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QUEER DIARY

PRESENTED BY BETH WATSON & JOSEPHINE SHIPP
The night where LGBTQ+ adults read aloud from their REAL teenage diaries, poetry, fanfiction and more!

A handful of brave queer folk take to the mic to re-tell tales from their formative years in the name of nostalgia, solidarity, celebration.

Join us for an evening of earnest journal entries, long-lost love letters, fabulous fan-fiction stories, terrible Tumblr posts, and possibly the odd bit of cringey poetry…

At Queer Diary the goths, the punks, the emos, the nerds, the glee-clubbers (and maybe a few populars?) come together as grown-ups, to share our younger selves’ innermost thoughts. We can’t promise to reunite you with your first crush, but we do aim to reignite that rush of adrenaline you got when they first noticed you.

Got something from your teens to share?

Queer Diary is an open-mic event, where you’ll be very welcome to get up and share ANYTHING you wrote in your youth!
Sign up to share on the mic: bit.ly/queerdiary

Audiences say:

“It’s like that ‘Mortified’ podcast – but all queer!” “Very welcoming to all identities.”“It’ll prove you weren’t as weird as you thought you were – or that we’re all as weird as each other.”“A joy to be a part of.”

“If a Queer Diary event was scheduled on the Moon, the most anti-capitalist queers would be befriending Bezos in hopes of securing a rocket ride.” – DIVA Magazine

Supported by Arts Council England.

16 JUN
7PM
£6

QUEER DIARY

PRESENTED BY BETH WATSON & JOSEPHINE SHIPP
The night where LGBTQ+ adults read aloud from their REAL teenage diaries, poetry, fanfiction and more!

A handful of brave queer folk take to the mic to re-tell tales from their formative years in the name of nostalgia, solidarity, celebration.

Join us for an evening of earnest journal entries, long-lost love letters, fabulous fan-fiction stories, terrible Tumblr posts, and possibly the odd bit of cringey poetry…

At Queer Diary the goths, the punks, the emos, the nerds, the glee-clubbers (and maybe a few populars?) come together as grown-ups, to share our younger selves’ innermost thoughts. We can’t promise to reunite you with your first crush, but we do aim to reignite that rush of adrenaline you got when they first noticed you.

Got something from your teens to share?

Queer Diary is an open-mic event, where you’ll be very welcome to get up and share ANYTHING you wrote in your youth!
Sign up to share on the mic: bit.ly/queerdiary

Audiences say:

“It’s like that ‘Mortified’ podcast – but all queer!” “Very welcoming to all identities.”“It’ll prove you weren’t as weird as you thought you were – or that we’re all as weird as each other.”“A joy to be a part of.”

“If a Queer Diary event was scheduled on the Moon, the most anti-capitalist queers would be befriending Bezos in hopes of securing a rocket ride.” – DIVA Magazine

Supported by Arts Council England.

16 JUN
7PM
£6

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Concessions

Concessions apply to students, under-18s, over-60s and more. For more info on our concession policy click here→

Accessibility

All performance spaces and facilities are fully wheelchair-accessible. For more info please contact Box Office on 0207 498 4699.

Ticket Collection

We operate a paperless box office system. You will be emailed a receipt once you have booked in advance. There is no need to print this off, just state your name at the box office on arrival.

Café Bar

Serving a menu of hot drinks, craft beers, wine and seasonal cocktails before and after every show and a full home-made food menu including freshly baked pastries, delicious cakes and savoury light bites from Friday – Sunday.

Content Warnings

Open Mic night, may contain adult–content, and potentially harmful themes around growing up queer (e.g. internalised homophobia, bullying).

Find out more here.

Age Recommendation

18+

Duration

2hr30m

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