DISCODAMAGED is proud to announce that we are official partners of London gay pride and we can bring you the full program for London gay Pride fortnight which starts Saturday 20th June with the Bad Film Club at the Prince Charles Cinema. They've got Nightlife, Music, Literature, Walks, Theatre, Film, Comedy, Art and more, so you can't complain about lack of variety. They've really made an effort. Contributions from all these events will help Pride London combat homophobia and transphobia, promote health and well-being, celebrate our identity and fight for our human rights all over the world. Download the Pride_09_listings (takes a minute or two) or "continue reading" (quicker).
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Pride London Festival Fortnight brings you Nightlife, Music, Literature, Walks, Theatre, Film, Comedy, Art, and a host of other treats. Contributions from all these events will help support Pride London in combating homophobia, transphobia, promote health and well-being, celebrate identity and fight for our human rights the world over. Join our newsletter and Facebook for all the latest news. Also at http://www.pridelondon.org/festivalfortnight.php
OPENING NIGHT
Saturday 20th June
The Bad Film Club with Pride London presents… CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC The Bad Film Club take to the stage to give a hilarious live DVD-style commentary over the critically reviled musical extravaganza Can’t Stop The Music – the notorious camp classic from 1980 telling the story of the creation of the Village People, is a rags to riches tale (with Steve Guttenberg on rollerskates) of 70’s disco and style. Prince Charles Cinema, 0870 811 2559, 8.30pm, £6/£4.50 www.princecharlescinema.com www.badfilmclub.co.uk
NIGHT LIFE
24th June 2009
VIBRATIONIII AT PUNK
Following the success of previous years events, this year will feature some of the UK’s fastest emerging female talent including live indie bands, electro pop and DJ’s. Vibration parties are an annual extravaganza aimed at showcasing female talent and raising money to assist in funding the Women’s Stage on Pride Parade Day in London. Vibration 3 has support from g3 Magazine, as well as being an official Pride Event, and is aimed at lesbians and their friends. Confirmed acts include Laura Steel, Neon Choir, Geekgirl, State City Disco, stop.drop.explode and Rosie Swan. Tickets £8, www.ticketweb.co.uk www.myspace.com/vibrationlondon
Saturday 27th June
CORSET & DIAMONDS
Corset & Diamonds celebrates sensuality, ambiguity, corsets, bisexuality, fake eyelashes and suspenders with their CABARET burlesque party on the 27th of June at the Clerkenwell House (23 Hatton Wall, EC1R 8JJ) from 8pm. Join the bohemian life in 1930’s Berlin with £5 off ticket on the door with this page. www.corsetanddiamonds.com
Saturday 4th July.
LOUNGE
A night of sophisticated tomfoolery for metrosexual women. Capacity is only 100. A great place for a few girls to carry on for the night! Visit our new site - www.londonbylounge. com for up to date information of what’s going on in London for women! Held in the private members area of Teatro on Shaftesbury Avenue, which overlooks Romilly Street. 93-107 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5DY.
Saturday 4th July
PRIDE AFTER PARTY 2009
Location: Cable, London Bermondsey Street Tunnel SE1 3JW. 11pm – 6am. DJs & Artists: Max Morel, Paul Heron, Steve B, Dolche Danger, Steve Pitron. Live: Lonnie Gordon. Tickets: Clonezone (266 Old Brompton Rd SW5 9HR,) Prowler, Soho (5-7 Brewer Street W1F 0RF)
Saturday 4 July 2009
GAY SHAME … GOES GIRLY
Part art event, and part clubnight, the last ever Shame is a pro-femme (f)unfair for chicks and chaps packed with things to do. 35 side shows, 3000 patrons, 100 artistes. 9pm – 4am, 02 Academy Brixton 211 Stockwell Road, London, SW9. Tickets: £15 from www. ticketweb.co.uk or 08444 77 2000. www.duckie.co.uk
THEATRE
Wednesday 17th June at The Pinter
Studio, Queen Mary University, Mile
End Road, E1.
Thursday 18th June , at The Soho
Theatre Studio, Dean Street, W1.
There Is No Word For It: The (Trans) Mangina Monologues, exploring the female to male transgender experience. Drawing inspiration from Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, uncovering taboos around female sexuality, There Is No Word For It, takes a contemporary slice of the trans male experience examining lifestyles, language, sexuality and sets it centre stage. Showing a cast of ordinary and extraordinary trans men, using real stories and transcripts, this piece of live theatre aims to be bold, humorous, energetic and inspiring. £10. 7.30pm, Email info@transmanginamonologues.com for tickets, Quote Pride to receive tickets for £8. Limited availability. The Pinter Studio, Queen Mary University, Mile End Road, E1. The Soho Theatre Studio, Dean Street, W1.
Thursday 19th March – Friday 3rd July
F***ING MEN
London’s Longest Running Off-West End Show Due to overwhelming popular demand Phil Willmott revives one of London’s biggest fringe success of recent years, a freewheeling comedy of sexual manners from the co-author of New York’s longest running hit I Love You Your Perfect Now Change. Premiered last year this must see production sold out for most of its run and early booking is recommended again for this portrait of 10 men searching for love, sex and intimacy in America. Kings Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 1QN. Tues – Fri 10 pm, Tues- Thurs. All tickets £10 or £8, Fri £20/15/12.50 Quote “Pride” to receive discount on all tickets, 0844 412 2953, www.kingsheadtheatre.org
Tuesday 26 May – Sunday 5th July,
NAKED BOYS SINGING.
Celebrating the glories of the naked male body through a series of catchy, pithy cabaret numbers, both funny and poignant. Kings Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 1QN. Tuesday – Sat at 8pm /Sat at 10pm /Sun at 4.30pm. Ticket prices: £20 premium reserved, £15 General Unreserved £12.50 Concession. Quote “Pride” to receive discount on all tickets. Price are: £17 premium reserved /12.75 General Unreserved /£11 Concession. 0844 412 2953 www.kingsheadtheatre.org
23rd June - 11th July
FRY AND LEY
LATIN! OR TOBACCO AND BOYS is a terrific comedy written by a young Stephen Fry. In the Classics department of a late 1970’s prep school a young school master schemes to become headmaster, until his extracurricular activities with a 13 year-old pupil are uncovered by his rival senior colleague. An outrageous comedy of buggery and blackmail ensues. Followed by World Premiere of Duncan Ley’s LAST DRINKS. A superbly written absurdist play set in an East-End pub. LAST DRINKS has an all male cast with the part of the landlady being played by Mark White in drag. (Mark also played the cross-dressing Petal in the first London production of Taboo.) Pride London Festival Fortnight and Good Night Out productions bring you a special offer. Quote Pride and buy tickets for £10. Tuesday – Saturday 7.30pm, Sunday 5pm £12. Box Offfice: 08444 771 000, www. cocktaverntheatre.com, The Cock Tavern 125 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 6JH
Thursday 25th + Friday 26th +Saturday 27th June
BARBRA AND LIZA LIVE
International sensations and award winning performers Steven Brinberg and Rick Skye star in a hilarious evening of musical performances. Pride London Festival Fortnight brings you an Exclusive Discount for this brilliant cabaret. Ricke Skye and Steven Bringberg perform as Barbra Streisand and Liza Minnelli at the Leicester Square Theatre for three nights: 25th, 26th, 27th June 2009. Book tickets on any of the three shows and receive a generous discount on VIP and stalls tickets normally £35 and £25, now only £30 and £20 with Pride London. Leicester Sq Theatre, 6 Leicester Square Place, WC2H 7BX. 7.15pm. Tickets available from www. leicestersquaretheatre.com, BOX OFFICE 0844 847 2475. Remember to quote PRIDE when buying your tickets www.leicestersquaretheatre.com
Thursday 25th June THE SCHMOOZE BROTHERS PERFORM Edinburgh Fringe hit… BEST OF GENDER PRETENDERS Pushing hard on boundaries of gender which has left the UK’s queer scene has been raving about this notorious drag king troupe! The Schmooze Brothers are hitting the stage for one night only with last year’s sell out Gender Pretenders – a raunchy mix of your drag favourites! Be prepared for pure parody – poking fun at male stereotypes and celebrities, spiced up with a hint of tongue-in-cheek “Jew-ish” self-irony, The Schmooze Brothers & their legendary host Dusty Limits will take you to a new dimension of drag cabaret – provocative and entertaining! The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London SE11 5HY, 8pm, £8/£6
Tuesday 30 June
SISTER ACT
Pride London in association with the London Gay Theatre Club, would like to offer you the opportunity to see Sister Act on Tuesday 30th June 2009. As part of an exclusive allocation you can purchase top price tickets, normally £60 per person plus booking fees, at the very special discounted rate of £39 and NO booking fee, subject to availability! Based on the smash-hit movie, Sister Act features a brand new score by eight time Oscar winner Alan Menken. Palladium Theatre Argyll Street, London, W1F 7TF. 7.30pm, £39/£49 with Pride Visit www. londongaytheatreclub.co.uk using promotional code: LGPSA www.sisteractthemusical.com
Wednesday 1st July
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Jason Donovan, Tony Sheldon and Oliver Thornton lead the cast in the West End production of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert. Based on the Oscar® award-winning film, Priscilla tells the story of Tick (Jason Donovan), Bernadette (Tony Sheldon) and Adam (Oliver Thornton) a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio that agree to take their show to the middle of the Australian outback. Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 8AY. 7.30pm, Top Price ticket (best seat) for this production at a discounted rate of £49 per person no booking fees (usually £59.25 plus booking fee) with Pride London. Use Partner Promo Code LGPPQ on www.londongaytheatreclub.co.uk
Thursday 2nd July
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Pride London in association with the London Gay Theatre Club would like to offer you the opportunity to see La Cage Aux Folles on Thursday 2nd July 2009. As part of an exclusive allocation you can purchase Top Price tickets, normally £60 per person plus booking fees, at the very special discounted rate of £39 and NO booking fee subject to availability, 1st £49 thereafter! The idyllic existence of Georges and the dazzling drag artiste Albin, star of the La Cage aux Folles club, is threatened when Georges son announces his engagement to the daughter of a right-wing politician who wants to close down the local colourful nightlife. With a visit from the prospective in-laws imminent they all decide to take drastic action to hide their lifestyle… but can they keep it up? Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5DE. 7.30pm, £39.
LITERATURE
Monday 22nd June
PRIDE WORDS
Come for an evening where the power of the novel will be explored. We welcome author Stella Duffy (Stonewall Writer of the Year 2008, The Room of Lost Things), comedienne VG Lee (As You Step Outside), Adam Mars Jones (Pilcrow), multi-faceted Karen Mcleod (In Search of the Missing Eyelash), Mia Farlane (Footnotes to Sex), LAMBDA Award Finalist Drew Gummerson (Me and Mickie James). Hilarious, insightful, intimate, queer, these authors will read and discuss their latest works. Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB, 6.30pm, £5, Visit www. londongaytheatreclub.co.uk using promotional code: LGP22. Tickets may be purchased on the door. www.foyles.co.uk
Tuesday 23rd June
WHO’S THE DADDY?
Chroma: The UK’s only Queer Literary Journal brings you an evening of confessional, sentimental and wholesomely kinky stories, including poetry and live music about real fathers, play daddies, daughters, sons and lovers. Featuring Cherry Smyth, Berta Freistadt, Marie Tueje, Bermuda Gold Award and Golden Inkwell winner for poetry and drama Andra Simons and editor Shaun Levin. www.londongaytheatreclub.co.uk using promotional code: LGP23 – Who’s the Daddy Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB, 6.30pm, £5, Tickets may be purchased on the door. www.foyles.co.uk www.chromajournal.co.uk
Monday 29th June
QUEER BOOK CLUB BOUTIQUE
Created by the notorious poet and raconteur Salena Godden and her partner-in-crime Rachel Rayner. This special event with Pride London Festival Fortnight features: Stella Duffy, author of The Room of Lost Things and Stonewall Writer of the Year 2008, Oliver Spleen reading from Depravakazi, lesbian lyrical folk pop artist Melania Jack, poet Mark Walton, winner of London Slam Championship 2008, lesbian rap poet extraordinaire Excentral Tempest – Kate Calvert, faunalicious harpist and poet Nick Field, and artwork from John Lee Bird. Dickon Edwards DJs. www.myspace.com/bookclubboutique, Dick’s Bar, 23 Romilly Street W1, 7pm, On the Door Donations.
Wednesday 1st July
PRIDE ILLUSTRATED
Illustrators and cartoonists David Shenton, Sina Shamsavari, Rachael House, Howard Hardiman, Kate Charlesworth and Jeremy Dennis discuss the wonder of graphic literature and queer culture. Comic fan and expert; journalist, curator and broadcaster Paul Gravett chairs the discussion. Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB, 6.30pm, £5, Visit www. londongaytheatreclub.co.uk using promotional code: LGP1, Tickets may be purchased on the door, www.foyles.co.uk
Wednesday 1st July
PRIDE SPOTLIGHTS
A comic and tragic stroll along the boards with queer, here and proud artists, actors, directors and writers. Shelley Silas, Phil Wilmott, Serge Nicholson, Laura Bridgeman and Snehal Desai. Take the floor and present live readings. Special guests to be announced. The strengths and weaknesses of the stage and it’s relationship to The LGBT community will be put in the spotlight. Unlike the theatre you will have will be plenty of time to ask your burning questions The Drill Hall, 16 Chenies Street, London WC1E 7EX, 7.30pm, £5, Book online or on 020 7307 5060, www.drillhall.co.uk
COMEDY
FRIDAY 26th June
TINA C
Nine-time Grammy award-winning country singer Tina C ran for President in 2008. She just lost out but this didn’t stop her becoming an icon for our age. This is her only London gig of 2009 so expect high hilarity, high hair and finely honed political comedy in a stadium show to remember.Tina C is the creation of the Olivier Award-winning character comedian, Christopher Green. 9pm, £15, www.southbankcentre.co.uk/ udderbelly, www.underbelly.co.uk
Sunday 28th June
ROSIE WILBY
A relaxed evening of top stand ups from the UK circuit hosted by Rosie Wilby (Funny Women Finalist 2006). Featuring Tom Rosenthal, Andrew Watts, Gerry Howell and Marie Vagen. £5, 8pm, Old Nun’s Head, 15 Nunhead Green, Peckham, SE15 3QQ, www.rosiewilby.com
Monday 29th June
ROSIE WILBY: THE SCIENCE OF SEX
Preview of Rosie’s brand new solo show where the Funny Women finalist investigates the science of attraction, sexual chemistry and sexual identity with spoof experiments and handmade props, what makes us gay or straight? What turns us on? What are pheromones? £5; 8pm, The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London SE8 4AG; Box office 020 8692 0231; www.thealbany.org.uk/whatson_comedy_detail. php?ID=275
Tuesday 30th + Wednesday 1st July
4 POOFS AND A PIANO
Hot off the heels of their smash hit UK tour, stars of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross; 4 Poofs and a Piano are back with their unique brand of camp comedy song and dance. The Poofs have been delighting audiences up and down the country, and now invite you to join them as they take Southbank Centre by storm. 9pm, £15/£13, www.southbankcentre.co.uk/ udderbelly, www.underbelly.co.uk
Wednesday 1st July
ROSIE WILBY
Rosie Wilby hosts this gay-friendly night of stand up comedy from established acts Tom Price headlines £3, 830pm, The Cambria, Camberwell, SE5 9AR. Tel: 0207 7373676. www.thecambrialondon.com
Friday 3rd July
PAUL SINHA
Smart, articulate and thought-provoking stand-up from one of comedy’s brightest and most distinctive voices. Each performance is a tour de force, combining intelligent and provocative humour with an arsenal of rapid fire gags. Paul Sinha a qualified GP and full-time stand-up, and is a regular guest on shows such as The Now Show, Loose Ends and Fighting Talk. 9pm, £15/£12.50, www.southbankcentre.co.uk/udderbelly, www.underbelly.co.uk
Friday 3rd July + Saturday 4th July
STAND UP WITH PRIDE
Zoe Lyons, Craig Hill, Susan Calman, Jonathan Mayer Blow your whistles and horns with E4 Udderbelly and a joyous night of comedy from some of the UK’s best gay and lesbian comedians. Pride London patron Zoe Lyons joins the outrageous Craig Hill, Susan Calman and Jonathan Mayor for a roller coaster of campery, laughs and community spirit celebrating the Pride Weekend. 1045pm, £15/£13, www.southbankcentre.co.uk/ udderbelly, www.underbelly.co.uk
Saturday 4th July
RHONA CAMERON
After her 2008 sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and her national tour, award winning comedian and critically acclaimed author Rhona Cameron is bringing her show back to London for one final night. Expect an evening of hilarious storytelling, classic sharp wit and extremely funny observational humour as Rhona takes the audience through the ridiculous situations of her darkly comical life and her struggle with the absurdities of modern times. 9pm. £15/£12.50, www.southbankcentre.co.uk/ udderbelly, www.underbelly.co.uk
SPECIAL EVENT
Saturday 27th June
OUTBURST UK
Outburst UK will be a part of the Pride London Festival Fortnight this year. It will be the first officially designated Black/ Asian/Minority/Ethnic all day event included within Pride London Festival Fortnight. The third annual Outburst UK Pride Festival takes place on Saturday 27th June 2009 and is for everyone regardless of race, age, gender or orientation. Featuring Denise Pearson from 5 Star fame, Angie Brown, Akil Wingate, Miss B.L.U, Canada’s drag legend Jackie Baker, US RnB recording artiste Michael Ashanti, 4Flava, Gift, MC Chewy, Kory McLeod, Sykes, Nia-Nubian and more. Plus film screenings, community and food stalls and fireworks displays. Tereza Joanne Floating Palace and Grounds, King George V Dock, Woolwich Manor Way, London, E16 2QY, 12pm - 12am £30 Rosie Wilby: 28 June at Old Nun’s Head. VIP tickets include access to the hospitality lounge. £8 ticket gives you access to the festival and film screenings. Call 07981 899 225 for your nearest ticket outlet or visit www.outburstfestival.org for further news and information
FILM
Born from a suggestion made by Peccadillo’s Simon Savory over how few queer film events were hosted in the city, the distributor discussed the potential for a celebration of LGBT cinema with the ICA team. Curzon Cinemas, distributor Verve Pictures, Pride London and queer feminist film festival Club Des Femmes soon joined in to collaborate on the beginning of what we hope will become a yearly celebration in the very best of queer film.
Sunday 28th June
WORLD TEN TIMES OVER
Dir. Wolf Rilla, UK, 1963, 93mins Starring: Sylvia Syms, Edward Judd, June Ritchie. At a time when female emancipation and sexual freedom was heavily regulated. Syms delivers a powerhouse performance as a nightclub hostess who is disgusted with her job and unable to set herself free. 2.30pm, £9/12, Box Office: 0871 7033 988, Curzon Soho 99 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5DY, www.curzoncinemas.com
Monday 29th June
BEFORE STONEWALL
Dir. Greta Schiller, USA, 1984, 87mins Featuring: Rita Mae Brown, Allen Ginsberg, Lisa Ben, Evelyn Hooker WITH INTRODUCTION FROM KEN LIVINGSTONE On June 27, 1969, police raided The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York. In a spontaneous show of support and frustration the city’s gay community rioted for three nights in the streets, an event that is considered the birth of the modern Gay Rights Movement. Revealing and often humorous, this award-winning documentary exposes the fascinating and unforgettable decade-by-decade history of homosexuality in America, from 1920’s Harlem through to World War II; and the witch hunt trials of the McCarthy era. Essential viewing for all of those who have celebrated their sexuality, or have been persecuted because of it. 9pm, £9/12, Box Office: 0871 7033 988, Curzon Soho 99 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5DY, www.curzoncinemas.com
Tuesday 1st July
THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK
Dir.Rob Epstein, USA, 1984, 90mins Featuring: Harvey Milk, Harvey Fierstein, Dan White Commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Harvey Milk’s assassination, The Times of Harvey Milk is one of the landmark documentaries of our time. In 1978 Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco City Council, becoming California’s first openly gay person to be elected to public office. One year later he and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by fellow Councillor Dan White. The Times of Harvey Milk recreates the story of Milks’ grassroots, political organizing and election through his shocking murder and its repercussions. The film’s numerous awards include a Sundance Special Jury Prize and an Academy Award for Best Documentary. 9pm, £9/12, Box Office: 0871 7033 988, Curzon Soho 99 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5DY, www.curzoncinemas.com
Thursday 2nd July
GREEK PETE
Dir. Andrew Haigh, UK, 2009, 79mins Featuring: Peter Pittaros, Lewis Wallis PREVIEW SCREENING, FOLLOWED BY DIRECTOR Q&A A highlight of this year’s LLGFF Greek Pete follows film follows a group of London rent boys for six months creating a raw docu-drama that reveals the ugly side of capitalism as well as scenes of real tenderness. 8.30pm + Director Q&A, £6/8, ICA The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Box Office: 020 7930 3647, ICA Cinema 1, www.ica.org
Friday 3rd July
THE CELLULOID CLOSET
Dir. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, USA, 1995, 102mins Featuring: Harvey Fierstein, Tom Hanks and Shirley MacLaine. A epic story: suprising, hilarious and disturbing The Celluloid Closet lets us see Hollywood images in a whole new light, exploding sexual myths and examining our attitudes about sexuality and sex roles as they evolved through the 20th Century. 6.30pm, £9/12, Box Office: 0871 7033 988, Curzon Soho 99 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5DY, www.curzoncinemas.com
Friday 3rd July + 8.30pm + School Disco till late
Saturday 4th July 2pm
LOST AND DELIRIOUS
Dir. Léa Pool, Canada, 2001, 103mins Starring: Mischa Barton, Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré FIRST EVER CINEMA SCREENING IN THE UK! Fifteen years after her ground-breaking depiction of lesbian sapphic love receives an injection of post-Queer energy. The frisson of boarding school antics and a starlet cast (Mischa Barton, Piper Perabo) however, distract Pool from an unflinching portrayal of first love. ICA The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. ICA Cinema 1 Friday 3rd July +8.30pm + School Disco till late £6/8, ICA Cinema 2 Saturday 4th July 2pm £6/8, Box Office: 020 7930 3647, www.ica.org
Friday 3rd July
HUSTLER WHITE
Dir. Rick Castro and Bruce LaBruce, USA, 1996, 79mins. Starring: Tony Ward, Bruce La Bruce, Alex Austin www.pridelondon.org | PRIDE LONDON 2009 | 95 4 Poofs and a Piano: Perform at Udderbelly, Southbank Centre. 96 | PRIDE LONDON 2009 | www.pridelondon.org Inspired by Billy Wilder`s classic Sunset Blvd. Bruce LaBruce’s cult sensation serves up a fresh dose of the seedy and the needy including a born again country singer, a razor blade masochist, a mortician dominatrix and an amputee fetishist. Hustler White is an old-fashioned love story wrapped up in titillation, depravity and the most mind-bending of back room shenanigans. 10.45pm, ICA The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Box Office: 020 7930 3647, www.ica.org
Saturday 4th July + Monday 6th July
SUMMERSTORM
Dir.Marco Kreuzpaintner, Germany, 2005, 98mins. Starring: Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Jürgen Tonkel, Roman Storm A rare example of a coming out tale with brains and brawn. Director Kreuzpaintner’s semi autobiographical Bavarian summer camp romantic drama collected a sleuth of awards on its release and achieved critical success with both gay and straight audiences. Who knew that rowing could be so sexy? Sat 4th July, ICA Cinema 1, 4.30pm, Monday 6th July, ICA Cinema 2, 9pm, ICA The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Box Office: 020 7930 3647, www.ica.org
Sunday 5th July
TROPICAL MALADY
Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand, 2004, 120mins. Starring: Banlop Lomnoi and Sakda Kaewbuadee. Tropical Malady’ explores the passionate relationship between two men with unusual consequences. The first half charts the modest attraction between two men in the sunny, relaxing countryside and the second half charts the confusion and terror of an unknown menace lurking deep within the jungle shadows. 2.30pm, ICA The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Box Office: 020 7930 3647, www.ica.org
Sunday 5th July
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE (Club Des Femmes)
Dir. Robert Aldrich, UK, 1968, 138mins Starring: Beryl Reid, Susannah Yorke, Coral Browne, Patricia Medina FEATURING A TRIBUTE TO THE INFAMOUS GATEWAYS CLUB A failure at the box office due to its controversial X-rated sex scene, this film became an era-defining cult classic. As a special Pride extra the screening also features a tribute to the infamous Gateways Club. 3pm, £9/12, Box Office: 0871 7033 988, Curzon Soho 99 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5DY, www.curzoncinemas.com
Sunday 5th July
Born In ‘68
Dir. Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel, France, 2008, 170mins Starring: Laetitia Casta, Theo Frilet, Yannick Renier, Edouard Collin, Sabrina Seyvecou PREVIEW SCREENING It’s 1968 and three idealistic hippies decide to set up a commune in the French countryside. Twenty years on, they have raised their children into a new world order that sees the collapse of communism and the spread of Aids. A beautifully shot, multi-generational saga that boldly looks at politics, society and love from generation to generation. Starts 6pm, £9/12, Box Office: 0871 7033 988, Curzon Soho 99 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 5DY, www.curzoncinemas.com
Monday 6th July
DREAM BOY
Dir. James Bolton, USA, 2009, 90mins Starring: Max Roeg, Stephan Bender, Diana Scarwid, Thomas Jane Ryan WITH INTRODUCTION FROM JIM MACSWEENEY, PROPRIETOR OF THE UK’S FIRST EVER GAY BOOK SHOP, ‘GAYS THE WORD’ A page to screen adaptation of the hugely popular and award-winning novel. Dream Boy is a sensitive depiction of a love affair between two high-school boys in the rural South. Featuring music from Richard Buckner, Rickie Lee Jones and The Sweet Hereafter and starring Max Roeg in his feature debut. 6.30pm, £5, ICA The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Box Office: 020 7930 3647, www.ica.org
Monday 6th July
ALL OVER ME
Dir. Alex Sichel, USA, 1997, 90mins Starring: Leisha Hailey, Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, Shawn Hatosy, Cole Hauser All Over Me teases apart internalised homophobia. Made within a couple of years of Larry Clark’s Kids and Maria Maggenti’s The Incredible True Story of Two Girls in Love, it easily matches them with its downbeat clarity and refreshing visual style. 7pm, ICA The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Box Office: 020 7930 3647, www.ica.org
WALKS
Tuesday 30th June + Wednesday 1st July
GAY SOHO WALKING TOURS
Gay Soho Walking Tours will be hosting two special London Pride walks with all the money raised going towards the London Pride organization. The two-hour long Gay Soho Walking Tour is a perfect introduction to the world famous gay zone. Find out when gays first started taking over the area, why Westminster Council tried to ban gay flags in Soho, where Oscar Wilde use to drink and discover the best place for an English pint. The tour – which stops at five gay bars, The Edge, The Yard, Ku Bar, 79CXR and The Box – is a fun way to discover the history of gay Soho and meet new friends. Meet outisde Ku Bar, 6.30pm. £12 including complimentary shots along the way. For more information and booking visit www.gaybuddylondon.com
Wednesday 1st July
Saturday 4th July
WALKING OUT
Holborn Business Improvement District with Pride London visits Holborn sites associated with lesbian and gay history. Meet 1.00pm by the orange Ranger kiosk outside Holborn Paul Sinha: Udderbelly, Southbank Centre. tube station. The walk lasts 45 minutes.
ART
Tuesday 2nd July – Sunday 16th
October 2009
GAY ICONS
The first portrait exhibition to celebrate the contribution of gay people and gay icons to history and culture. 60 photographs selected by Waheed Alli, Alan Hollinghurst, Elton John, Jackie Kay, Billie Jean King, Ian McKellen, Chris Smith, Ben Summerskill, Sandi Toksvig and Sarah Waters. The choices provide a fascinating range of inspiring figures – some very famous, some heroic, others relatively unknown spanning the worlds of entertainment, art, music, literature, sport and politics. Porter Gallery, National Portrait Gallery St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE. Open daily 10am-6pm, Open until 9pm, Thursday and Friday, £5/£4.50/£4, free for Gallery Supporters, www.npg.org.uk
Tuesday 2nd July – Sunday 19th July
MADONNA NUDES
In 1979 an unknown 20 year old Madonna Ciccone posed nude for just $30 for a New York photographer. These photos famously appeared in Playboy. 30 years on the original photographs are on sale in the UK exclusively from Impure Art. These iconic images are showing in London for the first time ever to coincide with her UK tour. Prices from £1600 plus exclusive memorabilia, postcards and signed books. Additional events are planned for the exhibition run so please keep posted by visiting our websites. 19 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London WC2H 9LL, Monday – Saturday 12pm – 7pm, Sunday 12 - 6pm, www.impureart.com, info@impureart.com
Thursday 25th June – 31st July
COMING OUT TO PLAY
3-GAZE are three gay artists that have tackled this year’s Pride theme of Come Out To Play. Andy Younger presents ‘Getting Ready’. A selection of stunning oil paintings and pastels, focusing on the theme of getting ready, dressing up and preparing for a night of play. Boris Jean presents ‘That face in the crowd’. Mixed media portraits. Warwick Stanley presents ‘Cruisin’ around’. Watercolour landscape coloured prints. All works are for sale. Prints – signed and numbered – from just £95.00 each. All sales include 10% charitable donation towards Pride London! EdVI 25 Bromfield Street, Islington, London, N1 0PZ. PREVIEW: Thursday 25th June 2009 – 5.30 – 8.30pm. Open daily 12.00noon – 11.00pm, FREE Donations welcome. Tel: 020 7704 0745
MUSIC
Sunday 5th July 2009
LONDON GAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The LGSO finishes off its 2008/9 season in style with a fantastic concert at a great new venue and showing off their many talented performers. Including a recital of Piano Concert No 2 by Rachmaninov. Programme: Glinka – Overture to Russlan & Ludmilla, Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2, soloist Peter Austin, Rachmaninov – Symphony No. 3. St John’s, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA, Tickets are available from the venue box office in person or by phone 0207 222 1061, 7pm/£15/10 (concession) or quote “Pride 09” to receive a Pride discount price of £12.50
