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TIMES:8PM - 1AM (SHOW 8.30PM) ADVANCE: £13 PAY ON THE DOOR: £15 (BOOKING IN ADVANCE ADVISED - THIS WILL SELL OUT!) ------------------------------- Direct from Brooklyn’s most notorious venue, BLUNDERLAND is an acid trip down the rabbit hole for a QUEER AF VARIETY SHOW unlike any other! This hedonistic party of underground excess features the finest acts in international circus, cabaret, and burlesque, tinged with an unmistakable glow of club kid euphoria and arthouse weird. Coming hot off 3 years of sell out shows at New York’s House of Yes (ranked 2nd in Time Out’s 2018 “50 best things to do in the world right now”), we’re bringing BGWMC a raw, X-rated, but extremely glam show for those in the know ahead of our Summer debut at Underbelly Festival Southbank. Take your seat with a cocktail and let us entertain you. Expect absurdist drag clowns, North America’s best pole dancer, an extreme and intimate act that has to be seen to be believed, and a post-show surprise guest DJ to round out the night until close! (You didn’t need to go to work Friday anyway, right?) Abandon your inhibitions and dress like it’s pay day - you never know where the night might take you - and when you might be invited to join the action should you dare!! Performing on Thursday ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * ADV TICKETS ONLY GUARANTEE ENTRY UNTIL MIDNIGHT ------------------------------- |
BLUNDERLAND VARIETY SHOW |
VARIETY SHOW AND CLUBNIGHT! TIMES:9PM - 2AM (SHOW 9.30PM) ADVANCE: £13 PAY ON THE DOOR: £15 (BOOKING IN ADVANCE ADVISED - THIS WILL SELL OUT!) ------------------------------- NOT CONTENT WITH JUST ONE NIGHT OF FUN... the BLUNDERLAND crew is turning things up a few degrees with a full blown FRIDAY NIGHT glammed up variety show packed full of queer cabaret icons and dripping with eleganza. A crazed troupe of sexy Dada clowns? Check. America’s best pole dancer? Oh yes. An act so shocking (but weirdly sweet) we can’t legally describe it here? WE GOT THAT TOO! After the show, the party doesn’t end - dance your tits off till the wee hours with a *super secret* celebrity guest DJ, show off your glitter in our photobooth, and get wet bobbing for dildos, all while getting down with our insane cast of international misfits. Performing on Friday Bourgeois and Maurice (Musical Satirists) Abandon your inhibitions and DRESS FOR EXCESS - we want to see your wildest lewks and there WILL be prizes. Keep an eye out as we announce the line up! ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * ADV TICKETS ONLY GUARANTEE ENTRY UNTIL MIDNIGHT ------------------------------- |
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IN ROOM 1: PARTY LIKE IT'S YOUR B'DAY TIMES: 8.30PM UNTIL 2AM ADVANCE: 1ST WAVE £6 // 2ND WAVE £7 PAY ON THE DOOR: £7 BEFORE 10PM // £8 AFTER 10PM // *FREE ENTRY* IF UR B'DAY (EMAIL US WITH PROOF) ------------------------------- CELEBRATING? GET IN TOUCH FOR CHEAPLIST SIGNUP! (for u and your mates) Email: info@workersplaytime.net with 'Party like it's your B'day APRIL' in the subject! ------------------------------- Just imagine all your fave childhood b'day parties, terrible outfits, stupid games, sausages on sticks, all your fave guilty pleasures + 90s smash hitz.... Join the conga line for a tasteless, tacky celebration ARRIVE EARLY DOORS FOR.... STUPID PARTY GAMES! Mum's been to Iceland and laid on a spread! Get your mitts on some treats from the... DJ SAFARI PHIL DRESS UP TO MESS UP! WEAR YOUR WORST! ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * ADV TICKETS ONLY GUARANTEE ENTRY UNTIL MIDNIGHT * THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN ROOM 1 ------------------------------- |
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DO 4 LOVE TIMES: 9PM UNTIL 2AM ADVANCE: £7.50 PAY ON THE DOOR: £10 ------------------------------- The sound of Hackney is changing. The institutions, clubs and scenes are being silenced. Do 4 Love is a party from the people who have shaped the sound of Hackney. Join us for our third installment of dancing and celebration, showcasing the generations who have laid the foundations of the soundtrack to our city. We’re not here to mourn or moan, we are here to vote with our feet, to preserve our musical heritage, to resist the cultural change the only way we know how. Hackney will not be closed. ROB BAILEY DJ, promoter and curator Rob is one of the original founders of The New Untouchables, for the last 22 years the collective has been a major driving force in London’s underground Mod & Sixties music scene. Amongst the club nights, events, festivals, book and record releases and film screenings, The New Untouchables have created a radical alternative to London’s usual nightlife. The night ‘Mousetrap’ has been running unfalteringly for the last 28 years in it’s Finsbury Park home to an ever loyal crowd, whilst annual festival Le Beat Bespoke brings together music heads from around the world. Bailey’s nights are cited as inspiration to much of East London’s early 2000 musicians, with bands like the Horrors immersing themselves in the garage rock and psychedelia music played out. DJ JACKO Jacko is one of the original breed of DJs, growing up in the 60s and listening to pirate radio, his love of soul music started at an early age. As a teenager Jacko had begun to notice pubs turfing out local bands and asking for DJ’s instead, so he built his own equipment, speakers and DJ consoles and began playing out Soul music across London. Soon he held residencies at Louise’s (one of the early LGBT bars in Soho) and Legends (Bond Street), and ran the music at Boy George’s boat parties. Jacko was also famed for playing his signature soulful sounds at some of London’s first squat parties in Angel’s Post Office & Chelsea Town Hall. Now semi-retired from DJing Jacko spends his time selling records and regularly attends Northern Soul dances. JACK GADSDEN At 19 Jack Gadsden is the freshest face on the Northern Soul scene. Developing a passion for soul from an early age he has spent his teenage years burrowing deep into record collecting, combing communities and fairs for Northern Soul, racing R&B and deep heavy soul. Gadsden has just launched his first event 'We’ve Got Soul' at the Bank of Friendship in Islington and is a regular face at 100 Club, Crawdaddy and of course The New Untouchables. ELDICA RECORDS A cornerstone of the community, 18 years ago Eldica Records opened on Bradbury Street by Annie Joachim Joseph and her husband Andy Westbury. Andy - once a member of 90’s hip-hop rave outfit 2-Mad - handpicks the records. Annie’s grandmother Eldica Joachim (the shops namesake) was an influential name amongst the West Indian expatriates and music scene of 1950s London. An Aladdin’s cave of familiar sounds you’ve never heard before, Eldica provides vinyl selections of sounds from around the world to the DJs and collectors of Hackney. As the area has transformed around it, Eldica has resisted, standing strong through plans to demolish Bradbury Street to aid Crossrail in 2016. Representing Eldica Records will be Jack Foster, curator and creator of Do 4 Love and record seller at Eldica. Alongside Do 4 Love Jack also runs Mechanix, a party born out of a mechanics garage in North East London. ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN ROOM 2 ------------------------------- |
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TIMES: 8PM UNTIL 1AM (SHOW STARTS 8.30PM) ADVANCE: EARLY BIRD £8 | ADV £10 PAY ON THE DOOR: £10 (BOOKING ADVISED) ------------------------------- Comedy, cabaret + clubbing collide as Hooray assaults your senses with a madcap assortment of live acts, Lols and lunacy! It's kitsch as heck and quirky as feck! THIS TIME: Featuring.... PI THE MIME More info coming very soon via fax from Head Office. Not been before? Here's what our audience say... ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * ADV TICKETS ONLY GUARANTEE ENTRY UNTIL MIDNIGHT * THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN ROOM 1 ------------------------------- |
HOORAY CABARET: WERK |
GIRLPOWER TIMES: 9PM UNTIL 2AM ADVANCE: 1ST WAVE £4|2ND WAVE £5| 3RD WAVE £7 PAY ON THE DOOR: £8 ------------------------------- Who run the world? Girls, obviously. Girl Power returns to Bethnal Green for our 1st party of 2019, join us for a night of DJs, Drag Queens & Glitter! The best female & LGBTQ line ups playing tracks from the queens of R’n’B, Pop, and Hip-Hop. From 90’s babes to present day divas, Girl Power brings you a night full of Bey, Ri, Tay, Jen, Nicki, Xtina and the rest of music’s leading ladies. (Maybe some Biebs and Craig too). Assemble your squad and come ready to SLAY. DJs: TO BE ANNOUNCED! Queens: TO BE ANNOUNCED! The ultimate GNO, but for EVERYONE - 100% good vibes and killer moves. Girl Power Happy Hour from 9pm-10pm with 3 house spirit & mixers for only £10! Free Entry if it's your birthday the month of the event. So MAY babies get in touch! All you need to do to claim is to send a photo of your ID to girlpowerlondon@gmail.com ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * ADV TICKETS ONLY GUARANTEE ENTRY UNTIL MIDNIGHT * THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN ROOM 1 ------------------------------- |
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KARAOKE FRIDAYZ TIMES: 8PM UNTIL 1AM FREE ENTRY ------------------------------- The working week is done! Shrug it off, grab that FRIDAY FEELING and get ready to BELT IT OUT! ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * THIS EVENT TAKERS PLACE IN THE BASEMENT PUB ------------------------------- |
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TIMES: 9PM UNTIL 2AM (SHOW STARTS 9.30PM) ADVANCE: 1ST WAVE £8 | 2ND WAVE £10 PAY ON THE DOOR: £12 ------------------------------- London's notorious hot-mess cabaret-cum-club night(very loosely) inspired Mariah Carey returns with their signature blend of in-Your-Face Drag, Circus and Burlesque!!
LINE UP TO BE ANNOUNCED! DJs LOVE'N'GOLD spin DIVA anthems and guilty pleasures ALL NIGHT LONG The weather is cold, but inside it's nice and sticky!
"Top parties in London" - Vogue ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * ADV TICKETS ONLY GUARANTEE ENTRY UNTIL MIDNIGHT ------------------------------- |
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TIMES: 8PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT PAY ON THE DOOR: £7 / £4 CONCESSIONS PAY ON THE DOOR ------------------------------- Klinker Club is a place where all you can expect is the unexpected... Anything and Everything goes! Starting in 1982, the club was the first to bring the wildest dreams and extremes of the '80s fringe to London. Over the years it has helped build the reputations of many performers and continues to grow, with a sister club in New York and the latest offshoot, Klinker Ipswich. PERFORMING THIS MONTH: Quartet Giles Leaman and Ian McLachlan ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM ------------------------------- |
KLINKER CLUB |
30 YEARS OF XNTHONY TIMES: 7.30PM - 1AM (SHOW STARTS 8PM) ADVANCE: £8 PAY ON THE DOOR: TBC ------------------------------- XNTHONY’s turning 30 and he’s going to Edinburgh Fringe. In August 2019 I’m bringing my hit show ‘CONFIRMATION’ to Pleasance, one of the top venues in Edinburgh Fringe. ‘CONFIRMATION’ explores rural life and queerness, all set to the backdrop of banging beats and sweeping choral arrangements! To raise money for the tour I have brought together a troupe of my favourite performers, comedians and drag queens for a night of CRAIC! Together we're celebrating... 30 years of Xnthony. 30 years of Xs and Os. 30 years of making art. 30 years of causing a ruckus. UGHMAZING GUEST ACTS: Together we’re asking you to support the arts and grab a ticket to this wild cabaret party cornucopia extravaganza! For £8 your ticket will get you a delicious selection of performances and time to dance at the disco until the late hours of the night at BGWMC. If you can't afford that you can always pay what you can! There’ll even be an insanely camp, massive, high stakes raffle replete with my usual witty rapport, singing and some fantastical surprises. ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN ROOM 1 * TICKETS TO THIS EVENT DO NOT GAIN YOU ENTRY TO ANY OTHER EVENT IN THE VENUE ------------------------------- |
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GREEN MILK COMEDY NIGHT: THE BIRTHDAY TIMES: 7PM / SHOW START 8PM ADVANCE: £10 ------------------------------- Green Milk Comedy is back at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club with another smorgasbord of comedies finest. We put weirdos on stage for various amounts of time and expect them to make you laugh. We're 90% successful. THIS TIME: Green Milk are celebrating everyone’s birthday on the 9th of May, ‘cos, well, why should our birthday be the same day every year? Hosted by our very own Robin Jon Hill, our super star line up of comics is here to celebrate your coming into the world. FIN TAYLOR A master provocateur treading the threadbare lines of political correctness with a searing spotlight on modern sense. “The most discussed, and critically lauded comedian of recent Edinburgh Fringes.” ★★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN HARRY HILL The man himself. Big shirt collar. Thick rimmed specs. All the silly, stupid, surreal thoughts that circle his dome spilled out on stage. LUCY PEARMAN Loopy lunacy from the incumbent queen of absurdism. "Lucy Pearman is oxymoronic in that she is a niche for everyone. Her bizarre character comedy is one of the most unique acts at the Fringe." ★★★★★ Broadway Baby CAM SPENCE The 2018 Funny Women Award Winner, this is subversive character comedy from one of the scene’s fastest rising surrealists. FRANCIS BOULLE That’s right. Mr. Quirky-Charm, Made In Chelsea himself is coming just for YOUR birthday. Do you have any idea how many other parties he's ditching for this? We’re going to celebrate deep into the night. There might be games. There might be presents. There might be cake. ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM * THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN ROOM 2 * TICKETS TO THIS EVENT DO NOT GAIN YOU ENTRY TO ANY OTHER EVENT IN THE VENUE ------------------------------- |
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WIMP TIMES: TBA PAY ON THE DOOR: TBA TICKET LINK COMING SOON ------------------------------- DETAILS COMING SOON ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM ------------------------------- |
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TIMES: 9PM UTNIL 2AM ADVANCE: £7.99 PAY ON THE DOOR: £10 ------------------------------- Spanish and British queer cultures collide in a KITCHSY, CRAZY, COLOURFUL CLUBNIGHT! Fresh from a wild anniversary party, the Spanish darlings that have been rocking many European cities with glitter, acrylic hair, and im-pop-ssible Spanish tunes since 2005, are back with a highly anticipated first-ever Eurovision party. Say ya-ya-yay!!! On Saturday, May 11th -just one week ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest- we welcome everyone to join us and celebrate the power of MUSIC. Music speaks no evil, builds no barriers. Music's true spirit is one of togetherness, love, respect, and diversity. And well... do we really need an excuse to play you Abba and 'oh ah just a little bit' of Eurocamp? errrm NO. Room 1: From Azúcar Moreno to Barei via Massiel, Rosa and maybe even Sergio Dalma. Of course, having always been a Europarty, we will also pay tribute to Euroclassics in the shape of Conchitas, Danas, Elenis, Ginas, Nettas and beyond! Room 2: R & She taking over the fab downstairs room with residents Neil Prince and Marcos Brito at the controls. You'll twerk and werk like its 1999 to their winning formula of female fronted R'n'B and hip hop. DRESS CODE Here are some ideas for the lazy ones: do you have a bunch of friends to dress up with? then you can be Abba, Mocedades, Bucks Fizz... have a mate/partner in crime? then go for the duets i.e. Baccara, Azúcar Moreno or Olivia Newton-John and Cliffy Richards look. Flying solo? bet you can pull out a Conchita beard or go all euphoric throwing Loreen shapes! BUT if all this is too daunting, fly your flag, get your pride out and just be fab!!!! ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM ------------------------------- |
LADY OLE: Eurofiestón |
TIMES: 7PM (SCREENING 7.30PM) PRICE: FREE (RSVP NECCESSARY) -------------------------------
At a time when queer spaces in London and elsewhere are increasingly under threat from gentrification, Trojan Horse / Rainbow Flag is a programme of films, videos and moving image works by LGTBQI+ artists exploring the historical significance, present urgency and future possibilities of queer spaces as sites of political resistance, community and desire. Curated by artist and filmmaker Ian Giles, the programme is jointly presented by videoclub and Gasworks at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club. Departing from Giles’ newly commissioned film about the closure of the Joiners Arms in Hackney Road, the programme features moving image works by artists and peers including Prem Sahib, Charlotte Prodger, Patrick Staff and Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings. Following the film screening, there will be an informal conversation about queer spaces with local leaders and LGTBQ+ activists co-chaired by writer and curator Paul Clinton in discussion with Nadine Artois and Bernice Mulenga (Pxssy Palace). The programme features a newly-commissioned text by Paul Clinton. This text will be distributed at the screening alongside a transcript from Giles’ film about the closure of the Joiner Arms pub. Throughout 2019, different iterations of the programme will tour to Brighton, Manchester and Newcastle. The programme is generously supported by Arts Council England. Programme: Prem Sahib, Chariots Slide Show, 2019, duration variable MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTS AND FILMS HERE ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM ------------------------------- |
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TIMES: 8PM UNTIL 1AM (SHOW STARTS 8.30PM) ADVANCE: EARLY BIRDS £10 | ADV £12 10% STUDENT DISCOUNT: ENTER 'STUDENT10' AT CHECKOUT* PAY ON THE DOOR: £15 ------------------------------- Welcome to The Double R Club an evening of mystery & nightmares inspired by the films of David Lynch Think the finger-clicking jazz ambience of cult TV show Twin Peaks, Your aberrant host Benjamin Louche introduces THE underground cult cabaret phenomenon.
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TIMES: 8PM UNTIL 2AM(SHOW STARTS 8.30PM) ADVANCE: £7 PAY ON THE DOOR: £10 ------------------------------- Wassssuuuupppp!!! BOYZ are BACK, by popular demand, at BGWMC bringing you another Drag King Show and Club Nite! Let’s party like it’s 2004! 5ive of the BOYZ - inc. DJ Trevor - are bringing you sweet, sweet tunes and moves from our misspent youth! Come live your B(w)estlife in the Backstreet[s] (Boys) of Bethnal Green! We love to Bust(Ed) out the nineties/noughties classics. So get in the zone.... The Boyzone. ‘Cos I’m just a teenage dirtbag baby’ (Wheatus 2000) Are you? AFTER THE SHOW WE PARTY: Superstar DJing - Bear Winds Her - from 10:30pm until 2am so you can dance, dance, dance the nite away! OMG… we have guest performances from: Chiyo: The Prinx of Provocation Georgeous Michael Georgeous Michael celebrates camp masculinity & joyful dissent. Reveling in the political reclamation of 'getting-up-to-no-good', Georgeous Michael is a self-identified Dyke-Prince-cum-Fag-King questioning homonormative narratives of the 'good gay'. Inspired by the life & performance of George Michael, their/his work explores the camp-under-erasure in heterosexual phantasies of 80s & 90s pop stardom. Mr Wesley Dykes Mr Wesley Dykes... your favourite rapper, your favourite RnB singer, your friendly neighbourhood fxckboi. He's everything you want without any of the consequences.
AND MORE SURPRISES ON THE NIGHT! What a banging line-up of king-pin pin-ups! In case you missed our last Boyz Nite Out, here's the word on the street: 'It’s beautifully observed and extremely funny' - theprickle.org 'The two hours absolutely flew by, and the audience were roaring with laughter throughout, as well as screaming with applause. While the Drag Queen world is now mainstream, the Drag King world is bubbling forth some very exciting stuff. These brothers are doing it for themselves, and we couldn’t be happier.' - theprickle.org ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM ------------------------------- |
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TIMES: 7PM UNTIL 2AM ADVANCE:EARLY BIRDS £6(SOLD OUT)|ADV 1ST WAVE £7 |ADV 2ND WAVE £8| ADV 3RD WAVE £9 PAY ON THE DOOR: £10 BEFORE 10PM / £11 AFTER 10PM ------------------------------- We're going conti-mental, as €UROVISION F€V€R takes over 2 floors or BGWMC! The notorious.... €URO DISCO RETURNS in a blaze of glory and glitter! GET READY TO GO CONTI...MENTAL! FROM 7PM - FROM 8PM - 2 HUGE SCREENS! Snooze worthy moment will be avoided as we play some... CRING€-TASTIC GAM€S!!! THE GLITTER HEAT! bringin' you Camp-tastic Abba grooves and killer dance moves! MAMMA MIA! DON'T FRET! Wanna concentrate and watch without interuptions!? Then head on down to the QUI€T ZON€! We'll be showing the goods in 2 other rooms, across multiple screens! OH YAS!
This is a truly JOYOUS annual gathering and €V€RYON€’S WELCOM€! ------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: * BAGS LARGER THAN A4 (HANDBAG SIZE) *MUST* BE CHECKED INTO THE CLOAKROOM ------------------------------- |
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