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Spring Show

Welcoming Miss Rory back from another successful pantomime season in Sunderland as she rejoins Danni Dee and the Broadway Dancers in this sparkling Spring Show 2022 for yet another "Night Out Like No Other",

Venue:
Boulevard, 3-9 Churchill Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4HF
Date:
Jan 29th 2022 - May 8th 2022
Times:
21:00, 19:00, 18:00, 17:00
Price:
£10-£35

The Boulet Brothers Dragula

The Boulet Brothers host a competition of drag performers who don't just push the envelope - they chew it up and spit it out!

Venue:
Riverside, 1 The Close, Quayside, Newcastle, NE1 3RQ
Date:
Mar 18th 2022
Time:
19:00
Price:
£22.50

Rebel Dykes (18)

The film follows a tight-knit group of friends who met at Greenham Common peace camp and went on to become artists, performers, musicians and activists in London.

Venue:
The Forum Cinema, 8-9 Market Place, Hexham, NE46 1XF
Date:
Mar 19th 2022
Time:
19:30
Price:
£5-£8.50

Lynks

The brainchild and alter-ego of Bristol based producer, Elliot Brett, who merges 90's style club music with drag and theatre.

Venue:
The Cluny 2, 34 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
Mar 27th 2022
Time:
19:30
Price:
£10

Man in an Orange Shirt

A moving drama exploring the challenges and changes of gay life across the decades. Film rating 15.

Venue:
Stockton Central Library, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1TU
Date:
Mar 29th 2022
Time:
14:00 - 17:00
Price:
£3

Trans Day of Visibility

Celebrating our trans and non-binary communities with a mix of online and in-person events. Join trans and non-binary artists Leo Mateus (he/they) and Melody Sproates (they/them) for two art workshops open to all and for all ages. The event will also provide information and a series of speakers will share their thoughts about Trans Day of Visibility and its importance.

Venue:
Newcastle City Centre, Newcastle
Date:
Mar 31st 2022
Time:
15:30
Price:
Free

Queer Yoga Sundays

The classes are an offering to all LGBT+ folk , including allies. Coming to the classes will offer a chance to learn techniques to connect, relax and recharge with your queer community. No experience of Yoga is required.

Venue:
DiverCity Hub, Buckingham St, Newcastle, NE4
Date:
Feb 6th 2022 - Sep 4th 2022
Times:
11:00 - 12:00, 11:00 - 12:00, 11:00 - 12:00, 11:00 - 12:00, 11:00 - 12:00, 11:00 - 12:00
Price:
£8/unwaged Free

Great Freedom (18)

In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is imprisoned again and again under Paragraph 175, a law criminalizing homosexuality. Over the course of decades, he develops an unlikely yet tender bond with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer.

Venue:
The Forum Cinema, 8-9 Market Place, Hexham, NE46 1XF
Date:
Apr 5th 2022 - Apr 6th 2022
Times:
20:00, 13:00
Price:
£6.50-£8

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Queer crafters

An informal group for LGBTQI makers get together in a relaxed and inclusive way to work on your crafts. It doesn’t matter if your'e a seasoned artisan or an absolute beginner. Knit, sew, shape, paint, style, repair…as long as you can bring it yourself and take it away at the end of the session there are no rules on size, style or form.

Venue:
Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road, Newcastle, NE3 3HD
Date:
Apr 6th 2022
Time:
18:00
Price:
Free

The Official RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series Two Tour

Join all the Series 2 queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK for an evening of endless eleganza extravaganza. Witness the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent of your favourite queens live on stage, expect the unexpected in this glittering tour, featuring UK Season 2 winner Lawrence Chaney alongside A'Whora, Asttina Mandella, Bimini Bon-Boulash, Cherry Valentine, Ellie Diamond, Ginny Lemon, Joe Black, Sister Sister, Tayce, Tia Kofi and Veronica Green (line-up subject to change).

Venue:
O2 City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SF
Date:
Apr 7th 2022
Time:
19:00
Price:
£51.40

Northern Proud Voices

North East’s largest and longest-running choir for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans people and friends-of. Meeting every Thursday. All Welcome!

Venue:
ReCoCo, 1 Carliol Square, Newcastle, NE1 6UF
Date:
Feb 3rd 2022 - Aug 4th 2022
Times:
19:00 - 21:00, 19:00 - 21:00, 19:00 - 21:00, 19:00 - 21:00, 19:00 - 21:00, 19:00 - 21:00
Price:
£4 per session/£2 concession

The Official RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series Two Tour

Join all the Series 2 queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK for an evening of endless eleganza extravaganza. Acclaimed for their amazing production values, expect the unexpected in this glittering tour featuring UK Season 2 Winner Lawrence Chaney alongside A'Whora, Asttina Mandella, Bimini Bon-Boulash, Cherry Valentine, Ellie Diamond, Ginny Lemon, Joe Black, Sister Sister, Tayce, Tia Kofi and Veronica Green.

Venue:
Stockton Globe, 153A High St, Stockton, TS18 1PL
Date:
Apr 8th 2022
Time:
20:00
Price:
£39.15

Yours Sincerely

Will Jackson has accidentally stolen 300-second-class stamps from the post office. But he’s making them count. He’s going to write letters. From reconnecting with old friends and ex-boyfriends to run-ins with the marketing department at John Lewis, stamp collecting has never looked so sexy… Based on real-life correspondences; storytelling and lipsync cabaret collide in this queer coming-of-age comedy about the complications of 21st-century communication.

Venue:
Gala Theatre, Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WA
Date:
Apr 8th 2022
Time:
20:00
Price:
£12

Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth (2019, UK, 15)

One trans man’s pioneering quest to fulfil an age-old desire: to start his own family. Plus Q&A with Director Jeanie Finlay via Zoom. “An engaging, empathetic and affecting film from master-documentarian Jeanie Finlay”, Mark Kermode.

Venue:
Star & Shadow Cinema, 210 Warwick Street, Newcastle, NE2 1BB
Date:
Apr 8th 2022
Time:
19:30
Price:
Pay as you can

Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens

Featuring an All Star International cast including Choriza May (Drag Race UK S3), Jasmine Masters (Drag Race S7 and All Stars S4), Joey Jay (Drag Race S13) and Lemon (Canada’s Drag Race S1). With sparkling sets and costumes, an utterly Filthy ‘laugh a minute script’ and all the usual cheesy anthems, fun, frolics, laughter and audience participation you would expect, get ready for a night at the theatre you won’t forget in a hurry.

Venue:
Middlesbrough Theatre, The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SA
Date:
Apr 9th 2022
Times:
15:15, 19:15
Price:
from £29.50

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Curious Arts Youth Group

The group was established to create a safe space where LGBTQIA+ and/or gender non-conforming young people feel supported and comfortable to connect with one another whilst exploring their creativity. Guided by Group Leader Holly Gallagher, they meet once a month to catch-up with each other, whilst taking part in fun creative activities and be inspired by exploring different art-forms with guest artists. From arts and crafts to creative writing, film making and performance! Suitable for: 12-17 year olds (without their adults) who are LGBTQIA+, gender non-conforming or questioning their identity.

Venue:
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QJ
Date:
Apr 9th 2022
Time:
10:30 - 12:30
Price:
Free

Yoga session with Be and LGBT+ Northern Social Group

Yoga session with Be and LGBT+ Northern Social Group.

Venue:
ReCoCo, 1 Carliol Square, Newcastle, NE1 6UF
Date:
Apr 12th 2022
Time:
11:45 - 12:45
Price:
£4/ Pay what you feel

Sasha Velour “Smoke & Mirrors” Tour

Sasha Velour’s first one-queen theatre tour, is an effortless blend of drag, visual art, and magic. Velour introduces audiences to a whole new side of her artistry, through 13 dazzling and genre-busting lip-synch performances, all directed and choreographed by the queen herself. You’ll be on the edge of your seat as she explodes into rose petals, vanishes in a puff of smoke, saws herself in half, conjures a rainstorm, even transforms into a tree in front of your eyes (to name just a few).

Venue:
Tyne Theatre and Opera House, 111 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG
Date:
Apr 13th 2022
Time:
20:00
Price:
£33-£40.50

Tangerine (2015, USA, 15)

Set on the strips of LA, Sin-Dee transgender sex worker sets out to confront her pimp/boyfriend who’s been cheating on her. (socially distanced screening)

Venue:
Star & Shadow Cinema, 210 Warwick Street, Newcastle, NE2 1BB
Date:
Apr 17th 2022
Time:
19:30
Price:
Pay what you can

Gay outdoor walking club

The walking group normally meets once a month and provides a friendly space for a Sunday walk with other queer people from across the North East. This month, they will be meeting at Greta bridge for river views and fun chats.

Venue:
Greta Bridge, County Durham
Date:
Apr 17th 2022
Time:
10:30 - 15:30
Price:
Free

Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: Together Again, Again!

It’s been forty-five years since Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales have set foot on stage together. Now, after decades of anticipation, the two of them have come together for one final reunion upon the stage. They’re together again, again!

Venue:
Tyne Theatre and Opera House, 111 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG
Date:
Apr 27th 2022
Time:
20:00
Price:
£21.50

The BonBons Cabaret - Baccanalia Festival

In association with Alphabetti Theatre, The House of Love presents THE BONBONS CABARET, a safe environment that champions dangerous, queer and alternative performance from the North East and beyond.

Venue:
Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7NP
Date:
Apr 30th 2022
Time:
19:15
Price:
Full: £11 | Conc: £10

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Canny Camp

Queer Nu-disco and 90’s house night. Every Thursday.

Venue:
Blues & Bourbon, 28b Nelson St, Newcastle, NE1 5AN
Date:
May 5th 2022 - Jul 7th 2022
Times:
19:00, 19:00, 19:00
Price:
Free

Queer Collective

Meet new people and make friends at Geek Retreat Newcastle. Every Thursday.

Venue:
Geek Retreat, 38 Grainger St, Newcastle, NE1 5JG
Date:
May 5th 2022
Time:
10:30 - 14:30
Price:
Free

Pillow Queens

A queer all-girl indie-rock 4-piece led by vocalist/guitarist/bassist Sarah Corcoran, Their material is full of catchy melodies and rambunctious riffs, with songs about emotional highs and lows, anxiety and paranoia and post-recession Ireland.

Venue:
The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
May 7th 2022
Time:
19:30
Price:
£12

LGBTQIA+ Creative Writing Workshops

Free creative Writing Workshops inspired by the love story of Hadrian and Antinous. Part of Hadrian and Antinous: A Gay Love Story.

Venue:
Dance City, Temple Street, Newcastle, NE1 4BR
Date:
May 7th 2022 - May 14th 2022
Time:
10:30 - 12:30
Price:
Free

Trixie Mattel: Grown Up

Trixie Mattel’s brand new one woman show!

Venue:
Tyne Theatre and Opera House, 111 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG
Date:
May 8th 2022
Time:
20:00
Price:
£30.50

Curious Arts Youth Group

The group was established to create a safe space where LGBTQIA+ and/or gender non-conforming young people feel supported and comfortable to connect with one another whilst exploring their creativity. Guided by Group Leader Holly Gallagher, they meet once a month to catch-up with each other, whilst taking part in fun creative activities and be inspired by exploring different art-forms with guest artists. From arts and crafts to creative writing, film making and performance! Suitable for: 12-17 year olds (without their adults) who are LGBTQIA+, gender non-conforming or questioning their identity.

Venue:
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QJ
Date:
May 14th 2022
Time:
10:30 - 12:30
Price:
Free

Man on Man

A new gay lover band made up of Joey Holman (HOLMAN) and Roddy Bottum (Faith No More, Imperial Teen, CRICKETS, Nastie Band). Their self-titled record, MAN ON MAN, is infused with indie-rock distortion and soaked in gay pop confidence while still maintaining the dry acerbic sense of humor they both share.

Venue:
The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Date:
May 15th 2022
Time:
19:00
Price:
£12

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Outdoor Cinema Experience

An amazing outdoor cinema experience.

Venue:
Herrington Country Park, Herrington, Near Penshaw Monument, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, DH4 7EL
Date:
May 15th 2022
Time:
19:00
Price:
£13.86 – £22.72

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Outdoor Cinema Experience

An amazing outdoor cinema experience.

Venue:
Saltwell Park, North Fields, Gateshead, NE8 4SF
Date:
May 22nd 2022
Time:
19:00
Price:
£13.86 – £22.72

FUTURA Workshop

On their FUTURA Glitch tour, Livia Rita and the Avantgardeners will host a workshop on the intersections between arts and activism, empowering action amidst debilitating climate anxiety and despair. This world-building workshop has been developed with visual anthropologist Tamara Hart, who adopts play as a methodology to explore practices of social remapping. This workshop is a gentle precursor to the FUTURA Glitch evening (discounted tickets offered), drawing on cross-species future identities and characters from its mythological world, which explores themes of queer utopias and environmental dystopias.

Venue:
Laurels, 212 Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2TA
Date:
May 28th 2022
Time:
14:00 - 16:00
Price:
£7.50

Durham Pride 2022

Durham Pride is back, bigger and better than ever! The annual march through Durham City will be one of many highlights with main stage, beer tents, family fun area with funfair, market and food stalls and much more. This year also brings a very special artist and one of the biggest headliners to date.

Venue:
The Sands, Providence Row, Durham, DH1 1LE
Date:
May 29th 2022
Time:
11:00 - 19:00
Price:
£5.44 – £22.15

BenDeLaCreme is... READY TO BE COMMITTED

A hilarious and heartfelt spectacular that blends burlesque, comedy, and original music with her signature Terminally Delightful charm. After years of people asking the aggressively effervescent queen if she “can please settle down,” BenDeLaCreme is finally ready to tie the knot in something besides her corset. Now all she needs is a potential spouse. And a dress. And a cake. And the ability to consider others.

Venue:
Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle, NE1 7RH
Date:
Jun 4th 2022
Time:
19:30
Price:
£21

Breaking the Code

A biographical drama about the eccentric genius Alan Turing, who played a major role during World War Two by breaking Germany's Enigma code. But Turing broke a code of a different sort, the then criminal act of homosexuality. Sentenced to undergo hormone treatments which left him physically and mentally debilitated, Turing died by suicide, forgotten and alone.

Venue:
Little Theatre, 1-4 Saltwell View, Gateshead, NE8 4JS
Date:
Jun 6th 2022 - Jun 11th 2022
Time:
19:15
Price:
£10/£8

The Long Day Closes (35mm)

Terence Davies’ second film returns to 1950s Liverpool to tell the story of Bud, a quiet schoolboy struggling with his emerging sexuality and repressive Catholic upbringing who finds an escape through Hollywood musicals and his own imagination…

Venue:
Tyneside Cinema, 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6QG
Date:
Jun 9th 2022
Times:
18:30, 13:00
Price:
£8.25-£10.75

Swansong

A glorious, deadpan celebration of queer endurance, with iconoclastic character actor Udo Kier giving one of his most memorable screen performances to date.

Venue:
Tyneside Cinema, 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6QG
Date:
Jun 10th 2022
Time:
TBC
Price:
£8.25-£10.75

Curious Arts Youth Group

The group was established to create a safe space where LGBTQIA+ and/or gender non-conforming young people feel supported and comfortable to connect with one another whilst exploring their creativity. Guided by Group Leader Holly Gallagher, they meet once a month to catch-up with each other, whilst taking part in fun creative activities and be inspired by exploring different art-forms with guest artists. From arts and crafts to creative writing, film making and performance! Suitable for: 12-17 year olds (without their adults) who are LGBTQIA+, gender non-conforming or questioning their identity.

Venue:
Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2QJ
Date:
Jun 11th 2022 - Sep 10th 2022
Times:
10:30 - 12:30, 10:30
Price:
Free

LGBT+ Northern Social Group Yoga Session

Bringing yoga sessions to members of the LGBTQ+ community in a safe and accessible location.

Venue:
ReCoCo, 1 Carliol Square, Newcastle, NE1 6UF
Date:
Jun 11th 2022
Time:
12:00
Price:
Pay what you feel/can