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CIRCA-CLUB EVENTS 2026

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LGBT EVENTS LISTINGS UK MAY 2026

UK LGBTQ social, sporting, networking & business events listings available to view online by Members, Subscribers & Visitors. LGBTQ calendar & guide of What's On & Where to Go – Theatre Productions,

Exhibitions, Fundraising Events, Shows, Concerts, TV Recordings, Podcasts, Audiences With .., Pride Events +++ !! Events to keep you entertained all year around.

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In 2025 we listed 418 Events which are available to view in the Archive

MAY 2026 - 36 events (2026 - 250 events listed)

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Invisible Me @ Southwark Playhouse
When sixty is just the beginning Lynns sex life more or less expired in 1987 no memorial service, not even a sympathy card. Now she rattles around the house she...

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Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting @ National Portrait Gallery
Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting will be the UKs most comprehensive museum exhibition to focus on the artist's works on paper, including some works seen on display for the first...

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JEESUZ! @ New Diorama Theatre
Falling for Jesus is a mortal sin, but damn it feels good! In 1990s Peru, a brutal military coup ushers in a decade of dictatorship under the rule of Alberto...

01 - 09

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs) @ Pleasance Theatre
The must-see hit character comedy show from James Akka. Three Weeks The Recs One 4 Review 'Painfully funny' The Stage Sam Wilson, Class 8C, is obviously the correct choice for...

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Walking Each Other Home @ Old Red Lion Theatre
Due to a family crisis, Michael, a gay middle-aged digital nomad, returns home from Peru to visit his homophobic father, Frank. Only Frank is now suffering from early-stage dementia and...

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Please Please Me @ Kiln Theatre
Brian Epstein and The Beatles. Their rise. His fall. When Brian Epstein steps into the Cavern Club, he finds more than just a band he finds his lifes calling. Captivated...

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Alan Turing: The Age of A1 @ Bletchley Park
The Age of AI New for 2025 - Learn about the history of AI and the pioneers in this technology, including Codebreakers Alan Turing, Donald Michie and Irving Jack Good...

01 - 31

Cabaret Live At The Kit Kat Club @ Playhouse Theatre (until Sep 2026)
Winning a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical Revival, this intimate and electrifying new production of CABARET is London's hottest ticket. In a time when the world is changing...

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David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting @ Serpentine North Gallery (until August 2026)
One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney invites viewers to slow down and notice the extraordinary within the everyday in his first exhibition at Serpentine. Created...

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Kinky Boots - The Musical @ London Colliseum (until July 2026)
Fall head over heels in Spring 2026! The multi-award-winning musical KINKY BOOTS is strutting its way to London in a joyous, brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancings Johannes Radebe. The...

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01 July – Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654–1712), French military commander
01 July – Orlando Cruz (1981–), Puerto Rican professional boxer
02 July – Daniel Kowalski (1975–), Australian freestyle swimmer
02 July – Johnny Weir (1984–), American figure skater, 2008 World Bronze Medalist
02 July – Sylvia Rae Rivera (1951–2002), civil rights activist and advocate for transgender rights
04 July – Stephen Boyd (1931–1977), British actor
04 July – Steven Cojocaru (1970–), Canadian fashion critic and TV personality
05 July – Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), French poet, artist & director
05 July – Hein Vos (1903–1972), Dutch politician and economist, 1st gay member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands
06 July – Merv Griffin (1925–2007), American TV host, musician, actor & media mogul
07 July – George Cukor (1899–1983), American film director
09 July – David Hockney (1937–2026), English painter & photographer
10 July – Marcel Proust (1871–1922), French novelist
11 July – Giorgio Armani (1934–2025), Italian fashion designer
12 July – Van Cliburn (1934–2013), American pianist
14 July – Randy Boissonnault (1970–), Canadian politician
14 July – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610–1670), Italian aristocrat
15 July – David Cicilline (1961–), American Democratic congressman, Rhode Island
15 July – Olly Alexander (1990–), British singer, Years & Years
16 July – Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990), Cuban poet, novelist & playwright
16 July – Tony Kushner (1956–), American playwright & screenwriter
17 July – Charles Lapointe (1944–), Canadian business executive & politician
18 July – Elio Di Rupo (1951–), Prime Minister of Belgium
19 July – Joseph Hansen (1923–2004), American crime writer & poet
20 July – Rokas Žilinskas (1972–2017), Lithuanian journalist & politician
21 July – Rufus Wainwright (1973–), American/Canadian singer-songwriter
24 July – Gus Van Sant (1952–), American director
29 July – Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), Swedish diplomat & 2nd Secretary-General of the U.N.
29 July – Paul Taylor (1930–2018), American choreographer
30 July – Sean Patrick Maloney (1966–), American Democratic congressman, New York
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