Benefit gig to honour Conrad ‘Connie’ Guest

Conrad ‘Connie’ Guest , who passed away in May, was a much-loved figure within the city’s LGBTQ+ community, volunteering with the Birmingham AIDS Trust in the late ’80s and early ’90s, and being responsible for the booking, organising and managing of the Cabaret Tent at Birmingham Pride.

This year the cabaret stage at Birmingham Pride was renamed the Conrad Guest Cabaret Stage. Coming up this month – in honour of Conrad – Marty Smith, Lawrence Barton and David Nash are organising a benefit gig at the Village Inn, Birmingham on Sunday, November 28 from 4-5pm. The benefit gig will be raising money for the charity Marie Curie and it will feature a line-up of great cabaret acts to be revealed soon.