Join author Ian Elmslie - one half of the award-winning musical comedy duo Katrina and The Boy - and celebrate publication of his debut memoir, A Marvellous Party, at this London launch at Gay's the Word bookshop in Bloomsbury. We can confirm it will both be a party and rather marvellous. A FREE standing book launch event, RSVP here on Facebook on just show up and be fabulous. Published by Ignite Books. The Book: Join the party and tuck into a cornucopia of ticklish memoirs, celebrating fifty glorious years of legalised love, and starring some unforgettable meetings with personal heroes, heroines and queer icons from the world of entertainment. Follow the tale of a gay man's journey; from childhood crushes to the challenges of adolesence, from the cabaret stage to the classroom, in a heartfelt tribute to those who inpired, influenced and held the touch along the way. A Marvellous Party, a ticklish memoir of brief but close encounters with legends from the world of entertainment, is Ian's first book. It is an open love letter to the gay community, a tribute to personal heroes and heroines, and a tip of the gratitude hat to the queer icons who led him from where he was to who he is About the Author - Ian Elmslie Born in 1962 at the same hospital as Quentin Crisp, Ian Elmslie decided to set his life to music from the earliest age. A public school survivor, secretary, lead singer and old folks care assistant, he finally found a pathway to the spotlight at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama. After three years of anarchic community theatre, a chance phone call opened up the velveteen curtains to the twilight world of the gay cabaret circuit, where he found infamy as one half of the award-winning musical comedy duo, Katrina and The Boy. After an exhilarating and exhausting decade spent entertaining the nationwide community, he found unexpected rewards as a drama teacher in a rough tough secondary school. Out, proud and usually tucked up in bed by 10. But hopefully not the night of this event!

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