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Queer Britain, the first LGBTQ+ museum in Britain, joins nationwide movement to celebrate culture and creativity in communities
Queer Britain to host special Fun Palace to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture on Sunday, October 2
Birmingham’s Fierce festival to celebrate 25 years of outlandish, alternative and outsider performance
Featuring 50 events and artists from 16 countries and six continents, the festival, taking place between October 11-16, is an eclectic mix of thought-provoking, fun and entertaining works including theatre, music, dance, parties and performance art
REVIEW: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at Theatre Royal Brighton
A pleasant enough evening at the theatre with a stella cast and the most charming atmospheric set, but somehow lacking the heart of the film.
Student jury to choose winning film from 12 new features chosen for Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2022
Twelve new feature films will be shown during the 16th annual Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival in October, including three films directed by previous Iris Prize alumni.
Feature: Vivian and Anthony-Only An Octave Apart
Brian Butler hears about the drag star and the countertenor – honestly !
Birmingham Literature Festival to celebrate queer writing
Two of the UK’s “most exciting voices in queer writing” will come together during Birmingham Literature Festival to discuss “their novels, their writing and the LGBTQ+ writing scene, which is finally seeing the celebration it deserves.”