Big Gay Cabaret
The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Friday 8th August 2025
Big Gay Cabaret is back on after a sell out Our Pride show last year - A Queer Performance Cabaret Extravaganza!
Big Gay Cabaret offers a platform for theatre lovers and makers to come together and celebrate local performance art that’s big, queer and full of lovely craic.
(18+)
Sister Shack's Our Pride presents Rhian Jade and Big Gay Cabaret cast for a sketch night celebrating comedy, queerness, neurodiversity, disability, ethnic and racial diversity - we are all about providing space for queer expression and affirmation!
With some of the best local Queer performers, theatre makers and comedians - this big gay cabaret will be bursting with big Queer talent! With burlesque, belly laughs and boisterous energy, Rhian Jade theatre is honored to bring a show that celebrates intersectionality and equity, with Pay What You Can tickets and high quality performances from an all Queer cast - and a community focus - you can expect everything from drag to theatre sketches to stand up comedy to have you whooping, cheering and chuckling the night away.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Rhian Jade Theatre is very proud to present Big Gay Cabaret as a celebration of all things LGBTQIA+ Creative Expression. As an experienced Theatre Maker and Director, delivering 9 successful and diverse Sketch Slap shows, Directing for National Theatre’s Connections and producing then performing in the FLINTA* Geet Northern Show, Rhian is so excited to bring back their biggest queer celebration EVER. With an all queer cast, and all queer joy comedy material at the wonderful local venue, The Cumberland Arms for the wonderful Our Pride, Big Gay Cabaret will be an absolute HOOT.
CAST
Harrison Rowley - Lynn and Meena Al-Nawrasy in HOW TO LOOK GOOD GAY
Amy Langdown does QUEER POETRY
Rhian Jade does FRUIT FOR THOUGHT
Lydia Kavanagh does GAY ICON
Alex Redman does STAND UP COMEDY
Veggie Stripper does DRAG
The Hellpoet does SPOOKY POETRY
Sean Barnham does STAND UP COMEDY
- All perform in the finale KUNT'S KITCHEN -
SOCIALS
@Geetnortherntheatre
@sister.shack
REVIEWS
‘It was a great night, full of proper laughs and I didn’t know what was coming next, I just knew it was going to be brilliant’ - Audience member, SKETCH SLAP, BIG GAY CABARET, July 2024
‘I was wondering for a long time where the safe, fun, most queer place in Newcastle was and it’s here tonight’ - Audience member, SKETCH SLAP, BIG GAY CABARET, July 2024
Big Gay Cabaret offers a platform for theatre lovers and makers to come together and celebrate local performance art that’s big, queer and full of lovely craic.
(18+)
Sister Shack's Our Pride presents Rhian Jade and Big Gay Cabaret cast for a sketch night celebrating comedy, queerness, neurodiversity, disability, ethnic and racial diversity - we are all about providing space for queer expression and affirmation!
With some of the best local Queer performers, theatre makers and comedians - this big gay cabaret will be bursting with big Queer talent! With burlesque, belly laughs and boisterous energy, Rhian Jade theatre is honored to bring a show that celebrates intersectionality and equity, with Pay What You Can tickets and high quality performances from an all Queer cast - and a community focus - you can expect everything from drag to theatre sketches to stand up comedy to have you whooping, cheering and chuckling the night away.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Rhian Jade Theatre is very proud to present Big Gay Cabaret as a celebration of all things LGBTQIA+ Creative Expression. As an experienced Theatre Maker and Director, delivering 9 successful and diverse Sketch Slap shows, Directing for National Theatre’s Connections and producing then performing in the FLINTA* Geet Northern Show, Rhian is so excited to bring back their biggest queer celebration EVER. With an all queer cast, and all queer joy comedy material at the wonderful local venue, The Cumberland Arms for the wonderful Our Pride, Big Gay Cabaret will be an absolute HOOT.
CAST
Harrison Rowley - Lynn and Meena Al-Nawrasy in HOW TO LOOK GOOD GAY
Amy Langdown does QUEER POETRY
Rhian Jade does FRUIT FOR THOUGHT
Lydia Kavanagh does GAY ICON
Alex Redman does STAND UP COMEDY
Veggie Stripper does DRAG
The Hellpoet does SPOOKY POETRY
Sean Barnham does STAND UP COMEDY
- All perform in the finale KUNT'S KITCHEN -
SOCIALS
@Geetnortherntheatre
@sister.shack
REVIEWS
‘It was a great night, full of proper laughs and I didn’t know what was coming next, I just knew it was going to be brilliant’ - Audience member, SKETCH SLAP, BIG GAY CABARET, July 2024
‘I was wondering for a long time where the safe, fun, most queer place in Newcastle was and it’s here tonight’ - Audience member, SKETCH SLAP, BIG GAY CABARET, July 2024
