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# PREVIEW: Polari at the Marlborough on October 14
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/preview-polari-at-the-marlborough-on-october-14/
- Published: 2016-09-12T21:21:59.000Z
- Updated: 2016-09-12T21:21:59.000Z
- Description: London‘s award-winning LGBT literary salon Polari returns to the Marlborough as part of a national tour funded by Arts Council England.
- Author: Contributor
- Tags: Arts, Books, News, Poetry, Previews, Paul Burston, Polari, The Marlborough

## London‘s award-winning LGBT literary salon Polari returns to the Marlborough as part of a national tour funded by Arts Council England.

![Paul Burston](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web-600-21.jpg)

Paul Burston

**Curated and hosted by author** **Paul Burston** with guest performers representing the very best in established and emerging LGBT literary talent. Polari has been described by Sarah Waters as *“Always fun, always thought-provoking – a guaranteed good night out”*

Featured performers at the Marlborough will include: **Garth Greenwell** (*What Belongs To You*), **Juno Dawson** (*All of the Above*), **Paul Burston** (*The Black Path*), **VG Lee** (*Mr Oliver’s Object of Desire*) and **Karen Mcleod** (*In Search of the Missing Eyelash*).

The event starts at 7.30pm, will be BSL interpreted by **Natalie McGarvie,** tickets £8 or £6 conc. with bookstallprovided by City Books.

The previous two Polari events at the Marlborough sold out, so advance booking is strongly recommended.

There will also be a creative writing workshop, at the Marlborough at 2pm on the same day.

**Do you love writing?** Would you like a chance to perform your work on stage at a Polari event alongside LGBTQ+ published authors?

**If the answer is yes,** then email to take part in the Arts Council funded Polari Writing workshop.

**Karen McLeod**, renowned performer and prize-winning author of *‘In Search of the Missing Eyelash’*, will be facilitating the two-hour workshop alongside **Paul Burston**, creator of the LGBTQ+ literary salon Polari.

The workshop will begin with a little warm up exercise so take along a pen and a notebook.

Your written work will then be read out, so pitch up with a maximum length of 300 edited words.

Whether you are a writer of fiction, poetry, memoir or non-fiction (or something in between) everyone is welcome.

The workshop costs £5, payable on arrival.

There will be a maximum of ten spaces so email: [kazmcleod1972@hotmail.com](mailto:kazmcleod1972@hotmail.com) to secure a place ASAP.