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 Laura Ennor.
Thursday 13
Glasgow ■ The History Boys Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £12–£30. Alan Bennett’s multi award-winning play of staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence has its first major revival since the massively popular National Theatre production and subsequent film version. Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. Compelling collection of black and white prints by the photographer who was repeatedly drawn to the fringes of society.
Friday 14
Glasgow ■ The History Boys Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £12–£30. See Thu 13. Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Furburger GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 11pm–3am. £5. DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva and Boy Toy provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends.
Saturday 15
Glasgow ■ Falling/Flying Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 1pm. £2. Leann O’Kasi directs an emotional journey for two performers inspired by the life and death of Angie Xtravaganza. Part of Mayfesto. ■ The History Boys Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £12–£30. See Thu 13. Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. FREE Photo Walk 1 LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 11am–2pm. Help and advice from Ally Wight on a walk through the city. Booking essential. FREE T-Time Monthly LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 1–5pm. A monthly informal event for transgender people, partners, family and friends.
Sunday 16
Glasgow ■ Saltire Thistle FC Powerleague, Kennedy Street, Townhead, 4pm. £5. Gay- friendly kick-about in a relaxed environment. Email saltirethistlefc@hotmail.co.uk for more info. Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Badminton Drop-in LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 2–4pm. £3. A fun and easy sport to pick up (and plenty of punning opportunities to boot) these sessions are for all abilities.
Monday 17
Glasgow ■ Passionality Byblos, Unit Q, Merchant Square, 71 Albion Street, 552 3895. 11.30pm–3am. £3 (£2). DJ Shawn Roberts plays chart hits for the gay/mixed crowd. 60 THE LIST 13–27 May 2010
Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 5.30–8pm. A chance to try out the weekly, informal drop-in service to meet new people, get info and catch up on the latest goss.
Tuesday 18 Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Badminton LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7–9pm. £tbc. Regular sessions with the ShuttleScots. ■ Cachín Cachán Cachunga! The Street, 2 Picardy Place, 556 4272. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). An interdisciplinary arts night of queer and trans dance, film, poetry and music established by Zorras (poet/multimedia artist Sandra Alland and musician Y Josephine) and Afro-Cuban dancer, Lily. This month they are joined by filmmakers Anna Urbanowska and Christiana Papazoglou, visual artist
Jennifer Outhwaite, musicians Aristera! and burlesque artist Captain Anchor. Followed by tunes from DJ Fuk You Nice To Meet You. Wednesday 19
Glasgow ■ Home The Tunnel, 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). The Tunnel’s massive midweek gay party night continues. Breeders, so they tell us, are also welcome. Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Women’s Football LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7–8pm. £3. Kick-around for women of any age and any ability.
Thursday 20 Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Love & Human Remains St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405.
PREVIEW THEATRE LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS St Bride’s Centre, Edinburgh, Thu 20–Sat 22 May
The Luvvies may be an amateur theatre company, but the Edinburgh-based LGBT troupe has never shied away from tackling challenging works. Previous productions include Painted Eggs, which focused on the life of a transgender woman, and This Year’s Thing, written to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The company’s latest show is perhaps their most ambitious yet: a revival of Canadian playwright Brad Fraser’s pithily titled hit Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love. ‘I’d seen the film (1993’s Love and Human Remains) a while ago, and was
attracted by the challenges of performing such a controversial piece on stage in Edinburgh,’ says director Roger Burroughes. ‘Reading the play script I was aware of how different it was from the film – and it would be especially challenging for an amateur company, but I thought the challenge was worth accepting.’
Originally set in Edmonton, Canada in the 1980s, and following a group of disparate characters as they search for love while a serial killer terrorises their city, the location has been moved for this production, without too much tinkering, to Edinburgh. The company has also made some slight adjustments to tone down the graphic sexual content of Fraser’s original.
‘One of the challenges for the Luvvies was to find a way of portraying the
dramatic importance of this without necessarily baring all on stage (something that may not be easy to persuade amateur actors to do!),’ says Burroughes. ‘We have, necessarily, reduced some of the explicit sexual content to avoid legal complications – but have, hopefully, retained the power of the piece.’
The Luvvies’ next outing will be a production of Ibsen’s The Doll’s House with a gender twist, while they’re also in the process of writing a sequel to This Year’s Thing. ‘All of our productions have been available and accessible to a wide
audience, but we do concentrate on LGBT issues – there’s no point in being an LGBT company if you put on plays that other drama groups wouldn’t think twice about doing. We want to entertain and challenge in an LGBT-orientated space.’ (Allan Radcliffe)
7.30pm. £7.50. A new show from Edinburgh’s LGBT theatre company. See panel. Friday 21
Glasgow ■ Must: The Inside Story The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). New York performance artist Peggy Shaw takes the audience on a journey ‘across the landscape of her body’. Part of Behaviour. Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Love & Human Remains St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £7.50. See Thu 20.
Saturday 22 Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Love & Human Remains St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £7.50. See Thu 20.
Sunday 23
Glasgow ■ Saltire Thistle FC Powerleague, Kennedy Street, Townhead, 4pm. £5. See Sun 16. FREE Strathclyde Lesbian and Gay Switchboard Strathclyde Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, 847 0447. 7–10pm. See Thu 13. Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Badminton Drop-in LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 2–4pm. £3. See Sun 16.
Monday 24
Glasgow ■ Passionality Byblos, Unit Q, Merchant Square, 71 Albion Street, 552 3895. 11.30pm–3am. £3 (£2). See Mon 17. Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13.
Tuesday 25
Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Badminton LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7–9pm. £tbc. See Tue 18.
Wednesday 26
Glasgow ■ Home The Tunnel, 84 Mitchell Street, 204 1000. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). See Wed 19. Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13. ■ Women’s Football LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7–8pm. £3. See Wed 19. FREE Men’s Book Group LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7–9pm. Monthly book group held at the centre. Info from info@gaybookgroup.co.uk
Thursday 27 Edinburgh FREE ARTIST ROOMS: Diane Arbus Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm. See Thu 13.