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Review: Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Review: Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch – A Musical Parody at the Lowry
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In Conversation: Daniel Howell (danisnotonfire)

In Conversation: Daniel Howell (danisnotonfire)

Head Music Editor Sarah Taylor chats to Daniel Howell about his (anti-)YouTube career and his first ever solo stand-up tour, We’re All Doomed!
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Live Review: Peaches brings her Teaches to Manchester

Live Review: Peaches brings her Teaches to Manchester

Head Music Editor Sarah Taylor reviews Peaches’ stop at the O2 Ritz on her Teaches of Peaches 20th anniversary tour.
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HOME and the Angry Inch

HOME and the Angry Inch

HOME and Leeds Playhouse’s new production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is coming to HOME
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Government’s conversion therapy ban to exclude trans people

Government’s conversion therapy ban to exclude trans people

Johnson’s exclusion of trans people from the conversion therapy ban will not be taken lying down
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Review: Vogue Ball – Night at the Poseum

Review: Vogue Ball – Night at the Poseum

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Vogue Ball: Night at the Poseum at Manchester Academy – the first time the venue has hosted the event in two years
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It’s ace being ace: a review of Ace by Angela Chen

It’s ace being ace: a review of Ace by Angela Chen

Whether this is your first time hearing the term asexuality or you identify as asexual, Ace by Angela Chen is essential reading
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There’s something Queer about Contact Theatre

There’s something Queer about Contact Theatre

Queer Contact returns to Contact – for the first time in the newly transformed venue
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Review: First Time

Review: First Time

Head of Culture Michal Wasilewski reviews First Time at Contact Theatre – written by and starring Nathaniel Hall
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Hope Mill Theatre is about to get TURNT

Hope Mill Theatre is about to get TURNT

TURN ON FEST returns with in person events, following the 2020 launch and the online festival in 2021
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Manchester Animation Festival 2021: Flee – A humanistic documentary on refugee experience

Manchester Animation Festival 2021: Flee – A humanistic documentary on refugee experience

Danish animated documentary is a therapeutic and cathartic story of an openly gay Afghan refugee
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Review: Pink Lemonade

Review: Pink Lemonade

Rebecca Rommen reviews Pink Lemonade at the recently refurbished Contact Theatre – just after Trans Awareness Week
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Nathaniel Hall on First Time, It’s a Sin, and living with HIV

Nathaniel Hall on First Time, It’s a Sin, and living with HIV

Managing Editor Michal Wasilewksi talks to Nathaniel Hall about his show First Time, TV drama It’s a Sin, and personal experiences with HIV
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KINOFILM 2021: LGBTQ Shorts

KINOFILM 2021: LGBTQ Shorts

Kinofilm’s LGBTQ Shorts Programme showcases a variety of queer short films, from a lesbian war drama to a family dramedy
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Contact Theatre is serving (new) looks and Pink Lemonade

Contact Theatre is serving (new) looks and Pink Lemonade

The Queer House’s Pink Lemonade plays at the recently reopened Contact Theatre later this month
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International Cinema: Africa and the Middle East

International Cinema: Africa and the Middle East

Our contributors picked their favourite films from Africa and the Middle East in the fourth instalment of the International Cinema series
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A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Jojo Guadagno

A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Jojo Guadagno

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Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews influencer, music artist and twerk dancer, Jojo Guadz, also known as the Prince of Twerk, in the eighth feature of his social media series
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A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Jony Sios

A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Jony Sios

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Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews influencer, artist and performer Jony Sios in the seventh feature of his social media series
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A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Raphaël Say

A Tough Act to Follow: In conversation with Raphaël Say

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Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews influencer, model, dancer, actor and art director, Raphaël Say, in the sixth feature of his social media series
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Lesbian period dramas: Have we seen enough?

Lesbian period dramas: Have we seen enough?

Is it time to create more modern love stories for the LGBTQ+ community?
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