Kay, with a cast of Suzanne Bonnar, Terry Neason and Tom Urie. Glasgay! ■ Jesus Queen of Heaven Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). Jesus is reinvented as a transsexual woman in this new work by Jo Clifford. Glasgay! ■ Audiocouture Byblos, Unit Q, Merchant Square, 71 Albion Street, 552 3895. 11.30pm–3am. £3 (£2 students). See Tue 27. Edinburgh ■ Wicked Wenches The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Lucy Porter headlines this month’s celebration of all things female and funny.
Wednesday 4 Glasgow ■ Hair I Am CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Helen Cuinn looks at life through the prism of her ginger locks. Glasgay! ■ The Maw Broon Monologues Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £10.50–£14.50 (£6.50–£10.50). See Tue 3. ■ Jesus Queen of Heaven Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Tue 3. ■ Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). See Tue 3. ■ Allure The Tunnel, 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000. 11.30pm–3am. £3 (students two-for-one). See Wed 28.
Thursday 5
Glasgow ■ Hair I Am CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Wed 4. ■ The Maw Broon Monologues Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £10.50–£14.50 (£6.50–£10.50). New monologues by Jackie Kay, with a cast of Suzanne Bonnar, Terry Neason and Tom Urie. Glasgay! ■ Jesus Queen of Heaven Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). Jesus is reinvented as a transsexual woman in this new work by Jo Clifford. Glasgay! ■ R-P-Z Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4531. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. Glasgay! Edinburgh FREE Guy Fawkes LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6–9pm. Head up Calton Hill to get a good view of the fireworks.
DANCE THEATRE REGINA Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 23 & Sat 24 Oct
From Glenda Jackson to Cate Blanchett, many an actress has enjoyed the challenge of playing the Virgin Queen. So why not a dancer – and a male one at that? Inspired by the varied portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I, Tom Sapsford has created Regina, a dance theatre piece about the late monarch’s last days. Performing at Tramway as Glasgay!, Sapsford says he is ‘very excited’
about visiting the Scottish city again, having played there on many occasions. A dancer with the Royal Ballet for years, followed by spells with Random Dance and Michael Clark Company, Sapsford has combined performance with an impressive choreographic career.
But, at the age of 34, Sapsford is almost ready to say goodbye to dance. Couldn’t we squeeze a few more years out of this compelling dancer? ‘I’d rather you didn’t,’ he laughs. ‘I feel like I’ve been squeezed somewhat already. I’ve been in the process of retiring for the past three years – I feel a bit like Cher, on a world tour that never ends.’
It’s appropriate, therefore, that Sapsford has chosen a dying queen to be his swansong. What first attracted him to Elizabeth? ‘The same things that attract everyone else – the power of her,’ explains Sapsford. ‘But also the different portraits and representations of her. It’s very difficult to see what lies behind them, they almost become like an armour. So in the piece I try to create her through a collage, using lots of video projection and text.’ To that end, Sapsford has shaved off his hair, covered himself in white paint
and donned a huge costume onto which images are projected – effectively turning himself into a piece of dynamic scenery. ‘Whenever I work with technology I always try to make it part of the piece,’ he says. ‘So it’s completely intrinsic to the work, rather than an add-on.’ (Kelly Apter)
Tuesday 27 Edinburgh ■ The World Famous Regent Bar Quiz The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. 9pm. £1.50 per person to enter. Monthly general knowledge quiz. FREE Hello Sailor! The Street, 2 Picardy Place, 556 4272. 9.30pm–1am. Nautical cabaret and burlesque fun.
Wednesday 28 Glasgow FREE sh[OUT]: Multiculturalism – The Subversion of Human Rights? Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. 6.30pm. A talk with LGBT activist Peter Tatchell. Glasgay!
Thursday 29 Glasgow ■ Black Cab Arta, 62 Albion Street, 552 2101. 8pm. £10. A queer people of colour cabaret. Glasgay! ■ R-P-Z Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4531. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). See Thu 22.
Edinburgh FREE Carers: Dealing with Guilt LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6–9pm. Workshop for LGBT carers facilitated by VOCAL. FREE Club for Heroes The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 11pm–3am. See Thu 22.
Friday 30
Glasgow ■ Even in Another Time CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Three shorts inspired by the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots from writer/director Wendy Miller. Glasgay! ■ Salon Society, Ashoka, Sandra McBeth and Jill Jackson Arta, 62 Albion Street, 552 2101. 8pm. £5. Line-up of fab (at least partially) female bands and singer-songwiters and album launch for Salon Society’s Promenade. Glasgay!
Saturday 31 Glasgow ■ Revolver Quiz Revolver, 6a John Street, 553 2456. 4pm. £1 per person. See Sat 24.