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UK LGBT EVENTS APRIL 2017

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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APRIL 2017 - 33 events (2020 - 424 events listed)
01
THT Fundraiser: Supernova Run, London
With events taking place in Bournemouth, Falkirk and London, join in at a venue near you! Go on an enchanting...
01 - 08
Jermyn Street Theatre: The Frogs, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
The latest 2004 Broadway version of the rarely performed Stephen Sondheim musical THE FROGS is a hilarious send up of...
01 - 13
Maggi Hambling: Edge @ Marlborough Fine Art
Marlborough Fine Art is pleased to announce Edge, an exhibition of new paintings and sculpture by Maggi Hambling, widely regarded...
01 - 22
Above The Stag - Southern Baptists Sissies
Southern Baptist Sissies is the unforgettable story of four boys growing up gay in a religious community in Dallas, Texas...
01 - 29
King Head Theatre - Adam, Eve & Steve
BEST NEW MUSICAL HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2015 One of the biggest musicals at the Edinburgh Fringe DAILY MAIL ***** Deliriously funny...
01 - 30
Duke of York Theatre: The Glass Menagerie by Tennesse Williams (until 29 April)
Olivier and Tony Award-winner John Tiffany brings his highly acclaimed Broadway production of The Glass Menagerie to the West End...
02
OUT at Clapham: Who's Gonna Love Me Now
Out At Clapham move into Spring 2017 with a screening of Who's Gonna Love Me Now? This special preview screening...
02
Royal Albert Hall Teenage Cancer Trust Presents: Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys will return to the Royal Albert Hall for a special concert in aid of the Teenage Cancer...
02
THT Fundraiser: Manchester Marathon
Awarded the official title of UK's Best Marathon in 2014 and 2015 at the Running Awards, the ASICS Greater Manchester...
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05 - 08
Soho Theatre - Panti Bliss: High Heels in Low Places Tour 2017
The Queen of Ireland, PANTI, invites you into her gender-discombobulating, stiletto-shaped world, exposing the stories behind the make-up from performance...
05 - 29
Trafalgar Studios: 46 Beacon
The address is 46 Beacon. The place is 1970s Boston. Alan (Oliver Coopersmith) and Robert (Jay Taylor) spend a balmy...
06
GaysTheWord Book Launch: A Queer Little History of Art by Alex Pilcher, Tate Publishing
Over the last century, many artists have made works that challenge dominant models of gender and sexuality. The results can...
07
Stonewall Workplace Conference 2017, London
Join over 800 delegates at our CPD-accredited conference in London on Friday 7 April, kindly supported by EY. Our Workplace...
08
Actually Gay Mens Chorus; Bring On The Men, Brighton
Bring On The Men! - A performance by Actually Gay Men's Chorus...
08
GLADD Dinner & AGM 2017 (the Association of LGBT Doctors and Dentists)
We are delighted to invite you to the GLADD Annual Dinner Dance and AGM 2017. Our annual black-tie social will...
08
The Gay Mens Dance Company Charity Gala
A journey through song, dance and spoken word reflective of gay life in 2017 featuring The GMDC members from London...
09
THT Fundraiser Brighton Marathon
The Brighton Marathon is one of the UK's favourite 26.2-milers. With a stunning backdrop of the sea in one...
11
THT Funraiser: The Auction @ Christies
Terrence Higgins Trust's annual event, The Auction, in support of people living with HIV. The highlight of the events calendar...
13
National Portrait Gallery - In Conversation: Hodgkin and Portraiture: painting what he sees and feel
In a change to the advertised programme, Dame Margaret Drabble is no longer able to participate in this event due...
19
National Portrait Gallery: Members Evening Private View: Gillian Wearing and Claude Cahun
Our Members evening private views allow you to view the exhibitions outside of Gallery opening hours. The Portrait Restaurant will...
19
Out For Sport London: Come and Meet Our Sports Clubs
Want to get back into sport? Or want to take up a new one? Keen to find an LGBT+ team...
20
National Portrait Gallery: Guest DJ John Drizzle
The Gallery is a special, quite sacred space so I like to start of with something gentle and soothingly familiar...
21
National Portrait Gallery: Screening Orlando
Writing in her diary in 1928, Virginia Woolf described her experimental novel as a biography beginning in the year 1500...
22 - 23
National Portrait Gallery: Weekend Workshop: The Abstract Portrait
These intimate art weekends enable you to explore, develop and improve your creativity. Working alongside leading artists and photographers, take...
23
Cambridge Word Fest Maggi Hambling In conversation with Tim Knox FSA
One of Britains foremost contemporary artists, Maggi Hambling is renowned for a prolific corpus, best known for her portraits, paintings...
23
London Gay Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert
Live webcast to launch Digital Pride 17, our Spring Concert begins in Germany with Beethovens famous Fifth Symphony, heads southeast...
23
THT Fundraiser: Virgin London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the most famous and prestigious events of its kind in the world, set over...
24 - 30
GayStarNews: Digital Pride
Mayor of London and Minister for Equalities are among those to welcome new the Gay Star Support section of Gay...
26
FoodChain Fundraiser Spring Supper With Oeske
The Food Chain are delighted to be collaborating with Oekse for their Spring Supper held at Acorn House, Kings Cross...
27
Chipping Norton Literary Festival - Rev Richard Coles Bringing in the Sheaves
The hugely popular musician turned broadcaster turned priest Rev Richard Coles joins us to discuss life as a parson in...
27
National Portrait Gallery: Screening Lover Other The Story of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore
1920s Surrealist artists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore come to life in this hybrid documentary. Lesbians and step-sisters, the gender-bending...
30
Polari First Book Prize - Submission deadline 1 May
Polari First Book Prize 2017 This years Polari First Book Prize is now open for submissions (deadline May 1, 2017)...
30
THT Fundraiser: Hackney Half Marathon
This is a flat, fast half marathon that takes you through Hackneys many green spaces, as well as the iconic...
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