A wide range of shows at this year’s Fringe engaged with trans experience, gender and drag performance in varying ways with varying results
Edinburgh Fringe 2015 round-up part one: politics and place
Reviews of six shows that deal with challenging changes to urban space including Penny Arcade, Jonny Woo, Dandy Darkly, the Creative Martyrs, K’Rd Strip and E15
Check out these pics from the first ever RVT Sports Day in 1982
The Royal Vauxhall Tavern charity event – home of the drag relay and handbag throw – dates back more than 30 years. See where it all began…
“Take your positions for the 50m mince…” Timberlina on the joy of RVT Sports Day
The annual “uncompetitive competition” is the most vital symbol of the RVT’s longstanding community ties
How to get five stars for a cabaret show
Here are five questions to ask about a cabaret show. If they all get a ‘yes’, the show gets five stars.
Open letter from Black Cap campaigners to owners: let’s talk
#WeAreTheBlackCap offers to work with iconic LGBTQ pub’s freeholders to resolve deadlock over shuttered venue
Top tips for the last week of the Edinburgh Fringe 2015
As the George & Dragon closes, the BFI revives the queer past
Do you care about queer culture and identity? Thoughts on the closure of yet another venue and a night of incredible archive footage
10 sort-of-cabaret shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2015
They aren’t in the Cabaret section of the Fringe programme, but these titles should interest those who like a walk on the wild side or eye contact between performer and audience
24 cabaret shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2015
Two dozen shows to look out for from across the Cabaret section of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe programme
