This year’s Brighton Fringe has a bewildering array of talent on show – with well over 600 events, so here’s my first of two handy guides to what caught my eye among the shows offering LGBTQ+ performers or themes.
Themes of mental health and sexuality are explored in Who’s Been A Naughty Chops, which combines kink, cabaret and empowerment, at The Actors Theatre from 30 and 31 May.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the evilest of them all? Well come find out for yourself in The Hairy Godmothers‘ new sinful sequel, Villains: A Dizney in Drag Parody, at The Bunker @ Fool’s Paradise from 15-19 May.
The Strange Case Of Doctor Dillon, a play about gender transition, can be found at the Lantern Theatre on 30 May.
Clusterfluff is a queer immersive circus being performed at the Ironworks Studios on 23 and 24 May.
Polly Amorous and Esther Parade offer their show Polly & Esther – a celebration of self expression, a joyfully queer blend of drag, musical theatre and cabaret, and a tale of finding family in unlikely places – at the Komedia Studio on 4 and 5 May.
Godz, a sexy circus about the goings on of the Gods of Olympus, is at the Vault @ Fool’s Paradise from 3 May – 2 June.
Summoning Sondheim, a tribute to Broadway’s greatest queer musical theatre maker, is at Bar Broadway from 17 – 24 May.
Andrew Doherty stars in his Gay Witch Sex Cult, which is billed as a horror comedy about gender reveal parties. It’s on at the Rotunda Theatre on 14 and 15 May.
The Queer Comedy Showcase does just what it says on the tin and it’s hosted at Bar Broadway by Ali Jay from 18-25 May.
A permanent favourite at the Fringe, the Lady Boys of Bangkok are back with their 25th anniversary tour for a whole month of lip sync treats and cross dressing at the Sabai Pavilion from 3 May – 2 June.
You Shall Not Yass is classic Tolkien with a gay makeover. It’s Middle Earth with drag and cabaret. Catch it at Ironworks Studios on 6 May.
Sex Academy Open Day is apparently the queer sex education you missed out on. Learn more by attending at the Arcobaleno from 9-30 May.
How far would you go to be “good”? Praise Kink is lesbian cabaret star Billie Gold’s candid disclosure of her past life and an affirmation of self-validation. It’s at Ironworks Studios from 18-20 May.
Mark J Dixon presents Big Fat Gay in the snug bar at the Three Jolly Butchers from 23-26 May.
And finally in this selection, Stephen and Jeff’s love for each other is tested when they’re forced to confront a face from their past in Locusts, at the Lantern Theatre on 26 May.
Next time: more gender revealing, the Iris LGBTQ+ Film Festival on tour and Happily Ever Poofter, starring the only gay prince in the kingdom.
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