Queer Diary

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Comedy (lgbtq+, compilation)

  • Venue 33
    Pleasance Courtyard - Beside
  • 14:10
  • Aug 25
  • 1 hour
  • Suitability: 16+ (Guideline)
  • Country: United Kingdom - England
  • Group: Beth Watson and Josephine Shipp
  • Warnings and additional info: Due to the open mic nature of the show, this may contain: swearing and sexual language, themes of queer-phobia or bullying. Potentially triggering or upsetting themes.
  • Accessibility:
    Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 2 years

Description

LGBTQIA+ adults read aloud from their real teenage diaries, poetry, fanfic and more! After gaining a cult following in London and online, Queer Diary tours the UK for the first time. Hosted by Beth Watson, with a different line-up each time, queer crowds keep coming back for more angsty teenage diary entries, long-lost love letters, fabulous fan-fiction, terrible Tumblr posts and possibly the odd bit of cringey poetry! Audiences say: 'It's like that Mortified podcast, but all queer!', 'a joy to be part of' and 'I've been three times! It's always so affirming'.

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General venue access

  • Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
  • Accessible entry: Queue in courtyard on far right. Entrance via gentle ramp.

    • Wheelchair access type: Permanent Ramp

  • Stairs: Information not supplied

Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info

How and when to make an access booking

Our access tickets service is available to anyone who:

  • Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter
  • Requires extra assistance when at a venue
  • Has specific seating requirements
  • Is a wheelchair user
  • Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

John Handscombe 38 days ago

I was lucky enough to see this show last week in the Magical SpiegelYurt and it was brilliant!!

Our wonderful goth-lipped host, Beth Watson, created the perfect safe queer space and this is an utterly genius premise! You cannot beat queer teen diaries, poems and, frankly, shopping lists for drama, humour and cringe factor. I laughed so hard, but also felt seen. Here are my people!! And actually the atmosphere afterwards was beautiful, with everyone launching into conversation and just being blooming lovely.

As an added bonus, the readers were all people with their own Fringe shows and as a result of Queer Diaries I went to see two of the shows in question and LOVED them.

Queer and here? Then go and see this show!

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