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Blink of an Eye – A Brand New Musical

We’re on stage in just two days! I am both excited and terrified. Rehearsals have gone so well and everyone has worked so hard to produce Blink of an Eye. Here are some videos recorded at last week’s rehearsals. We’re only performing for five nights at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town, so buy your tickets today! They’re only £15 each for a two hour show with 12 original songs. Book your tickets …

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Blink of an Eye: Meet the Cast

Blink of an Eye is the brand new musical coming to the London stage 26th-30th July. For more information about the show, click HERE. Watch the teaser video HERE. With only six weeks remaining until our opening night, it’s time to get up-close and personal with the cast. STEVEN GARROD Steven plays Jake Faldon, the main protagonist of Blink of an Eye. “I was born and raised in Ipswich. As a child I would hear …

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The new Will & Grace?

There are 1.5 billion people in China – that’s one fifth of the planet’s population – and same-sex relationships are still not recognised. It’s no longer illegal to be gay in China, but the LGBT community have no rights. In fact, there are none recognition and anti-gay laws covering the whole of Asia; but as we are all aware, just because these laws exist, that doesn’t mean that gay people don’t. It is estimated that …

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Brighton Pride: Proud to be Gay

For 25 years Brighton has held an annual Pride event; starting with a huge parade through the streets and along the sea front all the way to Preston Park where the party continues throughout the day and well into the night. Brighton Pride is a huge celebration with people pouring in from all across the UK – we even met some guys who had flown in from Barcelona especially for the event. We took the extremely crowded train (standing room …

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Pride in the Face of Adversity

Photo: Isaac Kasamani/Getty Images Uganda is an Eastern African country that made the headlines in 2011 with a proposed legislation which newspapers named the “Kill the Gays” bill. This new law would introduce the death penalty for serial offenders in same-sex relationships. In 2014, the Anti-gay bill was passed and signed in to law by President Museveni on 14th February. Not the best Valentine’s Day gift, especially if you’re in a same-sex relationship. Later that year, …

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Honest Reviews: Made in Dagenham (Theatre)

Adelphi Theatre, LondonNow showing★   Made in Dagenham follows the true story of a group of women who strike for equal pay. These ordinary factory workers in 1968 took on Ford Motors and won – not just for them, but for every woman. The story was adapted for the 2010 film and now hits the West End in a brand new musical. I was there last night and as I haven’t seen the film, I …

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Brighton Pride 2014

My alarm went off at 8.30 on Saturday morning. I’d already laid out my clothes and packed a small bag, so was soon heading towards London Bridge. I arrived at 10.00 and the place was swarming with gays in a variety of attires. Feathers, wings, casual, bright and even a young couple wearing matching outfits… sickening! I met up with my friends and then missed two trains waiting for the rest. Dave said getting a …

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