The Cutlery Drawer

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thecutlerydrawer — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:34:47 +0000

www.thecutlerydrawer.org.uk no longer forwards to this WordPress site – we now exist on our own hosting! Please follow the link above to find us, and update your bookmarks

(Oh – and Political: A Gender made over £600 for Gendered Intelligence!)

Political: A Gender – 1st September

thecutlerydrawer — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:49:13 +0000

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.

£7 entrance (£5 concessions/unwaged)
BUY TICKETS HERE
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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.

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.

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.

Also headlining is award-winning film-maker and artist Jason Elvis Barker, who will be entertaining us with his sharply-observed stand-up comedy

Short sets of poetry and stand-up will continue into the night: keep an eye out for Elaine O’Neill, Noah Gibney, Hel Gurney, James Webster, Jo Johnson, and Naith Payton. Killer Queen’s DJ Ruth Pearce will also be filling the air with a wide range of trans/queer alternative tunes!

ACCESS:
The Royal Vauxhall Tavern is wheelchair-accessible and has gender-neutral toilet facilities. Seating is available. There is no designated quiet space.

Moulin Rage! The results are in…

thecutlerydrawer — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:54:17 +0000

Well, what a success for The Cutlery Drawer’s first event! We had around 70 people enjoying themselves in the Ballroom while our the performers made us laugh, think, and cry – and best of all, we took a total of £450! Factoring in expenses, that’s £385 for Rape Crisis South London, which has just this moment been paid by direct bank transfer. What a triumph! Stay tuned for information about our next event, and perhaps even a more detailed write-up of Moulin Rage itself…

Donations

thecutlerydrawer — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:20:49 +0000

If you can’t make it to Moulin Rage! but would still like to participate in our fundraising drive for RASASC, you can now donate here. Thank you!

Moulin Rage! 27th July

thecutlerydrawer — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:57:29 +0000

The Cutlery Drawer presents… MOULIN RAGE! A night of cabaret, music, and activism! All proceeds go to Rape Crisis South London.

THE DETAILS:
Wednesday 27th July 2011
The Dogstar (2nd floor – The Ballroom), 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
Open 7-11:30pm, music 7:30-11pm
£6 waged, £4 unwaged
RSVP on Facebook!

THE ACTS:
Lashings of Ginger Beer Time – radical queer feminist burlesque collective, combining musical theatre optimism with 21st-century political rage.
Bunny Morethan – feminist cabaret artist and storyteller who puts the ‘camp’ into ‘campaigning’
The Mechanisms – deliciously dramatic dieselpunk cabaret, blending traditional folk with a science-fiction edge
CN Lester – dashing pianist and singer-songwriter with a dark, low-fi style
Ruth Pearce – rocking DJ whose past sets include NUS Women’s Conference, Reclaim the Night, and her own LGBTQ rock night Killer Queen

THE CAUSE:
Rape Crisis South London (aka RASASC – Rape And Sexual Abuse Support Centre) is London’s oldest rape crisis centre – and was, until 2010, London’s only rape crisis centre. RASASC runs a free national helpline which can be reached on 0808 802 9999 as well as in-person counselling services.

ACCESS INFO:
The Dogstar Ballroom is on the second floor, and does not have step-free access. Please accept The Cutlery Drawer’s apologies for this. It is one level up, with two flights of stairs (21 steps in total) approximately 1.5m wide and a handrail going all the way up. The door is to the right of the ground floor bar.
There is one gender-neutral and wheelchair-accessible bathroom on the ground floor, on the left side of the bar: it is usually locked and opened only as required, but the venue has agreed to keep it unlocked for this event. There is a considerable amount of seating available in the Ballroom. There is no designated “quiet area” but efforts will be made on the night to make a quiet space available for those who require it.
If you have any access needs that have not been addressed, please get in touch.