QX Magazine

The LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year Competition is back for 2024, and following an influx of applications from some of the most exciting emerging talent on the LGBTQ+ comedy scene, the event promises to be bigger than ever. The flagship event from Comedy Bloomers, London’s original monthly LGBTQ+ Stand-up Comedy night, will see 93 acts from the UK and...

That decrepit Glasgow warehouse feels so real—the ACTUAL Unknown, Oompa Loompa, and Willy Wonka are all joining the line-up at Clapham Grand on April 3rd. Felicia maybe 16, but it is no exaggeration to say that her first professional acting role changed the world. Her mysterious turn as The Unknown terrified Glaswegian children to tears—and now she will do the...

In the 90s Love Muscle xx was the legendary multi-award winning LGBTQ+ club night. The weekly night provided the soundtrack to a generation of clubbers and became a queer sanctuary. The night returns on Friday, 29th March 2024 (Good Friday) at the stunning Lafayette club in King’s Cross. Yvette was the clubs iconic host and she will also be...

Get ready for Fruit Bowl's biggest event yet! Organised by West London Queer Project, Fruit Bowl will take over the entire space at The Little Blue Door in Fulham for a bank holiday celebration.  What to expect at Fruit Bowl on 28 March. The Little Blue Door is 5 minute walk from Parsons Green underground station, it’s comprised of four very...

Matthew Baldwin is to appear in Foam which runs at the Finborough Theatre from 19 March to 13 April 2024. The play is based on the true story of Nicky Crane, a fanatically racist and extremely violent fascist skinhead who roamed the streets during the 70s and 80s as a street fighter for the British Movement. He viciously attacked...

Gendered ageism is an ongoing issue across all art forms and in society. Recently, artists and activists have begun to push back, raising the issue with the press, programmers, gatekeepers and the general public. While ageism itself can affect anybody, an academic report from the global non-profit Catalyst states, “Ageism hits women earlier and harder”. And one of those...

STOGGAF is a new Queer Arts Collective. To date, they have curated exhibitions, socials and parties in both London and Manchester.    Uncensored will showcase upwards of 20 Transgender and Queer artists - from film and photography to painting and sculpture.   Throughout the day there will also be a handful of performances including poetry workshops and life drawing in collaboration with Tabby...

M. Green Productions, in association with Seven Dials Playhouse, presents the world premiere of Remembrance Monday. Written by Michael Batten and directed by Alan Souza, Remembrance Monday will play at Seven Dials Playhouse from 23 April until 1 June.  The plot runs like this. Julius and Connor are husbands who have everything - the apartment, the careers, and the bodies....

Following a hit run at VAULT Festival 2023, writer Tobia Rossi's moving and darkly entertaining Hide and Seek opens at Park Theatre next week, from 12 - 30 March. Hide and Seek pits two teenage boys against each other in the face of the prejudices of a small Italian town. Having never felt accepted by anyone - not by parents, peers, or...

There will an LGBT+ protest on Monday 11 March, 12 noon to 3 pm, outside of Westminster Abbey. The Commonwealth's 75th anniversary service at Westminster Abbey will be attended by the leaders of thirty Commonwealth countries that criminalise queers. Shamefully, they'll be welcomed by the Church of England and the United Kingdom Government. But that's no surprise!  The Peter Tatchell Foundation...