Carry On Cottaging
Hosted by Jonny Woo and Dan De La Motte
With guests and readings from Silvertown
Jonny Woo takes us on a glorious jaunt through the public toilets of London with the help of gay historian and general boy about toilets, Dan De La Motte. Cottages as they are known amongst gay men, were the public toilets where gay men used to gather and continue to gather for sexual encounters. At a time when all sexual activity between gay men was illegal cottages were often the only places where gay men could meet sexual partners. Cottages have been the places where many men enjoyed their first sexual encounters and even today many of us cant resist a trip to the public toilets in stations or by roadside for some spontaneous cubicle or urinal erotic activity. Jonny and Dan are joined by Ian (NAME), Stuart Feather and Dan Glass. This event is part of Jonnys research for his play Silvertown set in a gay pub in 1967 in the London Docks and will include readings of extracts from the play.
This event is supported by The Arts Council of England Lottery Fund.
