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UK LGBT EVENTS DECEMBER 2016
Events Calendar: Our monthly LGBT guide & listings of What's On & Where to Go !! - UK LGBT social, sporting, networking & business events available to view on line by Members/Visitors also emailed to our Members/Subscribers.
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01
CRSA Cross Goverment Drinks Party
CSRA represents the interests of the 20,000 people working in the UK Civil Service who are lesbian, gay, bisexual...
CSRA represents the interests of the 20,000 people working in the UK Civil Service who are lesbian, gay, bisexual...
01
International World Aids Day
World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite...
World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite...
01 - 01
The After Work Social
Free Entry with DJ's, bowling, karaoke, ping pong, cocktails, craft beer and more. The Thursday Night Social is chance to...
Free Entry with DJ's, bowling, karaoke, ping pong, cocktails, craft beer and more. The Thursday Night Social is chance to...
01 - 31
Above The Stag: Beauty On The Piste
BEAUTY ON THE PISTE TALE OF OLD ALPINE by Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper directed by Andrew Beckett From 24...
BEAUTY ON THE PISTE TALE OF OLD ALPINE by Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper directed by Andrew Beckett From 24...
03
Elton John: Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
Following on from his huge summer dates around the UK in June, Elton John has now added another massive show...
Following on from his huge summer dates around the UK in June, Elton John has now added another massive show...
05
British Fashion Council present The Fashion Awards 2016 Royal Albert Hall
Join the fashion industrys biggest stars to celebrate the best of the global fashion industry in London. This years Fashion...
Join the fashion industrys biggest stars to celebrate the best of the global fashion industry in London. This years Fashion...
05 - 17
Anthony Rapp - St James Theatre (8 December -28 January)
Approximately 2 hours and 5 minutes including an interval ★★★★★ Personal, ironic, and peppered with catchy...
Approximately 2 hours and 5 minutes including an interval ★★★★★ Personal, ironic, and peppered with catchy...
06 - 31
F*king Men - The hit play by Joe DiPietro
Following multiple smash-hit, sell-out runs in London, Joe DiPietro's acclaimed play transfers to The Vaults Theatre in Waterloo for a...
Following multiple smash-hit, sell-out runs in London, Joe DiPietro's acclaimed play transfers to The Vaults Theatre in Waterloo for a...
07
Hippodrome Casino London: Jason Donovan
In spring 2016, Jason Donovan embarked on a tour where he performed his 5 x platinum selling Ten Good Reasons...
In spring 2016, Jason Donovan embarked on a tour where he performed his 5 x platinum selling Ten Good Reasons...
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08
Cadogan Hall: Love Christmas Celebrities with London Gay Mens Chorus by Age UK
Love Christmas is a highlight in the Age UK calendar; there's no better way to start the festive season. Join...
Love Christmas is a highlight in the Age UK calendar; there's no better way to start the festive season. Join...
08
Gays The Word Bookshop: A Boxful of Ideas An Anthology of LGBT Poetry and Prose
Join us for a glass of wine as we celebrate the launch of the latest anthology from Paradise Press. There'll...
Join us for a glass of wine as we celebrate the launch of the latest anthology from Paradise Press. There'll...
08
National Portrait Gallery Picasso Portraiture: Wrestling With The Masters
Picasso's portraits involved the purposeful imitation, manipulation and often travesty of the conventions of Western portraiture. Curator Elizabeth Cowling focuses...
Picasso's portraits involved the purposeful imitation, manipulation and often travesty of the conventions of Western portraiture. Curator Elizabeth Cowling focuses...
08 - 31
Rent The Musical at St James Theatre
Robert Mackintosh and Idili Theatricals Limited for RENT 20th Anniversary Productions Ltd present Running Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes...
Robert Mackintosh and Idili Theatricals Limited for RENT 20th Anniversary Productions Ltd present Running Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes...
09
National Portrait Gallery Drop In Drawing with Marc Woodhead
Join artist Marc Woodhead for our popular weekly drawing session in the Gallery. There is a short introduction at 18...
Join artist Marc Woodhead for our popular weekly drawing session in the Gallery. There is a short introduction at 18...
09 - 31
Arts Theatre: A Christmas Carol with Simon Callow (8 Dec 2016 - 7 Jan 2017)
Following sell-out seasons in 2011/12 and critical and audience acclaim, Simon Callow returns in this much-lauded production of A CHRISTMAS...
Following sell-out seasons in 2011/12 and critical and audience acclaim, Simon Callow returns in this much-lauded production of A CHRISTMAS...
10
Brighton: Pull A Cracker with the Brighton Gay Mens Chorus
Pull a Cracker with Brighton Gay Men's Chorus Back by popular demand, the countrys biggest gay mens chorus outside London...
Pull a Cracker with Brighton Gay Men's Chorus Back by popular demand, the countrys biggest gay mens chorus outside London...
10
Lesbian & Gay Christian Movement - Christmas Carol Service
We are delighted to be holding our annual carol service at St Johns Hyde Park. Please join us to celebrate...
We are delighted to be holding our annual carol service at St Johns Hyde Park. Please join us to celebrate...
10
London Gay Symphonic Winds Camp As Christmas
Come and join London Gay Symphonic Winds for their annual festive concert on December 10th at 3pm. This afternoon concert...
Come and join London Gay Symphonic Winds for their annual festive concert on December 10th at 3pm. This afternoon concert...
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London Gay Men's Chorus: Home Alone A Christmas Story
London Gay Men's Chorus Ensemble Artistic Director: Simon Sharp Twas the night before Christmas and the boys had a show...
London Gay Men's Chorus Ensemble Artistic Director: Simon Sharp Twas the night before Christmas and the boys had a show...
10 - 31
London Palladium: Cinderella Paul O'Grady and Julian Clary (January 2017)
The most enchanting rags-to-riches fairy tale of them all graces the stage of the West Ends most famous theatre this...
The most enchanting rags-to-riches fairy tale of them all graces the stage of the West Ends most famous theatre this...
14 - 31
Prince Bendover in Boots Royal Vauxhall Tavern - (2 December 5 January wednesday to friday)
THE 2016 PANTO: PRINCE BENDOVER IN BOOTS. The RVT panto is back, Oh yes it is! A very untraditional, anarchic...
THE 2016 PANTO: PRINCE BENDOVER IN BOOTS. The RVT panto is back, Oh yes it is! A very untraditional, anarchic...
15
Out Of Office Festive Edition
By popular demand, we're hosting our 31st Out of Office at Cafe Opus at Ikon in Brindleyplace on Thursday 15th...
By popular demand, we're hosting our 31st Out of Office at Cafe Opus at Ikon in Brindleyplace on Thursday 15th...
26 - 26
Backto95 Garage Classics Boxing Day
This Christmas we present our 14th annual Backto95 Boxing Day Special at London's iconic music venue "Scala" in Kings Cross...
This Christmas we present our 14th annual Backto95 Boxing Day Special at London's iconic music venue "Scala" in Kings Cross...
26 - 26
Rinse: Boxing Day
Line-up: The Box: Heartless Crew, Novelist, Abra Cadabra, Zinc + Tippa, Geeneus, Oneman. Category: Nightlife | Nightclub. Artists / Speakers:...
Line-up: The Box: Heartless Crew, Novelist, Abra Cadabra, Zinc + Tippa, Geeneus, Oneman. Category: Nightlife | Nightclub. Artists / Speakers:...
31
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Day Tour/Talk: Radclyffe Hall (Room 30)
Hall's semi-autobiographical novel The Well of Lonliness (1928) became immediately famous for her frank portrayal of its lesbian central relationship...
Hall's semi-autobiographical novel The Well of Lonliness (1928) became immediately famous for her frank portrayal of its lesbian central relationship...
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Soho Theatre Presents New Years Eve 201
Welcome in 2017 in true Soho style this year, at our annual unmissable NYE party. Presided over by cabaret-weirdo hosts...
Welcome in 2017 in true Soho style this year, at our annual unmissable NYE party. Presided over by cabaret-weirdo hosts...
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The 2016 London New Year's Eve Ball
It's the biggest night of the year, so make it one to remember by counting down to 2017 at the...
It's the biggest night of the year, so make it one to remember by counting down to 2017 at the...
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