There couldn’t be a more important time than NOW to help support queer and trans youth and they will be the beneficiaries of GUTS + GLITTER, a dazzling, celebratory fundraising concert created by TikTok star and theatre producer Patrick Lewin. The Show at the Clapham Grand, London, is in aid of NOT A PHASE: a trans-led, nationwide charity committed to uplifting and improving the lives of trans+ adults, through awareness campaigning, social projects and funding trans+-led initiatives.  Plus JUST LIKE US who work with schools tp help LGBTQ youth you are facing difficulties because of their sexuality , and also AKT the only national charity in the UK dedicated to providing support for LGBTQ+ young people who are either at risk of homelessness or currently experiencing it. (Shockingly, statistics reveal that 24% of homeless individuals aged 16-25 identify as LGBTQ+.)

The  show Guts + Glitter is a one-night-only musical theatre  concert celebrating queer joy, resilience and community and will be hosted by West End drag icon Tiana Biscuit and the organisers told Queerguru that the event will feature a vibrant mix of solo, duet and ensemble numbers, each written by queer composers, drawn from musicals that centre queer narratives, or reimagined through an empowering queer lens. Coming to the Clapham Grand at the end of August. The line-up will include West End star Emily Benjamin (Cabaret, Kit Kat Club); Allie Daniel (Hadestown, Lyric Theatre; As You Like It, Soho Place); Erin Caldwell (Six, UK Tour); and fresh off his WhatsOnStage Award win for Best Professional Debut Jeevan Braich (Starlight Express, Wembley Park Theatre;  Jaz Terry (Little Shop of Horrors) and Robin Simões da Silva (Book of Mormon, Princes of Wales Theatre); Aimee McQueen (Samantha Barks Live at the Palladium). Mary Moore ([title of show], Southwark Playhouse; and Finton Flynn (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, UK Tour}.