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GLASGOW
Activities & Events Glasgay! Until Sun 4 Nov, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, 552 7575. Showcasing almost every aspect of queer culture, Glasgay! boasts an impressive programme featuring theatre, comedy, music, clubs and visual art events. Bearly Funny? Sun 21 Oct, 7.30pm. £9 (£6). The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. Furry comedy night raising money for Gay Men’s Health. Glasgay! FREE Gaycon Thu 25 Oct, 9am–7pm. Fri 26 Oct, 8am–4.30pm. Hampden Park, Letherby Drive, 616 6000. Conference on Gay Men’s Sexual Health and Wellbeing. FREE The Sunday Bizarre! Sun 28 Oct, noon. Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street, Garscube Industrial Estate, Maryhill, glasgay.com Interactive stalls and workshops, food and drink at the daytime bazaar, which then becomes more of a party as day turns to night. Glasgay! Lock Up Your Daughters: Queer Short Film Weekend Fri 2 Nov, 7.30–9pm. Sat 3 Nov, 4.30–6.30pm & 7.30–9pm. £5. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A weekend of shorts from homegrown young talents, drinks reception, panels and the chance for filmmakers to mingle. Glasgay! Club Noir: Burlesque Workshop Sun 11 Nov, 2.10–4pm. £25. O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. Learn the art of being a burlesque performer and indulge your risqué side. Arts FREE Alexandra Muirhead: Female, Untitled. Until Sat 3 Nov, Mon–Fri 8am–6pm; Sat 9am–5pm. Rose and Grants, 27 Trongate, Merchant City, 553 0501. Work exploring aspects of the female form. Glasgay! FREE Unit-E: Part #1 Until Sat 10 Nov, Tue–Sat 11am–5.30pm. The Virginia Gallery, 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. Work exploring personal and political responses to the idea of unions. Glasgay! FREE Frock-On-Frock-Off Exhibition Tue 23–Sun 28 Oct, times vary. Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street, Garscube Industrial Estate, Maryhill, glasgay.com Local queer artists present work exploring their sexual identities. Glasgay! Scissor Sisters and Bright Light Bright Light Thu 18 & Fri 19 Oct, 7pm. £28.50. Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 08444 999990. The best party band in eons merge funk, rock, disco and Elton John-esque ballads. Any Objections? Until Tue 23 Oct, 7.30pm. £5. Rose and Grants, 27 Trongate, Merchant City, 553 0501. Rehearsed readings of ten-minute plays offering snapshots of civil rights around the world. Glasgay! Tranny & Roseannah Wed 24–Sat 27 Oct, 7.30pm. £7. Rose and Grants, 27 Trongate, Merchant City, 553 0501. Unique cabaret/reality TV makeover show. Glasgay! Luke & Jack’s Basement Burlesque Fri 26 Oct & 2 Nov, 10pm. £7.50. The Virginia Gallery, 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. The sex-positive erotic emporium turns cabaret club. Glasgay! FREE Query Queer-y Night Sun 28 Oct, 7.30pm. Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street, Garscube Industrial Estate, Maryhill, glasgay.com Night of queries and questions on the queer agenda, with expert speakers. Glasgay! All That Promise Wed 31 Oct, 7.30pm. £4. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Rehearsed reading of a play about four hedonistic men who form a
GLASGAY! THEATRE SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2012 FESTIVAL’S THEATRE PROGRAMME Various venues, Glasgow
Already recognised as a festival not afraid of dealing with issues of sexuality in a challenging and unconventional manner, this year’s Glasgay! comes with its own political backdrop – the ongoing debate between the Scottish government and the Catholic church over the right of gay couples to marry – and many works have been created with this discussion in mind. Perhaps most notable is 8 (Tron Theatre, 4 Nov), the first UK staging of the play by American screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (J Edgar, Milk) about the struggle to overturn Proposition 8, the controversial constitutional amendment that effectively outlawed gay marriage in California. Originally performed by a cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Martin Sheen, it will be staged by long-time Glasgay! associate Drew Taylor as a rehearsed reading for a cast of 17. Expanding on the same theme will be Any Objections? (Rose & Grants, 16–23 Oct), a series of rehearsed readings of ten-minute plays from around the world, giving an international perspective on the subject of gay marriage.
Elsewhere in the programme is All That Promise (CCA, 31 Oct), a piece about a reunited boy band who were famous in the 1990s, written by Colin Bell and directed by Johnny McKnight of Random Accomplice, and I Heart Alice Heart I (The Arches, 31 Oct–2 Nov), a play by writer-director Amy Conroy which explores the experience of being lesbian in Northern Ireland. There will be a performance cabaret from effervescent duo Tranny and Roseannah (Rose & Grants, 24–27 Oct), as well as the centrepiece event and main Glasgay! Commission, Harold & Maude (Tron Theatre, 30 Oct–3 Nov), in which director Kenny Miller revives 9 to 5 director Colin Higgins’ stage version of his screenplay for the cult 1971 movie which has plenty to say about society’s views on unconventional love. (David Pollock) ■ For more information on these events and the rest of the festival programme, see glasgay.co.uk
boy band. Glasgay! I Heart Alice Heart I Wed 31 Oct–Fri 2 Nov, 7.30pm. £11 (£7). The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Documentary theatre telling the love story of two women in their 60s. Glasgay! Craig Hill: Jock’s Trap Fri 2 Nov, 10pm. £15 (£12). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Another slice of candid camp action. Glasgay! 8 Sun 4 Nov, 7pm. £6 (£4). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Rehearsed reading about two couples who take on Proposition 8. Glasgay! A Dog Called Redemption Thu 8–Sat 10 Nov, 7.30–9pm. £8.25. Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. A compassionate and humorous journey into the worlds of two Big Issue sellers. Clubs Lock Up Your Daughters Fri 26
Oct, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Electroclash and pop from residents Lock Up Your DJs. Glasgay! Club Noir: Hallowe’en Burlesque Sat 27 Oct, 9pm–2am. £15.50. O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. Dress up for the latest edition of Scotland’s biggest burlesque club. Violate Sat 3 Nov, 8pm–2am. £15 (members £7). Big Joint, 1084 South Street Scotstoun, 954 6999. Fetish club with play, socialising, dancing and live music. Check the website for dress code. Menergy presents the Fierce Ruling Divas Ball Sat 3 Nov, 11pm–3am. £8 (students £7). The Forbidden Gentlemen’s Club, 96 Maxwell Street, 221 6511. Channel your favourite diva and strut your stuff to Italo disco and Hi-NRG. Glasgay!
LGBT
EDINBURGH
Activities & Events FREE T-Time Sat 20 Oct, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Welcoming environment for transgender people and their partners, family and friends. FREE Prime Time Sun 21 Oct, 2–4.30pm. Gay Men’s Health, 10 Union Street, 556 1309. Informal meet-up for gay or bisexual men over 40. Cuestars Tue 23 Oct & 13 Nov 7–10pm. £3. Shandon Snooker, 99 Slateford Road, 313 2069. Friendly snooker group for the LGBT community and friends. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 24 Oct, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for gents with a lust for reading. Icebreakers Wed 24 Oct & 14 Nov 7.30–9.30pm. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. Social group for people who want to make new friends in LGBT company. FREE Women’s Wellbeing Group Fri 26 Oct & 9 Nov 2–4.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A relaxed setting to meet other women and chat about health, wellbeing and activities on offer at the centre and elsewhere. FREE The Big LGBT Music Jam Sat 3 Nov, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Music-making in a creative and supportive environment. FREE Trans Women Sat 3 Nov, 7.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Group meeting for MTF transgender people. FREE Tis the Season to be Jolly Tue 6 Nov, 2–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Alcohol awareness workshop giving hints and advice on how to navigate the festive season in a safe way. FREE Creative Writing Workshop: Bisexuality Thu 8 Nov, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Flex your creative muscles around the theme of bisexuality. FREE Trans Men Sat 10 Nov, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A social evening for FTM transgender people to meet and talk. FREE Word: Women’s Book Group Wed 14 Nov, 7.30–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A chance to meet members of the LGBT community who share a passion for books. Arts Ste McCabe and Candy Panic Attack Fri 26 Oct, 7pm. £3. Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. Pussy Whipped night headed by electro-punk/queer pop machine Ste McCabe. 8 Tue 6 Nov, 7pm. £6 (£4). Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. See Glasgow, Arts.
Clubs Fever Sat 20 Oct, 11pm–3am. £8. The Annexe at the Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Entrance via Cowgate, 225 2564. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music. DV8 Fri 26 Oct, 8pm–1am. £10 (members £5). Spider’s Web Cellar Bar, 258 Morrison Street, 228 1949. Fetish club with Footman John. The dress code asks for a minimum of smart black dresswear and a general fetish-wear door policy. First-time visitors contact the organisers beforehand. Dance Till You’re Dead Thu 8 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (students £4). The Annexe at the Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Entrance via Cowgate, 225 2564. Electro-pop night to celebrate all things Día de los Muertos.
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