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Polari turns 15
Next month, Polari will be 15 years old! Yes, it'll be a whopping 15 years since we hosted our first ever event upstairs at the Green Carnation bar…
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Polari Prize latest
On Saturday, we announced the shortlist for this year's inaugural Polari Prize for Children's and YA books. The list was revealed at a family-friendly event at The Book…
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Polari Prize update!
It’s a week today until we announce this year’s Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize shortlists at Polari on Sea at The Printworks in Hastings. The shortlist…
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Coming up in Sep
We have 3 exciting events coming up in September! Kicking off on Sep 1 it’s Polari On Sea in Hastings, featuring poets Sophia Blackwell and Alice Denny and…
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Polari Peckham and on Sea
Coming up in April we have two special Polari events. https://youtu.be/FywbSY1U-D4?si=qPW_BUw27xTJyPLk The first is on Wednesday April 20 at gay gastro pub John The Unicorn in Peckham, where…
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Polari Prize 2022
Polari announces new prize for children’s and YA books and new home at the British Library The Polari literary salon – host to the UK’s only book prizes…
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How about a bevvy?
Polari literary salon and Polari pale ale. It's a match made in… Peckham! Polari at John The Unicorn - Wed April 20 with Barbara Brownskirt and Andreena Leeanne.
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And I’ll drink all the time
“And I’ll drink all the time” David Bowie - Heroes A year ago today, I woke with a hangover and that awful, sinking feeling that I’d behaved badly…
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TWIST IN MY SOBRIETY
Like many people, I’ve really missed live performance – both as a spectator and as a producer / performer. Last month, Polari returned to Heaven. It was our…
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POLARI PODCAST
As well as hosting events online and sharing excerpts via our YouTube channel, we also have a Polari Podcast, co-hosted and produced by Sophia Blackwell. The latest podcast…
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POLARI PRESENTS DIANA SOUHAMI
In our latest video, the celebrated historian and Polari favourite Diana Souhami reads from her acclaimed new book, No Modernism Without Lesbians. https://youtu.be/sLvVQwlxnS8
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BACKSTAGE PASSES
Backstage Passes is the title of Angie Bowie’s score-settling memoir of her life with David. It’s also the title of our latest video, which takes us behind the…
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POLARI ON TOUR
New video documenting Polari’s UK tours from 2014 to the present day. https://youtu.be/SHBEt7AKAbw
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POLARI - ONLY WOMAN
A tribute to the many talented women writers and performers who've helped make Polari such a success. Including Sophia Blackwell, Stella Duffy, Nikita Gill, Joelle Taylor and Paula…
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Butch
The brilliant Joelle Taylor was on Radio 4 yesterday with her programme about butch lesbian identity. This was partly recorded at Polari in Heaven in February. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j8qr
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Polari Prize Hall of Fame - 1
The Polari First Book Prize turns TEN this year. That’s a lot of submissions - and a fair number of Prize winners. Last year we added a second…
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Polari - Only Fans
We all know Polari can be a little… frisky. So our latest YouTube video is “Only Fans” - though being generous of heart, we’ve made it a free…
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Polari - The Story So Far
New film on YouTube, charting Polari's journey from Soho to the Southbank Centre and beyond! Featuring Paula Varjack (pictured) Adele Anderson, Paul Bailey, Neil Bartlett, Dustin Lance Black…
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