Halloween-themed choral concert by the Thames Valley Gay Chorus with spooky, weird and wicked songs, for a communal LGBTQIA+ singing space.
Thames Valley Gay Chorus are back at South Street Arts Centre on Friday 30 October, with a Halloween-themed concert they've called Disturbia. It's a theatrical night built around songs that are spooky, weird and downright wicked, and they've left plenty of room for the audience to join in, so it's more of a singalong than a sit-and-listen affair.
It's their first big show since Freedom! 80s Voices of Pride, which did a fair bit of heavy lifting for them, and it follows a string of gigs at Pride events across Berkshire over the summer. Disturbia takes them in a different direction, trading the 80s nostalgia for the darker, stranger side of the songbook, and the theatrical framing means it's as much about the performance as the singing.
Beyond the setlist, there's a bit more going on. The chorus describes the night as a communal and inclusive LGBTQIA+ and allies space, and they talk about sharing the joy of singing together as much as putting on a show. It's that side of things that makes it more than just a concert — the singing is the point, not just the performance.
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It starts at 7:30pm at South Street Arts Centre, 21 South Street, RG1 4QU, with tickets from £8. There's an age guidance of 14+.
