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Thursday 17 Glasgow FREE Pour Homme, Pour Femme, Pour Queens FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 9pm–3am. Weekly night with DJ Shawn Roberts.

Friday 18

Glasgow Lip Service FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 6pm–3am. £tbc. Long-running lesbian club night. Edinburgh FREE Women’s Film Night LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7pm. The opportunity to watch and critique films. LGBT Age Theatre Night Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, 523 1100. 7.45pm. £5. Group outing to the first night of Age of Arousal at the Royal Lyceum Theatre. See Theatre section for more. Kinky Disco GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Pop, camp classics and dance hits. Bears Party Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 11pm–3am. £3. Bear night raising funds for Waverly Care. Hot Mess Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). A heady mix of disco, hi-NRG, italo and electro.

Saturday 19

Glasgow Death Disco The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. 11pm–3am. £14. Electro, house, disco and gauche party tracks. Edinburgh FREE T-Time LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 1pm–5pm. Monthly informal event for transgender people and their partners, family and friends. Circus GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Pop and dance tunes. Velvet Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 10.30pm–3am. £3 before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. Women’s night with an inclusive LGBTI policy and some kickin’ tunes. FREE Saturday Showdown CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 11pm–3am. DJ Shazza and DJ Blondie battle it out.

Sunday 20 Glasgow Weekends With a Bang! The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJ Leah takes you out with a bang.

Edinburgh FREE Sunday Skool CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 11pm–3am. Weekly 90s nostalgia-fest with DJ Shelle La Belle. Monday 21

Glasgow FREE Passionality FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 11pm–3am. A night from TLC and DJ Shawn Roberts. Edinburgh FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 5.30pm–8pm. This week’s session includes a spirituality

PREVIEW CLASSIC PLAY STAIRCASE Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 23 Feb–Sat 5 Mar

Some say the classics never go out of fashion and the Tron will be hoping that this rings true when its pared-down adaptation of Charles Dyer’s 1960s drama, Staircase, opens at the end of February. Last staged in London 45 years ago, the play follows long-term couple Charles and Harry over the course of one evening as they deal with news of an impending court case, threatening their future together.

‘It’s a brilliant play, very cleverly written,’ artistic director Andy Arnold

explains. ‘It hadn’t been performed for an incredibly long time and I’m really glad we unearthed it.’ Set in London’s East End, Staircase concentrates on the loneliness

and despair of social isolation, common themes in the playwright’s work, while still laden with taut, acerbic dialogue.

‘Dyer’s work has a similar feel to that of Harold Pinter: it’s very funny but dark and tense, and there is quite a sad twist at the end,’ Arnold says. The director performs in this latest adaptation of Staircase, alongside television and stage actor, Benny Young. A new production by Tron Stripped, Arnold was keen to work on the two-man play due to its important place in gay history.

‘It’s a piece of its time,’ he says. ‘It’s easy to forget now, but in the 1960s two men living together was quite shocking. Things were very different for gay men.’ Arnold, who was appointed artistic director at the Tron Theatre in

2008 following a long stint at the Arches Theatre, was born and raised in London. Having relocated to Glasgow two decades ago, the territory of the play and its potential Weedgie audience are all the more familiar to him. ‘I think people will always turn out for good plays, especially in

Glasgow. There’s a real appreciation here.’ Let’s hope the theatre-going droves don’t let him down. (Lauren Mayberry)

surgery (6.30pm–7.30pm). Snapshots The Phoenix, 46–48a Broughton Street, 558 8001. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). A series of short scenes written by Campbell Lauder dealing with people facing isolation for various reasons from stuttering, to being a carer, to transgender issues. Part of LGBT History Month. Tuesday 22

Edinburgh FREE Basketball Drop-in Broughton High School, 29 East Fettes Avenue, 523 1100. 6pm. A relaxed bounce about for beginner slam dunkers. The Rogue Riot Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7pm. £4. Live band night including Emma Forman and Every Silver Lining. Part of LGBT History Month Snapshots The Phoenix, 46–48a Broughton Street, 558 8001. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Mon 21.

The World Famous Regent Bar Quiz The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. 9pm. £1.50 per person. Six-round quiz. Part of LGBT History Month

Wednesday 23

Glasgow FREE Taste The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. 9pm–3am. Get into the swing with this midweek club party with DJ Steven. Edinburgh FREE Bob Cant Re-launches Radical Records Word Power Bookshop, 43 West Nicolson Street, 662 9112. 7pm. Bob Cant reads and hosts a discussion about the history of same sex relationships. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100.

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7pm. A book club for gents with a lust for reading. FREE Icebreakers The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. 7.30pm. Social evening for people who want to make new friends in LGBT company. Snapshots The Phoenix, 46–48a Broughton Street, 558 8001. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Mon 21.

Thursday 24

Glasgow Staircase Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £11 (£7). See Wed 23. Edinburgh Snapshots The Phoenix, 46–48a Broughton Street, 558 8001. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Mon 21.

Friday 25

Glasgow Lip Service FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 6pm–3am. £tbc. See Fri 18. Edinburgh FREE Film Club LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6.30pm. This fortnight is a special screening in association with the Middle Eastern Festival of Spirituality and Peace. Snapshots The Phoenix, 46–48a Broughton Street, 558 8001. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Mon 21. Kinky Disco GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. See Fri 18.

Saturday 26 Edinburgh FREE Screen Printing Workshop LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 12pm–5pm. Afternoon workshop in this fun and satisfying art. Snapshots The Phoenix, 46–48a Broughton Street, 558 8001. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Mon 21. Steven Smith The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 7.30pm. £4 on the door. Steven Smith invites you to share your songs and writing at an intimate gig. Part of LGBT History Month FREE Saturday Showdown CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 11pm–3am. See Sat 19.

Sunday 27

Glasgow Weekends With a Bang! The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. See Sun 20. Edinburgh Snapshots The Phoenix, 46–48a Broughton Street, 558 8001. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Mon 21.

Monday 28

Glasgow FREE Passionality FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. 11pm–3am. See Mon 21. Edinburgh FREE Reunion at LGBT Youth Scotland LGBT Youth Scotland, 40 Commercial Street, 6pm. Reunion for those who have been part of LGBT Youth Scotland or Stonewall Youth Project over the past 21 years.

Thursday 3

Glasgow Women Make History Workshops Launch Event Glasgow Women’s Library, 15 Berkeley Street, 248 9969. 6pm. £3 (free). Taster session for a series of learner-led workshops focusing on women’s history. 17 Feb–3 Mar 2011 THE LIST 59