After the shock closure of the Black Cap, a new campaign – RVT Future – launches to support the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, the UK’s oldest LGBT pub and cabaret space
The Black Cap closure: what we know so far
It’s official: Black Cap operators confirm closure of iconic LGBT pub
The Black Cap’s owner Faucet Inn confirms the pub was sold last December and has been closed without notice.
The spirit of Easter: ritual, rebellion and rising again
A review of Easter queer cabaret shows in London including David Hoyle at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, Pussy Faggot at the Glory and Virgin Xtravangazah at the Black Cap
EXCLUSIVE: Black Cap regains protective community-asset status
conic LGBT pub and cabaret venue the Black Cap has had its status as an asset of community value restored by Camden council, giving some protection against redevelopment
Five highlights from BFI Flare 2015
Festival report on BFI Flare London LGBT Film Festival 2015 including Dressed as a Girl, The New Girlfriend, Tab Hunter Confidential, 54: The Director’s Cut, Save the Tavern and Something Must Break
So what if you didn’t like Looking or the Joiners Arms? Solidarity isn’t a matter of taste
Screw your consumer preference. It’s not about whether you like pistachio. It’s about whether you want to live in a world without ice cream.
BFI Flare 2015 preview for Sight & Sound
A preview (first published in Sight & Sound) of the 2015 edition of BFI Flare London LGBT Film Festival, including I Am Michael, 54: The Director’s Cut, Dressed as a Girl and a range of archive and documentary work
Mother love: Xavier Dolan interview for Sight & Sound
An interview for Sight & Sound with Xavier Dolan, the young Quebecois director whose films are marked by domestic powerplay, exuberant aestheticism, lustful violence and his recurring obsession, mother love
Review: Sing For Your Life, the roadkill taxidermy cabaret musical
Roadkill taxidermy cabaret musical Sing For Your Life is uncanny, grotesque and sometimes charming – a rousing howl of injustice that still has its problems, including shortchanging the cabaret form
