CIRCA-CLUB EVENTS 2026

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


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Ink or Swim @ The Hope Theatre

Curated by award winning writer & Hope Theatre producer Anthony Orme INK OR SWIM is a brand new play reading event designed to connect new and exciting theatre creatives and develop new writing. In an ever competitive market, finding a nugget of gold early can be the difference between success and failure. Over 2 dates, selected plays will be read aloud by professional actors and receive critical feedback from you the audience. Come and see what amazing new work is being written and be the first people to get your hands on it or just come to be in a room of like minded professionals. Whatever your reason, come and play with us! Submissions are now closed. Box Office opens at 1.30pm for cash sales and collection of pre-booked tickets. The performance lasts 2 hours including interval. No re-admittance once the performance has commenced. LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. PLEASE ARRIVE IN GOOD TIME FOR THE START TIME OF 2.00PM. Refunds are not available. In extreme circumstances tickets purchased may be exchanged for another performance if adequate written notice is provided.

Tickets : £ 8 Tickets

Address : Hope & Anchor pub
The address is 207 Upper Street
Islington
N1 1R

Telephone : 0333 666 3366

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  • 02 Jun – Brent Hawkes (1950–), Canadian pastor & LGBT rights activist
  • 02 Jun – Wentworth Miller (1972–), English-born American actor & screenwriter
  • 02 Jun – Zachary Quinto (1977–), American actor
  • 02 Jun – Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher & writer
  • 03 Jun – Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), American beat poet
  • 03 Jun – Anderson Cooper (1967–), American journalist, author & television personality
  • 05 Jun – John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, CB, FBA (1883–1946), English economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory/practice of macroeconomics & the economic policies of governments
  • 05 Jun – Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), Spanish poet, playwright & theatre director
  • 05 Jun – Troye Sivan (1995–), Australian actor & singer
  • 05 Jun – Gustáv Slamečka (1959–), Czech politician
  • 05 Jun – Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1926–1990), German aristocrat & businessman
  • 06 Jun – Harvey Fierstein (1952–), American actor & playwright
  • 07 Jun – James Ivory (1928–), American film director
  • 09 Jun – Cole Porter (1891–1964), American composer & songwriter
  • 10 Jun – Maurice Sendak (1928–2012), American children's writer
  • 10 Jun – Dustin Lance Black (1974–), American screenwriter, director, producer & LGBT rights activist
  • 10 Jun – Sir Terence Rattigan CBE (1911–1977), British dramatist & screenwriter
  • 10 Jun – Terrence Higgins (1945–1982), born in Wales. The Terrence Higgins Trust was set up in his memory, as he was one of the first people to die of an AIDS-related illness in the UK.
  • 11 Jun – Mario Silva (1966–), Portuguese-Canadian legal scholar & politician
  • 12 Jun – Jim Nabors (1930–), American actor & singer
  • 13 Jun – Paul Lynde (1926–1982), American comedian & actor
  • 14 Jun – Boy George (1961–), British singer-songwriter
  • 14 Jun – Alan Carr (1976–), English comedian, broadcaster & writer
  • 14 Jun – Paul O'Grady MBE (1955–2023), English comedian, broadcaster, actor, writer & former drag queen Lily Savage
  • 15 Jun – Simon Callow CBE (1949–), English actor, director & writer
  • 15 Jun – Neil Patrick Harris (1973–), American actor, singer, director & magician
  • 16 Jun – Lou Sullivan (1951–1991), American author & trans activist
  • 16 Jun – Joe McElderry (1991–), British singer & model
  • 17 Jun – Clodovil Hernandes (1937–2009), Brazilian fashion stylist, television presenter & politician
  • 17 Jun – Steven Davies (1986–), English cricketer
  • 17 Jun – Carl Van Vechten (1880–1964), American writer & photographer
  • 20 Jun – Allan Bell (1947–), Manx politician and Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
  • 20 Jun – E. Lynn Harris (1955–2009), American author
  • 22 Jun – Jimmy Somerville (1961–), Scottish pop singer
  • 22 Jun – Sir Peter Pears CBE (1910–1986), English tenor. Composer Benjamin Britten was his personal & professional partner for nearly 40 years.
  • 23 Jun – Alan Turing (1912–1954), English mathematician & computer scientist
  • 25 Jun – Larry Kramer (1935–), American playwright, novelist & LGBT rights activist
  • 25 Jun – George Michael (1963–2016), English singer, songwriter, record producer & philanthropist
  • 26 Jun – Sean Hayes (1970–), American actor & comedian
  • 28 Jun – Sunil Babu Pant (1972–), Nepalese politician & LGBT rights activist
  • 28 Jun – Jim Kolbe (1942–), American politician, Republican congressman for Arizona (1985–2003)
  • 28 Jun – David Kopay (1942–), American football player
  • 28 Jun – John Inman (1935–2007), English actor & singer, best known for his role as Mr Humphries in Are You Being Served?
  • 30 Jun – Alan Joyce (1966–), Australian business executive & CEO of Qantas Airways

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