> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Queer theatre coming to a stage near you! - URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/queer-theatre-coming-to-a-stage-near-you/ - Published: 2024-06-20T14:00:21.000Z - Updated: 2024-06-20T12:09:51.000Z - Description: My latest round up includes Strictly’s Craig Revel Horwood, a marvellous Judy Garland impersonator, and a gay man in Streisand’s basement. - Author: Contributor - Tags: Arts, Brighton Fringe, Craig Revel Horwood, LGBTQ, Pleasance Theatre, Rob Madge ***Lead Pic: Wreckage at King’s Head*** My latest round up includes *Strictly*’s **Craig Revel Horwood**, a marvellous Judy Garland impersonator, and a gay man in Streisand’s basement. To celebrate **Pride Month**, there’s a storehouse of queer stuff to see at London’s **King’s Head Theatre**. But first nearer home, three of Brighton’s LGBTQ+ choirs give us their summer offerings: Step into the spotlight with **Actually Gay Men’s Chorus**’ new show ***Overtures and Encores***, under the direction of **Samuel Cousins**, as they take us to Broadway and the West End with hits from *Miss Saigon*, *Les Mis*, *Dear Evan Hansen* and many more. **St Mary’s Church Kemptown** on **21/22 June** at **8pm**. Tickets [HERE](http://ticketsource.co.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) ***From Beginning to End*** is the title of **Resound**’s latest show at Brighton’s **Chapel Royal** on **28/29 June**. It looks at the big moments that start and end our lives, including a new composition *Valediction*, by Brighton composer **Basil Richmond**, under the direction of **Sam Barton**. Tickets [HERE](http://ticketsource.co.uk/resound?ref=scenemag.co.uk) ***Pergolesi and Pimms*** is the heady summer combination from the **Rainbow Chorus** on **29 June** at **St George’s Kemptown**. Featuring Pergolesi’s *Stabat Mater*, it also includes, under the direction of **Aneesa Chaudhry**, *Bring me Sunshine*, *May It Be* and *Total Eclipse Of the Heart*. Tickets [HERE](http://rainbowchorus.org.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/diva-1500-x-500-4-2-e1718884986411.png) DIVA: Live From Hell At the **King’s Head** we find Desmond, the star of every school show, who ends up in a fateful and fatal battle with his rival. Now stuck in Hell’s 7th Circle, can he escape his camp torment and prove what a diva really is – it’s marvellous stuff with an outstanding performance from **Luke Baye**. ***Diva: Live From Hell*** runs till **29 June**. ***The Pink List*** is a searing one-person musical inspired by the untold stories of gay men in post-war Germany. It’s created and performed by **Michael Trauffer** and plays **5, 11 and 13 August**. ***Wreckage***, by **Tom Ratcliffe** and **Rikki Beadle-Blair** is the story of Sam and fiancée Noel, who have been together for years. They have a house, a cat and their whole lives ahead of them, but a sudden force crashes into their lives, how will they cope? It co-stars **Taofique Folarin**, who’s featured in *Scene* and is a prolific actor/singer/dancer. It runs **2-7 July**. ***In Defiance Of Gravity*** features psychic **Ezra Montefiore**, who rises to prominence and danger in the Russian aristocracy, but all may be lost when his affairs with a prince and his wife are discovered. It runs **16-20 July**. ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/01-29-2024-111152-4135-e1718884922817.jpg) I laughed out loud at **Linus Karp**’s acid portrayal of the resurrected *People’s Princess in Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story*. Now he portrays Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow, re-enacting her litigious collision with a retired optometrist on the snowy slopes in ***Gwyneth Goes Skiing***. It’s at **London’s Pleasance** on **18/19 July**. Tickets [HERE](http://pleasance.co.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) ***Queer Cowboys*** rediscovers forgotten stories of the real Wild West, majoring on the true story of two trans cowboys, brought back to life by performer **Freddie Love**, with the accompaniment of a live country band. It runs **1-4 August**. **Comedian vs Drag Queen** does what it says in its title. Drag menace **Sassafras Nitro Jet** takes on comedian **Paul Moore** in a wig-tossing, joke-slinging battle. Various dates in **August** and **6 September**. ***Northbound Boy*** is a new queer comedy about a man who inherits a house, a boy who steals his heart, and his aunt who steals his heirlooms. It runs **13 August** to **1 September**. If you missed the next two shows at **Brighton Fringe**, catch them at the King’s Head. ***Two Come Home***, 14-18 August, is set 10 years after a horrible crime that tears two men apart but the lovers reunite at the worst time. It’s a struggle of queer love and regret. ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/05-09-2024-163000-9614-jpg-e1718885054189.webp) Spit It Out **13-15 September**: ***Spit It Out***, from the same company, I did see at Brighton Fringe. It’s a touching, honest portrayal of one person’s journey of transitioning. Featuring the marvellous trans performer **Willow MacDonald**. Any chance to see the outrageously talented **Rob Madge** needs to be taken. Star of the sensational autobiographical *My Son’s A Queer – But What Can You Do ?*, Rob is to star in ***Buyer and Cellar***, as Alex an out-of-work actor who finds himself working in Barbra Streisand’s legendary Malibu home’s basement shopping mall. Not to be missed – **18 September to 19 October**. **All these shows’ tickets [HERE](http://kingsheadtheatre.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)** I first met **Debbie Wileman** when you stood on my foot getting to her seat at Ironworks Studios. In the second half of a show by Streisand impersonator **Steven Brinberg**, she came out of the audience and suddenly we were listening to a brought-back-to-life Judy Garland. Following concerts that have included **Carnegie Hall**, Debbie makes her West End debut for one night at the **Ambassadors Theatre** on **30 June** in ***Judy Garland: I’m Still Here***. Look out for my review. Tickets [HERE](http://atgtickets.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cover-image-scaled-1-e1718885100102.jpg) Craig Revel Horwood And finally the fab-u-lous Strictly judge **Craig Revel Horwood** takes to the stage in ***Revelations – Songs Boys Don’t Sing***, to coincide with the release of his first solo album. In between his favourite diva songs, he‘ll reveal his fascinating life story. Tickets going fast so book ahead for **Eastbourne** on **17 April** and **Worthing** on **24 May** next year [HERE](http://craigrevelhorwood.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)