Brighton Fringe 2014 are hosting 38 LGBT themed events during this years festival.
Below is a roundup of all the events on offer, starting from the first scheduled event, and cascading in date order:
Speaking Volumes: HIV+ Life Stories
When: May 4,11,18, 25 June 1, 8: 11-5pm.
April 30 May 2- 3, 7, 9-10, 14, 16-17, 21, 22, 23-24, 28, 30-31 June 4, 6-7 10-5pm
April 28-29 May 1, 5-6, 8, 12-13, 15, 19-20, 22, 26-27, 29 June 2-3, 5 10-7pm
Where: Jubilee Library
Price: Free, non-ticketed.
About: 15 stories in spoken volumes of people living with HIV, and their experiences of life with the condition.
Crimplene Millionaire
When: May 1 8-9pm
May 2-3 10:15-11:15pm
Where: Marlborough Theatre
Price: £9 (£7)
About: Bogaloo Stu presents the Crimplene Millionaire board game with Derek Daniels. A trip back to a 70s world of glitz and razzmatazz
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus: Nautical but Nice
When: May 2-3 7:30-10pm
Where: St George’s Church
Price: £ 12 (£10)
About: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus explores the past of Brighton’s unsung gay pirates.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
When: May 2-3, 6-10 13-17 7:45-10pm
May: 4, 11 2:30-4:45pm
Where: New Venture Theatre
Price: £10
About: Hedwig tells her story as a East German Rock ‘n’ roll star victim of a botched sex change operation in this adaptation of the off-broadway smash.
Piers and Queers
When: May 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31 June 1 noon-1:20pm
Where: Regency square
Price: £8 (£6)
About: Tour of Brighton looking at the personalities of queer interest, their achievements and tales.
The Marlborough Fringe Street Party
When: May 3 noon-10pm
Where: The Marlborough Theatre
Price: Free, Non-ticketed.
About: Alternative music and off-beat theatre on the outdoor stage.
Auld Acquaintance
When: May 3, 10, 17 5-6:10pm May 11,18 8-9:10pm
Where: The Dukebox Theatre
Price: £8 (£6)
About: Black comedy about two brothers returning home with their wives for their festive season, when an old romance comes back to taunt.
Sarah Campbell: Is Everything Okay?
When: May 3, 10, 17 May 5:15-6:15 pm
Where: Laughing Horse at Caroline of Brunswick
Price: £5
About: The Russell Howard’s Good News writer and Radio 4 stand questions the way the world is going.
Xara Vaughan
When: May 3 5:10-6:10pm May 24 6:45-7:45pm (Komedia Studio) May 16 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Komedia Studio
Price: £7 (£5)
About: Cabaret singer Xara Vaughan performing a selection of favourite standards and original numbers.
Bent Double
When: May 4 7:30-10:15pm
Where: Komedia – Main space
Price: £12 (£9, £6 NUS / under 25s)
About: A night of comedy hosted by Zoe Lyons
The Classics Connection
When: May 4 8:15-10:00pm May 17, 23 June 1 8-9:45pm
Where: The Dukebox Theatre
Price: £6 (£4)
About: A tribute play homage to dramatic scenes from Anton Chekhov, Tennessee Williams, and an extract from Harold Pinter’s nobel prize lecture.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho
When: May 5-7 10:00-11:00pm May 21-22 9:30-10:30pm
Where: Upstairs at Three and Ten
Price: £9.50 (£8)
About: Drag comedy starring Britain’s first female Prime Minister.
Is He a Bit Simon Jay?
When: May 6-8, 12-14, 19-21, 26-29 May 6:30- 7:30pm
Where: Laughing Horse at Caroline of Brunswick
Price: Free, ticketed
About: Experience of the surreal life of Simon Reuben Jay (1931 – 2014)
Abigoliah Schamaun is working on it
When: May 6-7 7:45-8:45pm
Where: Laughing horse at Caroline of Brunswick
Price: £5 (£4)
About: An evening of jokes and stories with New York’s Abigoliah Schamaun
Sister
When: May 7-8 7:30-8:30pm
Where: Marlborough Theatre
Price: £8.50 (£6.50)
About: Two sisters, a sex industry worker and a lesbian come together to understand each others’ sexual identities.
Phone Whore
When: May 7-10 9:00-10:00pm
Where: Marlborough theatre
Price: £10 (£9)
About: An intimate visit with a phone sex operator.
Ma Beth
When: May 8-11 6:00-7:20pm
Where: The Old Courtroom
Price: £8 (£7)
About: London 1961, Macbeth parody, Duncan a landlord appoints his wife Beth to takeover following a local gang attack with interesting results.
Normal Heights
When: May 8-10, 12-13, 8:00-8:50pm
Where: The Dukebox Theatre
Price: £8 (£6) £10 on the door
About: Musical exploration of sexuality and the cost of silence based on the journals of Edward Walker
Walking : Holding
When: May 10-11 12:00, 12:15, 12:30, 12:45, 13:00, 13:15, 13:30, 13:45, 15:30, 15:45, 16:00, 16:15, 16:30, 16:45, 17:00 (30mins per slot)
Where: Marlborough Theatre
Price: £5
About: A walk through the city in the hands of various strangers
Woman on the Verge
When: May 10 22:15-12:00 midnight
Where: Marlborough theatre
Price: £6 (£5)
About: Cabaret comedy featuring the women of Brighton Fringe.
Twins
When: May 12 7:00-8:00pm May 18-19 9:00-10:00pm ( Latest Music Bar) May 13 7:00-8:00pm (All Saints Centre)
Where: Latest Music Bar, All Saints Centre
Price: £9 (£7.50)
About: A play about twins born two weeks apart.
Thief
When: May 13-18 7:30-8:20pm
Where: Marlborough Theatre
Price: £ 10 (£8)
About: Dark and challenging theatre piece inspired by the life and works of playwright and poet Jean Genet.
Slut ®evolution
When: May 14-17 7:00-8:00pm
Where: Marlborough theatre
Price: £10 (£9)
About: Exploration of Phone Whore Cameryn Moore’s sex life.
EastEnd Cabaret: Dirty Talk
When: May 16 9:00-10:00pm
Where: Komedia Studio
Price: £10
About: Original risqué cabaret songs and music.
Rainbow Chorus Sings
When: May 19 8:00-9:00pm
Where: St George’s Church
Price: Free, non-ticketed
About: Rainbow chorus showcase their repertoire at the Kemp Town church
Betty Bourne: It Goes with the Shoes
When: May 22 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Sallis Benney Theatre
Price: £5 (£3)
About: Mark Ravenhill guides an audience through a portrait of Bette Bourne, and life in a gay drag commune.
Away from Home
When: May 22-26 7:30-8:30pm
Where:Marlborough theatre
Price: £12 (£10 before April 14)
About: A male escort falls in love with a closeted pro footballer.
Brydie Lee-Kennedy Repeats on you
When: May 22-23 9:00-10:00pm
Where: Marlborough theatre
Price: £8 (£6)
About: Live comedy from Brydie Lee-Kennedy.
Dusty Limits: Psycho
When: May 22-25 9:00-10:00pm
Where: Komedia Studio
Price: £10
About: Cabaret from award-winning performer Dusty Limits.
Sex With Animals
When: May 22-25 10:15-11:15pm
Where: Marlborough Theatre
Price: £8 (£6)
About: Ryan Good takes us through an expedition of the sexual habits of animals as Ryan the Bisexual Lion
Myra Dubois: Lady Thatcher
When: May 22-23, 30 11:00-Midnight
Where: Komedia Studio
Price: £10
About: Actress and cabaret star Myra Dubois as the Iron Lady back from beyond the grave.
Aunty Ben
When: May 24-26 4:30-5:30pm
Where: Marlborough theatre
Price: £7 (£5, £20 family ticket comprising of 2 adults + 2 children)
About: Exploration of the family relationship between nine year old Tracey and her drag queen Aunty, Ben.
Twenty To Something
When: May 25-27 8:00-9:15pm
Where: The Dukebox Theatre
Price: £8 (£6)
About: Coming of age narrative about a female binge drinking, promiscuous student.
La Bouche in Watch My Lips and Baby Lame
When: May 30-31 10:15-11:45pm
Where: Marlborough Theatre
Price: £10 (£8)
About: Costumed dance, song and animation with La Bouche, and Baby Lame
King of the Fringe
When: May 31 8:00-2:00am
Where: St James’s Street Pop Up
Price: £5 (£3)
About: Drag King competition to find the first ever King of Fringe.
Funny Woman Awards Heat
When: May 31 8:30-10:30pm
Where: Komedia Studio
Price: £10 (£8)
About: Female comics compete for a place in the Funny Women Awards Final 2014.
Guilt and Shame: Going Straight
When: May 31 June 1 10:00-11:00pm
Where: Upstairs at Three and Ten
Price: £8.50 (£7) £6 Student
About: A Gay virgin and a womaniser look to change their hedonistic ways by joining a strange religious cult. Sketch Comedy.
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