Queer Blackpool

Hidden away in a decorative, atmospheric, attic space echoing art deco cinema and 1920’s finery is Oscars bar. Look for a doorway to the right of the main entrance of to Funny Girls to find a new and utterly scintillating secret. Head up some lamp-lit, mirrored stairs to arrive in a warm glowing space filled with multiple stages, performance platforms and spiral wrought iron staircases where brightly lit orbs float above your head. I came to enjoy ‘SHHHHH!’ - a midnight cabaret performance that transports guests to the late-night lounge bars of the jazz age or the speakeasies of prohibition-era…