QX Magazine

Linus Karp first wrote about his show Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story for QX last year, when it was touring the country. The show has received considerable critical acclaim and it's now running at The King's Head Theatre until 5 May 2024. We've re-published Linus Karp's original story about the show to accompany its latest run. We hope...

Polly (The Heartbreak Opera) is currently on tour until 27 May, and arrives in London at The Pleasance Theatre for a run from 8 - 11 May 2024. The show is a fierce adaptation of John Gay’s Polly, the near forgotten gender-bending, anti-colonialist and proto-feminist ballad opera, originally written in 1729 but banned for the outrage it sparked. Bringing a...

Katy Baird, the self-proclaimed 'hot-mess', will present the London premiere of her latest work, Get Off, at Battersea Arts Centre from 8 to 25 May 2024. She is an artist who frequently finds herself in bizarre situations of her own making. Her practice is centred around a desire to create a shared space that can be both welcoming and...

Sex is in the air: can you feel it? Spring is in the air, and the good weather seems to be approaching! We can smell it! The time is here again. Testosterone is rising, and we can feel the days of outdoor fun coming along. You know, when you are out and about having fun with mates but secretly on...

Senate House Library launches Seized Books! Exhibition marking 40th anniversary of 'Operation Tiger' raids. A new online exhibition by Senate House Library commemorates a defiant campaign that successfully fought against the state's attempt to suppress LGBTQ+ literature. 'Seized Books!' commemorates the 40th anniversary of the infamous 1984 'Operation Tiger' raids, during which UK customs officers seized more than 140 LGBTQ+ publications...

Nick Hayes talks about his love of acting and forthcoming role in Remembrance Monday. Remembrance Monday will run its exclusive World Premiere at Seven Dials Playhouse from 23 April to 1 June 2024. Presented by M. Green Productions (Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, Foxes, Death Drop), Remembrance Monday is written by Michael Batten (Self Tape) and directed by Alan Souza (Beauty...

April is here; spring is in the air! The warmer weather leads to more skin being revealed, and more often than not, people start to feel more frisky! Oh yes! One thing I will take into next year is to remember that January, February, and March are depressingly AF. However, they are the perfect months to plant those wellness...

This feature by Victor Esses was originally published on 16 February 2023, ahead of the sell-out premiere of his show, The Death & Life Of All Of Us, at Soho Theatre. As The Death & Life Of All Of Us is about to run at Camden People's Theatre 9 - 13 April 2024, QX thought it would make a...

Ryan Clifford, the creator of punk show Wonky, gets up close and personal with his muse, the leggy, label-free cosmic Chantel: Chewing the fat. Having a cuppa. The pair certainly prick up ears and stir a few loins at close quarters among the locals in Margate. Chantel arrives at the Greek cafe to the sound of drum and bass bouncing...

An all-star cast including Patricia Hodge, Lucie Jones, Cedric Neal, Zizi Strallen, and Jac Yarrow will co-star with Alex Newell in the upcoming 50th anniversary concert production of Pippin at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on the 29 and 30 April. Musical lovers will delight in an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant...