Celebrated Cabaret And Immersive Theatre Practitioners Join Forces To Reawaken The Caravan Club
Decadent diva Lili La Scala, Dusty Limits trailblazer of the New Cabaret, multi-award winning performer Christopher Green, and Tricity Vogue one of London's VIQ (Very Important Queer) performers will headline on select evenings as part of Queer City, a unique collaboration between the National Trust and The National Archives. Stellar performances from these acclaimed cabaret artists and more will take place in the recreated Caravan Club - 'London's most bohemian rendezvous', a queer friendly members club that was raided and closed by police in 1934.
The incredible programme has been curated in conjunction with immersive theatre practitioners O'Neill/Ross (production and design of Secret Cinema 2008-13, Surrealist Taxi and curators of InTRANSIT) and acclaimed actor, singer and host Ralph Bogard (brainchild of The Prince Charles Cinema's cult LGBTQ+ Unicorn Nights). The programme has been designed, using archival material, to re-imagine what might have happened at the illicit club.
Evening openings will see a strictly limited number of ticket holders enjoy club 'membership'. From Thursday to Sunday each week, and on selected Tuesdays, Freud Café-Bar will take visitors back to 1930s bohemia with a bespoke cocktail menu complete with drinks drawn from clubs of the era. Learn ballroom dancing, have a sing-a-long or watch a range of incredible performances from go-go boys on fire to fabulous female imposters.
The Caravan, 'the most unconventional spot in town', existed at a time when being openly gay frequently led to prosecution and imprisonment. This project, and its engaging evening events, seeks to tell the important story of many similar clandestine LGBTQ+ spaces in and around Soho. For the National Trust and The National Archives the project forms part of a wider programme that commemorates 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.
Decadent diva Lili La Scala, Dusty Limits trailblazer of the New Cabaret, multi-award winning performer Christopher Green, and Tricity Vogue one of London's VIQ (Very Important Queer) performers will headline on select evenings as part of Queer City, a unique collaboration between the National Trust and The National Archives. Stellar performances from these acclaimed cabaret artists and more will take place in the recreated Caravan Club - 'London's most bohemian rendezvous', a queer friendly members club that was raided and closed by police in 1934.
The incredible programme has been curated in conjunction with immersive theatre practitioners O'Neill/Ross (production and design of Secret Cinema 2008-13, Surrealist Taxi and curators of InTRANSIT) and acclaimed actor, singer and host Ralph Bogard (brainchild of The Prince Charles Cinema's cult LGBTQ+ Unicorn Nights). The programme has been designed, using archival material, to re-imagine what might have happened at the illicit club.
Evening openings will see a strictly limited number of ticket holders enjoy club 'membership'. From Thursday to Sunday each week, and on selected Tuesdays, Freud Café-Bar will take visitors back to 1930s bohemia with a bespoke cocktail menu complete with drinks drawn from clubs of the era. Learn ballroom dancing, have a sing-a-long or watch a range of incredible performances from go-go boys on fire to fabulous female imposters.
The Caravan, 'the most unconventional spot in town', existed at a time when being openly gay frequently led to prosecution and imprisonment. This project, and its engaging evening events, seeks to tell the important story of many similar clandestine LGBTQ+ spaces in and around Soho. For the National Trust and The National Archives the project forms part of a wider programme that commemorates 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.
Tours/events can be booked at: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/queer-city-london.
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