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N E T N O C PRI D E PAG E 3
SCH NA UZERFEST PAG E 7 HA M I LTO N PAG E 5
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TH I N GS TO DO I N LO N DO N 2017 PAG E 9
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BRISTOL PRIDE
2017
If every si ng le d ay was a p rid e pa rad e then I m ig ht be a l ittle mo re excited to wa ke up i n the mo rni ng. It’s perh a ps o ne of the h a p p iest d ay of the yea r. I mea n, o k sure, bi rth d ays a nd Ch ristmas’ a re g reat, but w here a l l the d rag q ueens? Bristo l p rid e turns Bristo l city centre i nto a g ia nt wa l ki ng ra i n bow. Bei ng surround ed by peo p le w h o a re tru l y, a nd una po logetica l l y bei ng themselves, rea l l y ma kes you feel l i ke you’r e pa rt of so meth i ng specia l, it’s a h uge p rivi lege to be pa rt of so meth i ng as extrao rd i na ry as p rid e..
I I n the week lead i ng up to p rid e, there a re ta l ks w h ich a nyo ne ca n attend focusi ng o n gend er eq ua l ity, p lays focusi ng o n LG BTQ+ sto ries, a p rid e co med y nig ht a nd even a p rid e d og sh ow! If you weren’t a b le to ma ke the 2017 pa rad e, Bristo l p rid e w i l l ta ke p lace o n Saturd ay 14th Ju l y 2018 so ma ke sure you g o d ow n a nd sh ow your sup po rt! Prid e pa rad es ta ke p lace a l l a round the country so if you ca n’t ma ke it to Bristo l, then be sure to see w h at’s g o i ng o n i n your city. Prid e pa rad es a re a n nua l ma rches w h ich celebrate the LG BTQ+ co m m unity,
, th at mea ns peo p le th at id entify as lesbia n, g ay, bisexua l, tra nsgend er, asexua l, q ueer, gend erq ueer a nd pa nsexua l, just to na me a few. Prid e acknow led ges the h isto ry beh i nd the LG BTQ+ co m m unity a nd a l l the events i nvo lvi ng stro ng, powerfu l peo p le a nd thei r o ng o i ng fig ht fo r our rig ht to exp ress ourselves freel y a nd a l lowed us a safe space to co me together. The pa rad es a re such a n i m po rta nt pa rt of both LG BTQ+ h isto ry a nd a n i nteg ra l pa rt of h ow the co m m unity w i l l co nti nue to th rive i n the future. With mo re a nd mo re peo p le p ro moti ng a nd ta ki ng pa rt i n p rid e, the co m m unity is big ger a nd mo re w id el y accepted th a n ever. The med ia is a lso fi na l l y catch i ng up w ith us, w ith the a mount of LG BTQ+ ch a racters seen o n TV a nd i n fi l m i ncreasi ng, a nd the num ber of q ueer acto rs p lay i ng q ueer ch a racters a lso i ncreasi ng mo re a nd mo re w h i lst send i ng out a positive a nd mo re i ncl usive message to viewers.
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PRIDE: A BRIEF HISTORY
Prid e beg a n o n June 28th, 1970 i n New Yo rk city, exactl y a yea r after the Sto newa l l riots.
Flags: Prid e sta rted to co m memo rate the o ne yea r a n niversa ry of The Sto newa l l Riots w h ich h a p pened i n New Yo rk w hen po l ice ra id ed a n i n n w h ose ma i n cl ientele was the LG BTQ+ co m m unity. The riots beg a n after p rotests towa rds the po l ice beco me vio lent. The riots were a p i n nacle mo ment i n LG BTQ+ h isto ry.
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Acco rd i ng to repo rts there were th ousa nds of peo p le at the fi rst ma rch i n New Yo rk, h owever there was no m usic o r floats as there is now as it was not a w id el y accepted co ncept.
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New Yo rk, LA a nd Bosto n a l l held p rid e ma rches i n 1970, now over 4 countries ta ke pa rt i n Prid e.
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H H O O W W S S L E L E L L T T R R O O YY UU ? R ? R Y Y SS TT OO
Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like if all of my history lessons at school had been taught by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Not only would I have actually had an interest in history, but I would have been an expert. Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda would’ve been my history teacher, so you know, that would’ve been pretty cool. If you’re unfamiliar with the name Lin-Manuel Miranda, first of all I would like to ask, where have you been? Secondly, I would like to let you know that you are so lucky to be able to discover his work for the first time and you’re probably about to spend the next 48 hours or so down a YouTube rabbit hole of his work, and I envy you for that! Please remember to stay hydrated. Miranda’s work stretches from the theatre; where he won a Tony award for his music and lyrical work on the musical, ‘In the Heights’, to the world of Disney where his work on the soundtrack for ‘Moana’ won him a Grammy for Best song written for visual media with the popular song ‘How far I’ll go’. But perhaps his most famous work comes in the form of an internationally known, award winning musical, thanks to an American founding father born way back in 1757. Hamilton. When I got told I was getting the opportunity to see Hamilton live in London, my inner theatre kid screamed. My outer nineteenyear-old self also screamed. You get told you’re going to see Hamilton live and tell me you don’t scream. If you’re a fan of Hamilton then you will definitely have listened
to the album, more than once, probably, I’m guessing, every day? And you will know all the words and you will have had to single-handedly sing all the parts of all the characters, and the ensemble, and maybe even at times, the orchestra. Did I say sing? Sorry, I meant perform. So, to sit in the audience of the live show and not sing, is a challenge. That is, for the first few lines until you hear the vocals of the cast on stage and suddenly the desire to just listen and appreciate the art happening in front of you, overrides the desire to show off your one man show of Hamilton (mostly). The story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of America is one told with great respect and passion. The musical tells the story of his life through the medium of music, starting with his immigration to America from The Caribbean without a dollar to his name, and follows him as he fights in the American revolution, becomes George Washington’s right-hand man and became the first secretary of treasury, all before his death in 1804 after a duel with vice president, Aaron Burr. The musical also shows Hamilton’s personal life and how it intertwined with his political life. From his marriage, his affair and the death of his son. There are moments that will have you crying with laughter, and there are moments where you could hear a pin drop and the audience is captivated. Hamilton is a game changer. The musical originated after LinManuel Miranda read ‘Alexander Hamilton’ by Chernow, an 800page biography of Hamilton’s life. Somehow Miranda managed to turn 800 pages and 30 years of vital American history into a two hour and 45-minute piece of art.
After an extensive search to find a British cast that matched up to the original, iconic Broadway cast, the chosen few were finally decided upon ready for the opening of the musical in 2017. The new cast did not disappoint. Giles Terera as Aaaron Burr and a sort of narrator for the story captured the audience’s hearts. Rachelle Ann Go and Rachel John as Eliza and Angelica Schuyler, along with Jamael Westman as Alexander Hamilton have the ability to make the audience laugh and cry and you hang on to their every word as they tell the story and make you feel as if you are living it with them. The two standout characters of the show was the comedic role of King George played by Michael Jibson and Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson both of whom were played by Jason Pennycooke, who had the audience laughing even after hard hitting scenes. Together with the ensemble and the orchestra, the cast produced a show like no other. Combining hip hop with the theatre has been a pinnacle moment for Broadway and The West End and it is no wonder that this musical is the one that’s everyone is talking about. Hamilton is a show that deserves all the hype it is getting. Walking out of the theatre you will immediately want to go and change the world and make the most of every moment. The songs will stay in your head for the next three weeks, which is a good thing trust me, and you will have a newfound respect for how hard the cast and crew have clearly worked to produce a show as powerful as this one.
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My advice to you is go and see Hamilton at the Victoria Palace theatre immediately. And take tissues. Lots of tissues.
SCHN It’s a wel l-know n fact th at d evoted d og ow ners wou ld wa l k the ends of the ea rth fo r thei r beloved pet, so w hen Sch nauzerfest ro l led a round fo r the fourth yea r i n a row, d og lovers jum ped at the ch a nce to ra ise mo ney a nd wa l k fo r ma n’s best friend. Sch nauzerfest is a n a n nua l fund ra isi ng event o rg a nised by d og lovers a nd sch nauzer ow ners th at ta kes p lace up a nd d ow n the country. Every yea r, h und reds of peo p le ta ke pa rt i n a co l lectio n of wa l ks w h ich po p up a l l over G reat Brita i n to ra ise mo ney a nd awa reness fo r the med ica l hel p a nd fund i ng of ca ni nes. The ma i n a i m of Sch nauzerfest is to ra ise mo ney fo r sch nauzers a nd other d og breeds to get the mo ney they need to pay fo r l ife savi ng treatments a nd o peratio ns. The mo ney ra ised is d o nated to the D ia na Bri m b leco m be Ani ma l Rescue Centre (D BA RC) i n Berksh i re w h o h ave been ca ri ng
fo r a nd reh o m i ng a ni ma ls fo r the last 50 yea rs th a n ks to ki nd d o natio ns a nd sup po rt of events such as Sch nauzerfest. M ost of the funds ra ised a re used by the D BA RC fo r l ife ch a ng i ng sig ht o peratio ns to g ive d ogs a better q ua l ity of l ife befo re jo i ni ng thei r new h o mes. M i niature sch nauzers, a Germa n breed of d og d evelo ped fro m sta nd a rd sized sch nauzers, d ate back to 1620 a nd h ave a l ways been know n to h ave p ro b lems w ith thei r sig ht, it is a very co m mo n p ro b lem a nd fund i ng to ch a rities such as the D BA RC ca n rea l l y hel p to fix th is issue a nd hel p these l ittle d ogs to l ive a fu l l a nd h a p py l ife. The fest is a lso benefiti ng ow ners by offeri ng a way to bri ng the co m m unity together a nd get peo p le out the h ouse to meet other peo p le w ith si m i la r i nterests. Th is yea r o n the 14th-15th Octo ber there were over 100 p la n ned wa l ks up a nd d ow n the country a nd the t
the turnout was better th a n ever. The Faceboo k page co n necti ng a l l the wa l ks together created a socia l sid e to the events a nd h as a l lowed ow ners to keep i n co ntact a nd d iscuss the th i ngs they lovethei r d ogs. Events fo r d ogs h ave p roven to be successfu l i n the past w ith h ig h p rofi le events such as, Dog Fest run by Noel Fitzpatrick, (otherw ise know n as the supervet) attracti ng th ousa nds of visito rs each yea r, so there was no d ou bt th at th is o ne wou ld l ive up to expectatio ns. Peo p le just love d ogs w h at ca n I say. Th is yea r saw a h uge turnout of both d ogs a nd peo p le a l l co m i ng together fo r ch a rity. H avi ng so ma ny d ogs run ni ng a round the p lace is w h at so me m ig ht d escri be si m p l y as the d rea m. After a l l w h at’s mo re b l issfu l th a n the p resence of a d og? Wel l, 500 d ogs of course! Th at’s h ow ma ny d ogs turned out a l l over the country
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fo r th is yea r’s Sch nauzerfest, w ith the h ig hest num ber sh ow i ng up i n Ba rry Isla nd. Over 300 sch nauzers jo i ned together i n the welsh tow n to wa l k fo r thei r fel low friends i n need. Closer to h o me, both Pl y mouth a nd Exeter held wa l ks to sup po rt the cause a nd bri ng together loca l d og lovers. H avi ng so ma ny d ogs so close to h o me a nd not g o i ng to wa l k w ith them wou ld be pure i nsa nity, so of course the o n l y log ica l th i ng to d o the d ay the wa l k ca me to Exeter was to, wel l, wa l k. The Exeter wa l k too k p lace o n the 15th Octo ber. The g roup met at Haven Ba n ks a nd fi nished at the Dou b le locks pu b. The wa l k was a h uge success w ith over 20 sch nauzers p l us a few other breeds ta ki ng adva ntage of the ch a nce to meet up w ith l i ke-m i nd ed peo p le a nd enjoy the g reat outd oo rs. Try i ng to get 20 d ogs to sta nd together ca l m l y fo r a p h oto sh ou ld be a
ch a rity event i n itself, yet the d og lovi ng lead ers of the wa l k (recog nisa b le by the brig ht o ra nge h ood ies advertisi ng the event) so meh ow ma naged to get a p h oto th at sh ows the positive atmosp here of the d ay. The event was a fun d ay out fo r a l l a nd a h uge success, bri ng i ng together a ra nge of peo p le of d ifferent ages, a l l fro m d ifferent wa l ks of l ife- ma ki ng fo r a d ay th at the o rg a nisers sh ou ld be p roud of. With th is yea r bei ng such a success, it is h o ped th at the g ra nd tota l ra ised fo r the D BA RC out d oes a ny other yea r, a nd w ith the raffle a lo ne ra isi ng £3810, it’s loo ki ng up fo r the sch nauzer co m m unity. Each yea r mo re a nd mo re peo p le get i nvo lved w ith the event a nd it is g row i ng big ger a l l the ti me. So me a reas p rovid ed ma rket sta l ls w h ich so ld d og treats a nd g ifts to ra ise th at extra bit of mo ney to bri ng the tota l up as m uch as possi b le.
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There a re ma ny ways to get i nvo lved i n Sch nauzerfest a nd ra ise mo ney fo r a g ood cause. Remem ber it’s not just sch nauzers th at need hel p. W h atever breed is close to your hea rt w i l l mo re th a n l i kel y h ave a n event run ni ng at so me po i nt th roug h out the yea r so be sure to keep a loo kout. Visit the Sch nauzerfest website fo r mo re d eta i ls a nd d o n’t fo rget to d o nate!
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Notti ng h i l l a nd Po rta bel lo Road ma rket
Notti ng h i l l a nd Po rto bel lo road ma rket h as so me of the best a ntiq ues, tri n kets a nd souveni rs i n Lo nd o n. Th is wo rld-famous ma rket beg a n i n the 1800’s a nd offers everyth i ng fro m fruit a nd veg to clothes to p recious a ntiq ues. The ma rket runs o n Frid ay’s a nd Saturd ay’s a nd h as a sma l ler ma rket fro m M o nd ay to Th ursd ay. M a ke sure you g o a nd get yourself a ba rg a i n w h i lst sup po rti ng sma l ler busi nesses.
LONDON
H yd e Pa rk
You cou ld spend the w h o le d ay i n H yd e Pa rk a nd not spend a si ng le pen ny! Of course, you cou ld a l ways g ra b a p icnic a nd ma ke a d ay out of It. Th is scenic pa rk is o pen 365 d ays a yea r a nd is mad e up of 350 acres of beautifu l la nd to g ive you a peacefu l brea k fro m the busi ness a nd stresses of the city.
Ca md en tow n
Ca md en tow n a nd ma rket is l i ke no other p lace i n Lo nd o n. Its po pu la r ma rket h as everyth i ng you cou ld possi b l y need a nd offers so m uch food th at you’l l be spo i lt fo r ch o ice. There a re a l ways ra nd o m events h a p peni ng i n Ca md en, w hether it be a co med y sh ow, a yog a brunch o r a food tasti ng event, there rea l l y is so meth i ng fo r everyo ne.
Go to the to p of the O2!
D id you know you ca n get to the to p of the O2 now?? See the best views of Lo nd o n fro m the to p of the O2, th is is g reat as a g ift o r just as a fun d ay out. If you ca n brave the heig hts then th is o nce i n a l ife ti me experience is a g reat id ea!
Sl id e d ow n The O rbit
The O rbit was the foca l po i nt of the O l y m p ic pa rk back i n 2012 a nd it l ives o n to bri ng joy to the peo p le of the U K. The best bit a bout bei ng a b le to visit The O rbit is th at there is now a sl id e attached to the outsid e of the structure! Yep, th at’s a w h o le 178m wo rth of fun, ma ki ng it the lo ngest tun nel sl id e i n the wo rld. W h at a re you wa iti ng fo r?
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Wo men a re lead i ng the way i n H o l l y wood a nd i n the co med y i nd ustry but it h asn’t a l ways been l i ke th at a nd the fig ht fo r gend er eq ua l ity h as been o ne th at h as g o ne o n fo r a very lo ng ti me. We ta ke a loo k at h ow woo men a re bei ng treated d ifferentl y a nd w h y we need to sto p recog nisi ng men a nd wo men as d ifferent d esp ite them d o i ng the sa me jo b.
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WOMEN in Wo men a re fun ny,
gets asked the ma le eq uiva lent of th is q uestio n. “W h at’s it l i ke to be a ma n i n co med y?”
mea ns th at wo men a re a l lowed to be scruti nised fo r th i ngs l i ke the outI know! Ca n you bel ieve? It’s majo r fit they ch oose to wea r o n stage o r news, w h o knew? Wo men i n co med y, thei r ch o ice of la ng uage. Fo r exa m p le, w h at a co ncept, h u h? We m ust of Th is q uestio n gets broug ht up i n d uri ng co med ia n a nd actress, Jen ny course, specify th at they a re ‘w o men’ a l most every i nterview w ith fema le Slate’s d ebut a p pea ra nce o n the lo ng i n co med y to esta b l ish the d ifference co med ia ns, it’s the unfo rtunate eq uiv- run ni ng America n sketch sh ow, Saturbetween ma le a nd fema le co med ia ns, a lent to the i nfa mous red-ca rpet d ay N ig ht Live, she accid entl y d ro p ped w h ich is…um… q uestio n th at actresses a l ways get h it the ‘F bo m b’, th is caused massive co nw ith o n the red ca rpet, ‘w h o a re you troversy as SN L is a l ive, fa m i l y sh ow. So, o n further i nvestig atio n it wou ld wea ri ng?’ o r ‘g ive us a tw i rl’. She then p roceed ed to get fi red fro m a p pea r th at ma le a nd fema le co med ithe sh ow d uri ng the sa me seaso n a ns d o the exact sa me th i ng, so w h y These gend er specific q uestio ns pose w ith out so m uch as a n exp la natio n. a re they bei ng treated so d ifferentl y? a p ro b lem to wo men i n p rofessio na l H owever, i n 2018 America n acto r, Sa m i nd ustries as they ta ke away fro m Rockwel l mad e a g uest a p pea ra nce o n The age-o ld q uestio n fo r wo men i n thei r ta lents a nd i nstead focus o n the sh ow a nd a lso m ista ken l y d ro p ped co med y th at seems to be the centre the fact th at they a re perh a ps not the ‘F bo m b’ d uri ng a sketch, exactl y as po i nt of every i nterview, “W h at’s it l i ke co nsid ered eq ua l to the men i n thei r Slate d id o n l y a few yea rs p reviousl y. to be a wo ma n i n co med y?” never h ave ch osen i nd ustries. H is mess up was met w ith a rticles I watched a n i nterview w here a ma le excited at co med ia n The p ro b lem w ith ma le a nd fema le co med ia ns getti ng treated d ifferentl y h ow ‘c ute’ a nd ‘fun ny’ h is reactio n was;
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n COMEDY a very d ifferent reactio n to th at of Slate’s m ista ke.
a l l the ti me. Lesl ie M a n n as the d oti ng w ife to the ma n-ch i ld ma le lead, Jud y G reer w h o h as beco me know n as the The ro les of wo men i n co med y best friend fo r over twenty yea rs to stretches further th a n just the stage her fema le co-sta rs, Zooey Desch a nel a nd h as effected la rge a reas of fi l m p layed a q ui rky ma i n ro le i n her a nd TV, causi ng a wave of co med ic sitco m a nd now a l l her ro les seem actresses bei ng ty pecast a nd created to h ave a si m i la r q ui rki ness, Sofia a surge of o ne-d i mensio na l ch a racters. Verg a ra as the ‘fiery Lati no’, a nd Rebel Fo r exa m p le, you’d be fo rg iven fo r not Wi lso n w h ose ch a racter is co nsta ntl y know i ng the d ifference between a l l d efi ned by her weig ht a nd bod y ty pe. of Jen nifer Anisto n’s ch a racters, it W here men i n H o l l y wood get to h ave a p pea rs the ma le p rod ucers of H o ld eeper sto ry l i nes w ith mo re th a n o ne l y wood ca n’t fi nd a ro le fo r her th at ch a racter tra it, it seems wo men a ren’t stretches too fa r away fro m Rachel getti ng th at l uxury a nd a re h avi ng to G reen. fig ht h a rd er to get the rep resentatio n they d eserve. Perh a ps she wou ld excel i n p lay i ng a d ra matic, d eep ch a racter g iven the H owever, a l l is not lost! Wo men a re ch a nce. The l ist of o ne d i mensio na l ta ki ng back co ntro l, w ith co nversatio ns fema le ch a racters i n fi l m rig ht now is ta ki ng over a bout o ne th at gets lo nger
the lack of fema le d i recto rs a nd p rod ucers, wo men a re push i ng fo r ch a nge. Men a re a lso not a ble to get away w ith th i ngs they wou ld h ave i n the past, w ith the #MeToo movement tackl i ng sexua l h a rassment i n H o ll y wood a nd strivi ng to hel p wo men i n every i nd ustry, a l l over the wo rld, to fig ht fo r w h at’s rig ht. As these ch a nges a re bei ng mad e it is h o ped th at men a nd wo men i n H o l l y wood, i n co med y a nd i n a l l other i nd ustries w i l l g a i n back co ntro l, w ith eq ua l pay a nd eq ua l o p po rtunities. H o pefu l l y o ne d ay men a nd wo men i n co med y a nd H o l l y wood ca n be d escri bed as peo p le i n co med y a nd peo p le i n H o l l y wood rather th a n the co nsta nt sepa ratio n of the gend ers a nd d ifferences i n o p po rtunity.
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