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A group of music hall performers arrive at the theatre summoned by a mysterious letter. What could this mean? Have they been nominated to perform in front of a Queen, been nominated for a prestigious theatre award? Or have technology and changing tastes caught up with them at last? Join us for an evening of traditional music hall, high camp and melodrama in a theatre which, with the Rose and Crown pub next door, was once a hugely popular music hall in the late 18th and early 19th century.

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The crew of the Good Pirate are delighted to announce that thanks to funding from the Royal Borough of Greenwich we now have FREE tickets available for the Good Pirate show at Greenwich Theatre on 1st December. You can get your free tickets up until Friday 28 November after which all tickets will revert to Pay-What-You-Can. Tickets are available from…

Bijou Stories WhatsApp Channel. An arts project for the LGBTQ community. Primarily working in London, our work involves collaboration between participants and artists to create new works that showcase...

The crew of the Good Pirate are delighted to announce that thanks to funding from the Royal Borough of Greenwich we now have FREE tickets available for the Good Pirate show at Greenwich Theatre on 1st December. You can get your free tickets up until Friday 28 November after which all tickets will revert to Pay-What-You-Can. Tickets are available from…

Sing away the winter cold with more shanty sessions in Greenwich's beautiful National Maritime Museum. These informal and friendly sessions are a chance to meet new people and practice singing some simple sea shanties. You will also get the opportunity to take to the stage at Greenwich Theatre on 1 December as part of The Good Pirate You don't need any experience just enjoy the experience and sing with gusto!

Fancy joining the crew of The Good Pirate? We are running a short, informal introductory workshop at Greenwich Theatre on Monday 3rd November. The workshop will be an informal mix of movement/song and warm ups alongside a chance to meet some of the team and find out more about being a part of the show on 1st December. The production is developed and performed by participants, predominantly older LGBTQ+ people and is a chance to meet new people and have some fun. You don't need previous experience and there is no commitment needed. We look forward to meeting you! Free tickets are available from

If you missed the boat and didn't get to see the sold out performance of The Good Pirate on board the iconic Cutty Sark in September we have another opportunity for you! The crew are dropping anchor at Greenwich Theatre for a final performance on 1st December. Find out more about the show here Book your tickets via Outsavvy

Ahoy! Want to join our crew and belt out some sea shanties? We're holding four workshops where you can learn a selection of sea shanties to perform at Good Pirate Redux at Greenwich Theatre on December 1st. No experience is needed to join, and you don’t have to be a singing superstar—just bring your enthusiasm and be ready to sing your heart out!

Following the sold-out show onboard Greenwich's iconic Cutty Sark, The Good Pirate is back for a special one-off show at Greenwich Theatre. This unique show is developed and performed by members of th...

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All aboard the Cutty Sark for the first of two productions of The Good Pirate. Bijou Stories is taking to the high seas as part of their latest project, which gives a queer twist to tales of piracy and the mythology of the sea. The show, a re-imagining of a traditional variety show/cabaret, will reinterpret the pirate as an escapee from a homophobic, patriarchal society, traveling on a magical Cutty Sark to meet characters and visit lands both real and imagined.

Join this film screening event spotlighting LGBTQI+ refugee stories and inclusive, rights-based urban responses to displacement.

The Good Pirate is a project by Avant-Gardening/Bijou Stories predominantly for older LGBTQ+ members (though all ages are welcome!). Participants will collaborate with creative professionals to cre…

Join us for a session exploring some classic sea shanties and following the tradition of rewriting the lyrics. This time we will be queering the lyrics to include in our forthcoming show The Good Pira...

Bijou Stories WhatsApp Channel. An arts project for the LGBTQ community. Primarily working in London, our work involves collaboration between participants and artists to create new works that showcase...

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An evening of poetry and spoken word celebrating older members of the queer community. We are joined for the evening by special guest, Simon Maddrell who will be reading his works a finger in derek ja...

A celebration of Gay Sweatshop, a theatre company whose work played an important part in the activism of the 70s and 80s. As part of LGBTQ+ History Month we will be exploring more of their work with a...

Five amazing projects will pitch for the chance to receive £1000 of funding, and we want our audiences, collaborators, friends and neighbours to decide who wins on Wednesday 26 March.

An evening of poetry and spoken word celebrating older members of the queer community. We are joined for the evening by special guest, Simon Maddrell who will be reading his works a finger in derek ja...