Gay London Life | Dec '25 Edition - Magazine - Page 12
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Going Out
Sissies
Beauty and the
Beast: A Horny
Love Story
Take a quirky East London cocktail bar that
Christmas is a time of the year in which you can
The Ship Inn
also happens to have a massive ball pit. Add
drop all pretensions and snort- laugh at silly jokes,
This Rochester pub isn’t just one of the oldest
two of the best party-starting DJs on the queer
ridiculously named characters and bad puns —
LGBTQ+ establishments in Kent, but all of the
scene in the shape of Tete Bang (pictured)
all of which, He’s Behind You!’s new festive panto
country. Since the 1970s, this has been something
and Raul Botella. Throw in a performance from
has in abundance. This year, the story is a rework
of gay hotspot and it continues to pack in the
lol-merchants Homoparody. And what have you
of Beauty and the Beast, set in the frostbitten
punters to this day. If you’re looking for a reason
got? A Christmas party like no other, darling!
Scottish town of Lickmanochers and featuring
to visit, drag queen Lovinia Belle (pictured)will be
Yes, Sissie’s second outing looks set to be a
an inexperienced mummy’s boy called Bertie
bursting into song on the night of Saturday 29th
maximalist extravaganza of all things fun and
who falls in with a hairy aristocratic brute. Book
November, while there’s a World AIDS Day event
ridiculous, complete with confetti cannons and a
yourself a ticket and put off going to see anything
on Sunday 1st December with a free buffet, free
£250 prize giveaway on the night.
avant-garde or challenging until next year.
rapid HIV testing and a camp ol’ disco, too. There’s
Thursday 11th December, 11pm until late,
Various dates until Sunday 11th January,
also karaoke every Thursday from 9pm onwards.
Ballie Ballerson, 97–113 Curtain Road, EC2A 3BS
Charing Cross Theatre, Villiers Street,
347 High Street, ME1 1DA
Nearest Station: Shoreditch High Street
WC2N 6NL. Nearest Station: Charing Cross
Nearest Station: Rochester
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