Hallelujah! A new queer space opens in London! Its owner tells us the nitty-gritty, and why he’s optimistic about the city’s LGBT scene
Edinburgh Fringe 2015 previews for the Guardian
Features previewing this year’s Fringe about: Penny Arcade’s new piece; a rise in trans representation; and DIY shows inspired by blockbuster movies
Is the writing on the wall for the Leake St graffiti tunnel?
There is such a thing as a place that would not be improved by the addition of shops or cafés, and the radically free, world-famous graffiti tunnel is such a place.
BFI talks on Welles’s TV work and London’s vanishing queer spaces
Some info on talks I’m giving at BFI Southbank in August 2015 about Orson Welles’s radical yet little-known TV work, and London’s vanishing queer spaces
Don’t let the RVT’s owners close it and blame the community!
The property developers who own the iconic London LGBTQ venue are trying to pin its possible closure on the campaigners fighting to save it
Black Cap keeps council protection despite owners’ efforts
Camden Council has rejected an attempt by the owners of the shuttered LGBTQ venue to overturn its protective ACV status
Black Cap’s council protection hangs in the balance
The owners of the iconic LGBTQ venue ask Camden Council to remove the community status blocking its redevelopment
Orson, mon amour
To mark the start of the two-month BFI Welles season I co-curated, here’s my Sight & Sound cover story on some of his unknown works
The vital lesson Magic Mike XXL can teach cabaret performers
The reason burlesque, drag and cabaret performers should see Channing Tatum’s new male-stripper movie. Okay, another reason.
Inside the squatted Black Cap
An exclusive report and photos from inside the shuttered iconic LGBTQ venue the Black Cap following its occupation by squatters
