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Beauty and the Beast panto keeps the yuletide very gay indeed this festive season – review

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If you weren’t already aware that He’s Behind You! make queer, adults-only pantomime, the subtitle for this year’s show, Beauty and the Beast, is ‘A Horny Love Story’ – which would probably give the game away. Set in the (sadly) fictional Scottish town of Lickmanochers, which of course neighbours Suckmacoch, it is a loose retelling of the classic tale, which many will be familiar with from the 1991 Disney movie. Of course, there’s a fair amount of artistic licence in this adaptation, written by Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper. We’re…

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A Christmas Carol returns with a hearty dose of festive cheer at The Old Vic Theatre – review

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We’ll start with the same caveat we did last year: we’ve already seen this production of A Christmas Carol and we already know we like it. This is the ninth time that Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale has played at The Old Vic Theatre – we’ve not seen it every year (this is our fifth time) but it doesn’t really change much year on year. That’s absolutely fine by us, however – it’s a charming production sure to delight children and adults alike. If it ain’t broke,…

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13 films that will provide you with all the festive queer this Christmas

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Yuletide? Yeah, let’s make it gay! WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS Although Christmas is camp as tits, holiday films have been surprisingly slow to embrace queerness. No more! In recent years, the yuletide has been delightfully queerified, with networks and streaming services putting LGBTQIA+ stories front and center in Mariah Carey’s annual holiday season — from Netflix’s Single All The Way to Lifetime’s The Holiday Sitter and Hulu’s Happiest Season, the latter making history as the first gay Christmas film released by a major studio. If you’re tired of watching Will…

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Happy Holi-gays! (too early?) It’s clear the queers win Christmas. Here’s why…

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GAY TIMES teams up with Tesco to bring the festive ‘queer’ in their inaugural That’s What Makes It Christmas Talent Show. WORDS BY JORDAN ROBLEDO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TESCO Winter has officially settled in. The leaves have dropped, the daylight has disappeared by late afternoon, and we’re all suddenly experts in layering as we brave the cold for a quick dash to Big Tesco. But as the temperatures dip, something else rises: the spirit of the holidays. From overly-glittered Xmas sweaters to festive markets, stocking fillers and relentless Christmas playlists, this…

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Bros star Billy Eichner to star in a new Christmas film for Amazon

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Billy Eichner has secured his next project, and it’s going to be a Christmas film. According to a report from Page Six, the Bros star co-wrote the upcoming project with playwright and Sister Act screenwriter Paul Rudnick. While the untitled film, which was sold to Amazon, is in its early stages, Eichner shared a few details with the news outlet about what fans can expect. “It’s about a mother-son duo from New York City who go up to spend Christmas with my character’s creepy brother in a charming small town…

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Carlos Acosta’s Nutcracker in Havana is an original take on the festive classic – review

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It’s nearly Christmas, which means a whole host of festive shows have opened all over London, and earlier this week we made our way to the Southbank Centre to catch the touring production of Carlos Acosta’s Nutcracker in Havana (it will be playing at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking and then the Milton Keynes Theatre in January). Last year we caught the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club rendition of The Nutcracker at the Southbank Centre; this year’s version is decidedly different, with a Cuban influence – the musical score has…

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London Gay Men’s Chorus bring festive concert Christmas Bop to the Southbank Centre

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With the festive season rapidly approaching we’ve been looking out for some fun things to do to get us into the spirit of it all, and it looks like the London Gay Men’s Chorus have a camp-as-Christmas treat in store which might be just the ticket. On 6th and 7th December they’ll be performing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre with their retro themed concert Christmas Bop. It’s time to dust off your diamanté dancing shoes and join the Chorus for a toe-tapping trip back to the…

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John Simm stars as Scrooge as festive favourite A Christmas Carol returns to the Old Vic – review

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We should probably mention right away that we’ve already seen this show and we already like it – so it will probably not come as a surprise to find out that we enjoyed our night with A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic theatre. Jack Thorne’s production (based, of course, on Charles Dickens’ classic novel of the same name) has played every festive season since 2017, with a well-known actor taking the lead as one of Dickens’ most infamous creations, Scrooge. This year we have John Simm (Life on Mars)…

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Barn Rules: from the club to the farm, horsegiirL’s vision has neigh limits

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GAY TIMES catches up with the equine it girl and cult DJ-musician breeding a new generation of party-goers who want their beats harder, faster and stronger Words by Megan Wallace Photography by Szymon Stepnia Fashion by Teresa Gross Art Direction by Jack Rowe & Georgia Taunton Creative Direction by Umar Sarwar Hair by Soh Kogasaka Nails by Camilla Inge Volber Creative and Art Assistant Anisa Cleaver Photography Assistant Isabel Spantzel Bradley Unless you live in a rural barn – or, worse, don’t have TikTok – you’ll know horsegiirL (also known…

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The best LGBTQ+ Christmas books to get you in the festive spirit

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Fill your TBR pile with queer festive cheer WORDS BY NIAMH O’TOOLE HEADER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER Christmas is near and that can mean only one thing – there isn’t long left to curl up with a festive book, and for me, nothing is better to get me in the holiday spirit. Whether you’re looking for a light-hearted romcom, a bit of poetry, short stories, or a murder mystery, these LGBTQIA+ books are all best read wrapped in a cosy blanket, with a mug of hot chocolate and some Christmas…

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