Political: A Gender

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The Cutlery Drawer presents... Political: A Gender! Join us for a night to remember as we celebrate gender-transgressive voices and the powerful people behind them. Cabaret, comedy, music, poetry - it's all here, and every penny of profit goes to gender-diversity advocates Gendered Intelligence.

Open 7pm-2am, the show begins at 8 with the first of our short poetry sets! Sensational queer poetry will be sprinkled throughout the rest of the night: featured poets include Chroma editor Sophie Mayer and the legendary Roz Kaveney.

At 8:30, radical queer cabaret collective Lashings of Ginger Beer Time bring us their brain-titillating mix of corsets, show-tunes, and political rage; sensational stand-up Sally Outen joins them with a set covering everything from dinosaur impressions to the lighter side of genital surgery.

At 10:30, the dashing pianist and singer-songwriter CN Lester treats us to their unique combination of low-fi smoky sensuality and pure angelic vocals, including music from upcoming album Ashes.

At 11:30, award-winning film-maker and artist Jason Elvis Barker entertains us with his sharply-observed stand-up comedy.

Short sets of poetry and stand-up will continue into the night, along with DJing from Killer Queen's Ruth Pearce!