Something's in the basement this Halloween…
David Hoyle, the original performance avalanche brings a Nightmare to Canal Street to celebrate Samhain! David is an all singing, all raging bona-fide performance legend. His recent online collab with Parisian fashion house Mugler has once again catapulted him into the headlines.
‘A patron saint of queer creative expression, David Hoyle is as deserving of national treasure status as Paddington Bear is. He’s also wickedly funny’ - British Vogue.
For the last four decades, Hoyle has queered the boundaries between live art, performance, theatre and cabaret – conquering nightlife around the world and working extensively in film and TV. His infamous alter-ego ‘The Divine David’ transported him from radical alternative settings in the '80s to the studios of Channel 4 in the '90s.
‘Terrorising terrestrial TV with his anti-drag persona, a raucous mix of political commentary, comedy and experimental fashion choices’ – Dazed.
A prolific visual artist, he exhibited his paintings at Goswell Road gallery in Paris. In 2024 the Aviva Studios in Manchester held a three-week long retrospective of his career (so far) called Please Feel Free to Ignore My Work bringing together key themes that run through his output: gender, mental health, AIDS, revolution, decadence and the effects of capitalism.
‘He is raw, sometimes frightening, but also thrilling in his look-no-hands recklessness’ – The Guardian.
Doors at 7pm and show at 7.30pm prompt.