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Andrew Keates

@andrewkeates.bsky.social

🎭 Theatre Director & Acting Coach. 🎭 Artistic Director of @QueerTheatreUK.bsky.social πŸŽ™ Host of The Show People Podcast πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Gay | HIV+ | Sober πŸ’Ό Represented by Berlin Associates

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Spend the evening with Sir Stephen Fry this Thursday as the Show People Podcast returns as a live show at the Two Brewers!

Only 100 seats. All profits support nurturing LGBTQ+ theatre projects.

www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/tsp...

07.06.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Russell Tovey sits at a bar. I’ve circled my photo on the wall behind him.

Russell Tovey sits at a bar. I’ve circled my photo on the wall behind him.

Me in very short shorts and a vest (what’s changed, eh?). I’d just turned 21 and my hair was particularly awesome).

Me in very short shorts and a vest (what’s changed, eh?). I’d just turned 21 and my hair was particularly awesome).

Last night’s class exploring queer writing with @queertheatreuk.bsky.social brought up a host of memories, including that time a pic of 21 year old me adorned the set of a Russell Tovey TV play (More Anger by Brian Fillis).

03.06.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Show People Podcast with Andrew Keates and Sir. Stephen Fry β€” Queer Theatre Join Andrew Keates and Sir Stephen Fry for the return of The Show People Podcast as a live show, at the Two Brewers in Clapham. A must for LGBTQ+ actors, creatives and theatre-makers, this live podcas...

Join me for an evening with Sir Stephen Fry this Thursday as the Show People Podcast returns as a live show at the Two Brewers!

Only 100 seats. All profits support nurturing LGBTQ+ theatre projects.

www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/tsp...

07.06.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queer Play Reading Club: Pronoun by Evan Placey – LGBTQ+ Theatre Event in Clapham β€” Queer Theatre Join Queer Theatre’s new monthly Play Reading Club on Tuesday 17th May at The Railway, Clapham. Read Pronoun by Evan Placey aloud, connect with LGBTQ+ theatremakers, share new queer writing, and take ...

Queer Play Reading Club returns Tues 17 June at The Railway, Clapham! This month we’re reading Pronoun by Evan Placey β€” a love story about transition, testosterone & James Dean. No auditions, just Queer stories & connection.

www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/qpr...

30.05.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Join us for the launch of our Queer Play Reading Club tomorrow evening at the Railway, Clapham! πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

🎟️ www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/qpr...

19.05.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queer Play Reading Club: Adam by Frances Poet – LGBTQ+ Theatre Event in Clapham β€” Queer Theatre Join Queer Theatre’s new monthly Play Reading Club on Tuesday 20th May at The Railway, Clapham. Read Adam by Frances Poet aloud, connect with LGBTQ+ theatremakers, share new queer writing, and take ho...

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ New initiative from Queer Theatre! The Queer Play Reading Club in partnership with Nick Hern Booms launches on Tuesday with trans play, Adam by Frances Poet. If you’re LGBTQ+ and looking to discover Queer material and theatre-makers. Join us!

www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/qpr...

18.05.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Puppetry Masterclass for LGBTQ+ Actors β€” Queer Theatre Discover the magic of puppetry and queer storytelling in this one-night-only masterclass from Queer Theatre. Open to LGBTQ+ actors of all levels, facilitated by acclaimed puppeteer Abigail Matthews an...

Don’t miss Queer Theatre’s Puppetry Masterclass with Abigail Matthews tomorrow night, exploring Queer stories and identities.

Includes professional photography and an LGBTQ+ social event after.

www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/pup...

07.05.2025 06:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queer Play Reading Club – Monthly Event in Clapham β€” Queer Theatre Monthly LGBTQ+ play reading event in Clapham. Join Queer Theatre & Nick Hern Books to read, share & discuss queer plays. Actors, writers & allies welcome.

News: Introducing the Queer Play Reading Club – A New Monthly Event from Queer Theatre in Partnership with Nick Hern Books

www.queertheatre.co.uk/news/qprclau...

06.05.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Statement: UK Supreme Court Ruling from Andrew Keates, Artistic Director of Queer Theatre.

16.04.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy #WorldTheatreDay! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

27.03.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking to join a company of queer performers? Check out all of our events, including acting classes, industry parties, social events and trips for LGBTQ+ people in the performing arts.

πŸ‘€ www.queertheatre.co.uk

23.03.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pizza & Movie Night: Cruel Intentions β€” Queer Theatre Join us on Wednesday, 19th March 2025 at The Two Brewers in Clapham for a sizzling screening of Cruel Intentions, delicious pizza, live drag cabaret, and late-night DJ. Tickets on sale nowβ€”profits sup...

πŸ•πŸŽ¬ Pizza & Cruel Intentions!

Join us tonight at The Two Brewers for our pizza & movie night for LGBTQ+ theatre-makers, showing the scandalous Cruel Intentions! Then stay for cabaret with the fabulous Mary Golds, plus DJ Amy LaQuiffa spinning tunes till 2am.

🎟️ www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/piz...

19.03.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to say I will be returning as a judge for @comedybloomers.bsky.social LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2025! Come along to the Seven Dials Club on Weds 2 April for the first heat!

🎟️ comedybloomers.com

12.03.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On 26th Feb, something magical happened at The Two Brewers. OutCast: A Showcase of Queer Actors & Writing played to a sold-out house, bursting with talent, energy & unapologetic queer storytelling.

OutCast returns 25th July. Book now or join our 2B: Acting Classes!

#queertheatre #lgbtq

09.03.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Me and Ned Wakely.

Me and Ned Wakely.

Paul, Daniel, Josh and me.

Paul, Daniel, Josh and me.

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A huge joy to work with these talented beautiful @queertheatreuk.bsky.social people on a scene from The Inheritance, Matthew Lopez’s epic play about the aftermath of the New York AIDS crisis.
I played Henry Wilcox, a gay Trump-supporting billionaire.
Photos from Outcast by Bobby Georgiev.

09.03.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Make no mistakeβ€”fascism has returned. And its address is the White House.

28.02.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Join us for OutCast: A Showcase of Queer Actors & Writing at the Two Brewers, Clapham tomorrow evening, Weds 26th February.

🎟️ www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/out...

25.02.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is going to be gorgeous! I hope to see lots of fellow LGBTQ+ theatre-makers and allies πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Visit www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/outcast-showcase-february-2025

20.02.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Outcast Showcase: Wednesday 26th February 2025 β€” Queer Theatre

One week to go until OutCast: A Showcase of Queer Actors & Writing on Weds 26th Feb! Join us as 24 actorsβ€”at all stages of their careersβ€”bring historic and brand-new LGBTQ+ scenes to life. After the showcase, stay and connect with fellow queer theatre-makers.

www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/out...

19.02.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chest and arm day βœ…

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It’s not every day I get to ride a bus which identifies as queer! Thank you UAL: University of the Arts London / Wimbledon College of Arts for inviting me on behalf of Queer Theatre to chat all about our projects with your LGBTQ+ students πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

18.02.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/2: Meanwhile, there’s a deafening silence about world leaders, governments, and groups persecuting LGBTQ+ people.

I was born in the late 1980s and have watched us move steadily closer to equality. Now, it feels like it’s all unravellingβ€”and we must be ready to stand by each other.

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1/2: Over the past few months, I’ve noticed a surge in openly homophobic and, more predominantly, transphobic comments on social mediaβ€”especially on Facebook. Disturbingly, people I know, including but not limited to other gay men, are now pushing anti-trans rhetoric to my face.

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Here’s our company for the first OutCast: A Showcase of Queer Actors & Writing!

πŸ“… Weds 26 Feb 2025 | πŸ“ Two Brewers, Clapham

A powerful night of queer voices & stories, featuring actors from Queer Theatre’s 2B: Acting Classes. Directed by Andrew Keates.

🎟️ queertheatre.co.uk

#lgbtq #queer #theatre

09.02.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After seeing the President of the United States of America try to erase our trans siblings by Executive Order and now attempting to de-platform LGBTQ+ artists and censor the work of the great Kennedy Center. I felt I should give comment.

#LGBTQ #KennedyCenter

08.02.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is going to be such a lovely day for queer theatre-makers β™₯️

08.02.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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08.02.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pizza and Movie Night for LGBTQ+ Theare-makers β€” Queer Theatre Join Queer Theatre’s Pizza & Movie Night on Thursday, 6th February 2025, at The Two Brewers, Clapham. Enjoy a screening of Moulin Rouge!, pizza, cabaret by Son Of A Tutu, and dancing with DJ Amy LaQue...

Just one day left to book for our Moulin Rouge Pizza & Movie Night for LGBTQ+ Theatre-makers.

www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/mou...

05.02.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queer Theatre: February Acting Classes, Pizza & Movie Night For LGBTQ+ Theatre-Makers, London Zoo Trip & OutCast Showcase of Queer Actors and Writing. β€” Queer Theatre Join Queer Theatre this February for our 2B Acting Classes for LGBTQ+ People, our pizza and movie night for queer creatives, a Valentine’s weekend trip to London Zoo, and the OutCast showcase of queer...

Feeling isolated as an LGBTQ+ theatre-maker? Queer Theatre has seven events this Feb! 🌈🎭

🎬 Pizza & Movie Night
🦁 Valentine’s at London Zoo
🎭 Weekly Acting Classes
🌟 OutCast Showcase Of Queer Actors & Writing – 26th Feb

Join us: queertheatre.co.uk/news/newsletterfeb2025

#queertheatre #lgbtqevents

31.01.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pizza and Movie Night for LGBTQ+ Theare-makers β€” Queer Theatre Join Queer Theatre’s Pizza & Movie Night on Thursday, 6th February 2025, at The Two Brewers, Clapham. Enjoy a screening of Moulin Rouge!, pizza, cabaret by Son Of A Tutu, and dancing with DJ Amy LaQue...

Are you an LGBTQ+ theatre-maker looking to make friends and develop your skills? Come along to our Moulin Rouge Pizza and Movie Night at the Two Brewers next week, Thurs 6th Feb.

www.queertheatre.co.uk/whats-on/mou...

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