An evening celebrating comedy writer Jonathan Harvey whose work includes Gimme Gimme Gimme and Beautiful Thing.
Jonathan Harvey is one of our top comedy voices, having written for stage, screen and novels he is best known for the outrageous BBC sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme starring Kathy Burke and the seminal play turned British queer cinema classic Beautiful Thing.
Join us for an evening celebrating Jonathan's work talking about his career and showing some of his favourites, including a screening of Beautiful Thing.
This event is part of our Queer As Jokes strand celebrating funny queer people and the things that make our community laugh from classic sitcoms to new comedy films.
Check out the rest of the season at the festival if you want some lightness in these dark times.
Tickets:
£10 General Admission
£5 Low / Unwaged
£0 Community Ticket (a small amount of tickets made available for those in the LGBTQ+ community who want to attend but cannot afford to pay for a ticket)
+ Booking fee
Booking fee donated by ticket partner Skiddle to Manchester Pride Charity.
Profits from SCENE ticket sales donated to Manchester Pride Charity which supports, empowers and enriches LGBTQ+ community groups.
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Director: Hettie Macdonald
Writer: Jonathan Harvey
Talent: Glen Berry, Linda Henry, Scott Neal
Country of Origin:
Language: UK
Release Year: 1996
Content warning: contains sexual themes, swearing, adult and offensive language (specifically racist, homophobic and weight bias-related language), violence and drug use
Age rating: 18+
Accessibility: For venue accessibility information, visit New Century Hall
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