DANCE MYTH + DEREK ZANETTI

Basingstoke Music Initiative presents:  Dance Myth + Derek Zanetti Dance Myth (Dan Smith from the band: Listener) + Derek Zanetti (from the band: The Homeless Gospel Choir) come together in Basingstoke for a truly unique night of music, fused with spoken word, spanning from hip-hop, to folk and shoegaze. Dance Myth For Dan art &…

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Hasbian

A photo of Beth (a white person with dark hair in a high ponytail, wearing pink dungarees and a lilac tie-dyed t-shirt). Beth is against a pink backdrop, opening a blue diary with a scandalised expression - one eyebrow raised, mouth open in shocked amusement. Surrounding Beth’s head are doodles of yellow hearts, red stars & cut-out photos including: a Brighton bus, a bottle of cheap vodka, red Doc Marten boots, young Lindsay Lohan & Ashton Kutcher in heart-shaped frames, the back of pop duo Tatu holding hands in the rain in school uniform.

Hasbian is new comedy about coming out as a teenage lesbian, only to discover boys are also appealing. How did Beth go from a childhood dreaming of The Wizard of Oz, to cringey Cruel Intentions-obsessed adolescence? From proudly identifying as a teenage lesbian, to discovering that boys are also appealing? Beth’s real teenage diary is…

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Queer Diary – Open Mic Night 🌈

QUEER DIARY is an open-mic night taking place in our Cafe/bar space and open to audiences to enjoy and/ or also participate in! Would YOU read your Teenage Diary to a live audience? Queer Diary is the night where queers share REAL teenage diaries, plus long-lost love-letters, fabulous fan-fiction, terrible tumblr posts, and the odd…

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Look After Your Knees

Look After Your Knees is a new solo performance by Natalie Bellingham that celebrates the messy business of being human, sprinkled with joy and ridiculousness. In a blend of comedy, storytelling and movement, Natalie takes a personal journey through the pain and beauty of growing older, connecting and unravelling, holding on and letting go. It’s…

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Glass Closet – Community Cabaret night

Glass Closet is a new, queer-focused cabaret that features a lineup of amateur performers local to Basingstoke. Glass Closet is all about showcasing the vibrancy of our town’s LGBTQ+ community, with the ambition to make performing more accessible for all, in this night of silly, sexy fun. Our inaugural cabaret night on Friday 10th October…

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7Artists+ Summer Exhibition

7Artists+ Summer Art Exhibition as part of Hampshire Open Studios 7Artists+ return to Proteus Creation Space this August with nineteen local artists & designer makers to create a vibrant & eclectic exhibition of artworks for the Hampshire Open Studios 2025 studios trail. This is a Free exhibition for all, with no prior booking required. 7Artists+ are…

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Lets Go Camping!

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Our new immersive Summer show for families: LET’S GO CAMPING! is running until this Sunday 3rd August. Pack up your sleeping bag, your torch and your welly boots, and follow Pip and her Dad to the ‘GREAT OUTDOORS’, for a hilarious, theatrical and interactive camping adventure…just don’t forget the tent pegs! A brand-new show for…

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