West Side Story meets Cabaret meets Chicago in this passionate, extravaganza of 1950s Blues, Jazz, Gospel influenced musical. Read more …
Post war Chelsea, London: bohemian, broad-minded and wild. A world of its own, the habitat of artists, musicians and theatricals: Quentin Crisp, Joyce Grenfell, and Joan Collins are regular visitors. The Gateways a small private members’ club in the heart of Chelsea. Join us for a night of music, song, passion, star crossed lovers and gangster warfare. How will the glamorous Butch and Femme patrons of The Gates react to the tragic death of a beloved friend? Is this the end of their sanctuary and community, or the beginning of a brave new world?
The Gateways opened in 1945 in the basement of a shop on the Kings Road where it prospered until its closure in 1985. Whilst the setting and some of the characters in the musical did exist and live, for the purposes of this story all events, characterizations and representations are completely fictitious.
Inspired by a variety of music from the 1950s, this beautiful burlesque hymn to love, liberation and respect is one well worth hearing.
It's long, it's messy, and its narrative is often all over the place; but all the same, Glasgay! audiences are in for a treat.
Theatre company ConFAB presents The Gates, a celebration of love, theatre, community and liberation
Summerhall, Edinburgh from Wednesday October 16, 2013, until Saturday October 19, 2013.
Classic Grand, Glasgow from Wednesday October 23, 2013, until Saturday October 26, 2013. More info: http://www.classicgrand.com/
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