Come join us at our Circa-Club monthly events including Drinks Parties & Art Exhibitions. Social Events for 200+ gay professional men and their friends in central London. Complimentary Glass of Wine on arrival. Click for more details
Gain a Queer Perspective on our Collection with resident artist Sadie Lee and her special guest Ursula Martinez as they discuss portraits which have a personal resonance. Ursula Martinez is a London based writer, performer and cult cabaret diva. She fuses theatrical concepts, personal experience and popular forms to create innovative challenging, experimental theatre that is highly entertaining and reflective of our contemporary, post-modern world. She is an original cast member of the contemporary circus/cabaret phenomena La Clique / La Soire. She is also an associate artist with iconoclastic performance provocateurs Duckie, with whom she created the smash-hit Olivier Award winning show Cest Duckie! As a director, Ursula Martinez co-directed award winning Office Party with collaborator, and previous Queer Perspectives guest, Christopher Green, and recently directed Lucy McCormick in her smash-hit, sell-out show Triple Threat. Despite her accolades Ursula Martinez is probably most well-known for pulling hankies out of intimate places
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Address : National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place
London
WC2H 0HE
Telephone : 020 7306 0055
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- 01 Nov – Tim Cook (1960–), American business executive, CEO of Apple Inc
- 01 Nov – Tom Waddell (1937–1987), American decathlete & physician, founder of the Gay Games
- 02 Nov – Luchino Visconti (1906–1976), Italian director
- 02 Nov – Darren Young (1979–), American professional wrestler
- 03 Nov – Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571), Italian sculptor
- 04 Nov – Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), American photographer
- 06 Nov – Michael Cunningham (1952–), American novelist
- 06 Nov – Torben Lund (1950–), Danish politician
- 06 Nov – Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896–1980), German aristocrat
- 08 Nov – Charles Demuth (1883–1935), American painter
- 12 Nov – Roland Barthes (1915–1980), French literary theorist & philosopher
- 14 Nov – Russell Tovey (1981- ), Englishactor, author, playwright & screenwriter
- 14 Nov – Adolf Brand (1874–1945), German gay rights advocate
- 14 Nov – Aaron Copland (1900–1990), American composer, writer & conductor
- 14 Nov – Stefano Gabbana (1962–), Italian fashion designer – Dolce & Gabbana
- 14 Nov – Tomoya Hosoda (1991–), Japanese politician
- 15 Nov – François Ozon (1967–), French film director & screenwriter
- 16 Nov – Glenn Burke (1952–1995), American Major League Baseball player
- 17 Nov - Rock Hudson (1925–1985), American actor
- 17 Nov – RuPaul (1960–), American drag queen, TV personality, singer, actor, author & model
- 18 Nov – Christian Sirian (1985–), American fashion designer
- 19 Nov – Calvin Klein (1942- ), American fashion designer with a range of perfumes, watches & jewellery
- 19 Nov – Clifton Webb (1889–1966), American actor, dancer & singer
- 19 Nov – Timothy Conigrave (1959–1994), Australian actor, writer & activist
- 20 Nov – Noel Mewton-Wood (1922–1953), Australian-born concert pianist
- 21 Nov – Laurier LaPierre (1929–2012), Canadian Senator, professor, broadcaster, journalist & author
- 22 Nov – Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), English composer, conductor & pianist
- 22 Nov – André Gide (1869–1951), French writer
- 23 Nov – Robin Roberts (1960–), American TV broadcaster
- 25 Nov – Bruno Tonioli (1955- ), Italian choreographer, ballroom/Latin dancer & tv personality.
- 25 Nov – Rosa von Praunheim (1942–), German film director & gay rights activist
- 26 Nov – John Amaechi (1970–), English retired basketball player
- 27 Nov – Antinous (111-130), Lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian
- 27 Nov – Jani Toivola (1977), Finnish politician, actor & dancer
- 28 Nov – Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687), Italian-born French composer
- 28 Nov - John Galliano CBE RI (1960- ), British-Gibraltarian fashion designer. Head designer of Givenchy, Christian Dior, John Galliano, currently creative director of Maison Margiela
- 29 Nov – Simon Amstell (1979- ), British comedian, tv presenter, screenwriter, director, actor
- 29 Nov – Public Universal Friend (1752-1819), American preacher