CIRCA-CLUB EVENTS 2025

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UK LGBT EVENTS - Polari LGBT History Month Special
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Polari LGBT History Month Special

Paul Burston's 'peerless gay literary salon' returns with Clare Summerskill, Gerry Potter, Marion Husband, Beatrice Hitchman and John McCullough (winner of The Polari First Book Prize 2012). Bookstall provided by Foyles Bookshop. Kindly supported by Boyz magazine. Advance booking is strongly advised.

Tickets : £ 5 Tickets

Address : Level Five Function Room, The Royal Festival Hall
South Bank Centre, Belvedere Rd
London
SE1 8XX

Telephone : 020 7921 0823

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  • 01 Oct – Klaus Wowereit (1953–), German politician & former Governing Mayor of Berlin
  • 03 Oct – Erik Bruhn (1928–1986), Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, artistic director, actor & author
  • 03 Oct – Gore Vidal (1925–2012), American author, essayist & political activist
  • 05 Oct – John Addington Symonds (1840–1893), English poet & literary critic
  • 06 Oct – Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937), Polish composer & pianist
  • 07 Oct – Dan Savage (1964–), American sex advice columnist
  • 10 Oct – Wade MacLauchlan (1954–), Canadian politician, Premier of Prince Edward Island
  • 11 Oct – Jerome Robbins (1918–1998), American theatre producer, director & choreographer
  • 11 Oct – Matt Bomer (1977–), American actor
  • 13 Oct – Ian Thorpe (1982–), Australian freestyle swimmer, five-time Olympic Gold Medallist
  • 14 Oct – Isaac Mizrahi (1961–), American fashion designer & TV presenter
  • 14 Oct – Ben Whishaw (1980–), English actor
  • 15 Oct – Michel Foucault (1926–1984), French philosopher
  • 16 Oct – Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Irish writer, poet & aesthete
  • 17 Oct – Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (1946–), British theatrical producer & theatre owner notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals
  • 17 Oct – Montgomery Clift (1920–1966), American actor
  • 17 Oct – Mark Gatiss (1966–), English actor, screenwriter & novelist
  • 17 Oct – Ryan McGinley (1977–), American photographer
  • 18 Oct – Uzi Even (1940–), Israeli professor, former politician & 1st openly gay member of Israeli Parliament
  • 19 Oct – George Nader (1921–2002), American actor
  • 19 Oct – Robert Reed (1932–1992), American actor
  • 20 Oct – Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891), French poet
  • 21 Oct – William Dale Jennings (1917–2000), American LGBT rights activist, playwright & author
  • 21 Oct – Peter Mandelson (1953–), British Labour politician, former European Commissioner for Trade
  • 21 Oct – Andrew Scott (1976–), Irish actor
  • 22 Oct – Brian Boitano, American figure skater, 1988 Olympic Gold Medallist
  • 22 Oct – Lord Alfred Douglas (1870–1945), British poet & translator
  • 22 Oct – Marc Shaiman (1959–), American film/TV/theatre composer, lyricist & arranger
  • 24 Oct – Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), French aristocrat & Monegasque royalty
  • 24 Oct – August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796–1835), German poet
  • 25 Oct – David Furnish (1962–), Canadian filmmaker & former advertising executive married to Elton John
  • 25 Oct – Rylan Clarke-Neal (1988–), English TV & radio presenter, singer, narrator & model
  • 26 Oct – Glen Murray (1957–), Canadian politician, world's first openly gay mayor of a major city (Winnipeg, MB)
  • 28 Oct – Francis Bacon (1909–1992), Irish painter
  • 28 Oct – Frank Ocean (1987–), American singer-songwriter
  • 30 Oct – Timothy Findley (1930–2002), Canadian novelist & playwright

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