festival fortnight 2009.

In 2009 we were delighted to have many great shows and performers, here are just a selection...

F**KING MEN
Set in today’s U.S, this insightful drama looks at a succession of couples and strangers as they negotiate the before and after of lust, love and betrayal and the pursuit of sex. Some stories are poignant, some hilarious, but collectively they provide a fascinating snap shot of the modern-day male. A fearless dissection of homosexuality that will fascinate male and female audiences of every persuasion.

NAKED BOYS SINGING
This perfectly proportioned 70 minute review features 7 good-looking and talented male actors celebrating the glories of the naked make body through a series of catchy cabaret numbers, both funny and poignant.
Tuesday – Sunday

E4 UDDERBELLY AT  SOUTHBANK CENTRE
This year the Southbank Centre will play host to various events over the Pride London Festival Fortnight with the help of a giant purple cow! There will be a stream of acts and events happening, keep checking back here for more updates!

Udderbelly grazes in a special pasture, the ideal place to eat, drink and soak up the unique festival atmosphere. All this is just the tip of the teet - browse through the events to discover everything we have in store for you this summer.

POUT Film Series
To celebrate this year's Pride London, Peccadillo Pictures, Verve Pictures, ICA, Club Des Femmes and Curzon Cinemas have teamed up to form POUT, bringing you the very best in queer cinema during Pride week.

The Bad Film Club presents... Can't Stop The Music
Bad Film Club take to the stage to give a special live DVD-style commentary over the critically reviled musical extravaganza Can't Stop The Music - the notorious camp classic from 1980 telling the story of the creation of the Village People, in a rags to riches musical extravaganza of 70's disco and style.

THERE IS NO WORD FOR IT: THE (TRANS) MANGINA MONOLOGUES
Exploring the female to male transgender experience. There Is No Word For It is a partnership between queer arts' practitioners from different creative backgrounds - Laura Bridgeman, Serge Nicholson, Lois Weaver, Simon Croft and the cast.

PRIDE WORDS
Stella Duffy - Stonewall Writer of the Year 2008, Adam Mars-Jones - Multi-award winning author,  Mia Farlane - as recommended by Sarah Waters, Drew Gummerson -LAMBDA  Award Finalist and VG Lee - comedienne.

WHO'S THE DADDY?
The UK's only Queer Literary Journal brings you an evening of confessional sentimental and wholesomely kinky stories, poetry and live music about real fathers play daddies, daughters sons and lovers.

THE BEST OF GENDER PRETENDERS BY THE SCHMOOZE BROTHERS
The Edinburgh Fringe hit that the UK's queer scene has been raving about! Notorious drag king troupe The Schmooze Brothersare hitting the stage for one night only with last year's sell out show

SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL
SHOWSTOPPER! is entirely improvised: a brand new musical is created each night and for the June 25th show they promise to create the greatest gay love story never told! You've seen La Cage, Priscilla, Taboo, and Closer to Heaven. But have you ever seen an iconic West End show develop in front of your eyes? And better still, have you ever had a chance to help it on its way? You call it… We’ll sing it! 

BARBRA AND LIZA LIVE
Pride London Festival Fortnight bring you an Exclusive Discount and Early Booking for his brilliant cabaret. Ricke Skye and Steven Brinberg perform as Barbra Streisand and Liza Minnelli at the Leicester Square Theatre for three nights: 25th, 26th, 27th June 2009. Book tickets on any of the three shows and receive a generous discount on VIP and stalls tickets normally £35 and £25, now only £30 and £20 with Pride London. Click here for details

LORNA LUFT
The celebrated performer, actress and recording artist comes to the National to talk about her acclaimed career – most recently playing the Wicked Witch of the West – and living with the memory of her mother, the legendary Judy Garland.

FRISKY & MANNISH'S SCHOOL OF POP
These two are the denizens of musical hilarity, the darlings of international cabaret and the very finest purveyors of twisted pop available in your price range. "White-hot" Time Out Critics' Choice "A must-see" Remote Goat "Brilliant" The Sun "Extraordinarily gifted" Fringe Report

The Queer Book Club Boutique
In the cosy basement of 23 Romilly Street is The Green Findgernail, home of the Book Club Boutique. Come down to this Special Event with Pride London Festival Fortnight.

Featuring....Oliva Spleen, Mark Walton, Dickon Edwards, Nick Field, Kate Tempest, Melania Jack and John Lee Bird.

Sister Act - The Musical
Pride London, in association with the London Gay Theatre Club, would like to offer you the opportunity to see Sister Act on Tuesday 30th June 2009. As part of an exclusive allocation you can purchase Top Price tickets, normally £60 per person plus booking fees, at the very special discounted rate of £39 and NO booking fee!

Gay Soho Walking Tours
Gay Soho Walking Tour is a perfect introduction Soho. Find out where Oscar Wilde use to drink. See Soho in all its wonderful diverse glory. The tour stops at 5 gay bars,The Edge, The Yard, Ku Bar, 79CXR and The Box and includes complimentary shots along the way.

La Cage aux Folles
As part of an exclusive allocation on Thursday 2nd July the Gay London Theatre Club and Pride London have arranged top price tickets normally £59, plus booking fee, for £39.00 per ticket without a booking fee.

Gay Icons at the National Portrait Gallery
This year the National Portrait Gallery will host Gay Icons   with works selected by Waheed Alli, Alan Hollinghurst, Elton John, Jackie Kay, Billie Jean King, Ian McKellen, Chris Smith, Ben Summerskill, Sandi Toksvig and Sarah Waters

Gay Icons explores gay social and cultural history through the unique personal insights of ten high-profile gay figures, who have selected their historical and modern icons.

Spanning the worlds of entertainment, art, music, literature, sport and politics they include artistsFrancis Bacon and David Hockney, civil rights campaigner Harvey Milk, writers Quentin Crisp, Joe Orton, Daphne Du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith and Walt Whitman, composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, musicians k.d. lang, Will Young and Village People, entertainers Ellen DeGeneres, Kenneth Williams, Lily Savage, and Nelson Mandela and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Their fascinating stories will be illustrated by sixty photographic portraits including works by Andy Warhol, Linda McCartney, Fergus Greer and Cecil Beaton.

MADONNA NUDES
The organisors of Madonna Nudes are delighted to host a special opening for Pride London on Saturday 4th July: the day of the big parade.

Donations will be made to the Pride London charity and entertainment will continue all day and night!

DETAILS: In 1979 an unknown 20 year old Madonna Ciccone posed nude for just $30 for a New York photographer. These photos famously appeared in Playboy. 30 years on the original photographs are on sale in the UK exclusively from Impure Art.

Prints are for sale from £1600 plus exclusive memorabilia, postcards and signed books.

STAND UP WITH PRIDE!
With Zoe Lyons, Craig Hill, Susan Calman, Jonathan Mayor
Blow your whistles and horns with E4 Udderbelly and a joyous night of comedy from some of the UK's best gay and lesbian comedians. Pride London patron Zoe Lyons joins the outrageous Craig Hill, Susan Calman and Jonathan Mayor for a roller coaster of campery, laughs and community spirit celebrating the Pride Weekend. Remember you don't have to be gay to have a good time so put your lippy on and come on down!

RHONA CAMERON
After her 2008 sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and her national tour, award winning comedian and critically acclaimed author Rhona Cameron is bringing her show back to London for one final night.

Expect an evening of hilarious storytelling, classic sharp wit and extremely funny observational humour, as Rhona takes the audience through the ridiculous situations of her darkly comical life and her struggle with the absurdities of modern times.

‘She has mastered the art of creating great comedy... wonderful, engaging, feel-good, laugh-out-loud funny show' - The Scotsman