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The Queer Cabaret features a diverse lineup of singers, dancers, actors and drag artists, each bringing their unique flair to the stage. From show-stopping numbers to heartwarming stories, this cabaret promises to be a celebration of love, acceptance, and the vibrant spirit of the LGBTQ+ community.

Whether you're a longtime supporter or new to the scene, come ready to laugh, cheer, and maybe even shed a tear as we honor the rich tapestry of talent within our community. Don’t miss out on this spectacular evening at The Sofia—where every performance is a celebration of pride.

A sign of the times was that Cabaret was also burdened with the dreaded X rating by the British Board of Film Classification, which meant nobody under 17 was allowed to see the clip in the UK. When re-rating the film as a 15, 40 years later, the BBFC said it contained "strong sex references, violence and drug references". As a result of the initial rating, it was not a commercial hit in Britain but was adored by Bafta, where it picked up seven awards from 11 nominations. A burgeoning moral outcry in Britain about sex and violence in cinema perhaps best explains the severity of the rating. Assess the level of explicitness in Cabaret to another X-rated motion picture of 1972 – Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy – which features graphic nudity and brutal violence – and it's very difficult to understand how and why they came to this rating. Conversely, in the US, which re-elected arch conservative Richard Nixon in 1972, the film was granted a PG rating by the MPAA. As a result, Cabaret ended up being the sixth-highest grossing film of the year and won eight Academy Awards (it was beaten to the best picture gong by a little-known film