The Divine David - Appliqué Masterclass. The Divine David - Xmas Masterclass. The Divine David - Christmas Carol. David Hoyle stripped down - Gay & Lesbian - Time Out london. It's 15 years since David Hoyle was first featured in Time Out. Paul Burston pays tribute to a true original The man who once called himself The Divine David was first interviewed by Time Out on the roof of our building on Tottenham Court Road in 1995. In many ways it was a religious experience. He'd recently descended to London from Manchester, fuelled on vodka and an almost missionary zeal to challenge the queer status quo, and was drawing a small but devoted band of followers at the old Elephant & Castle pub in Vauxhall. Since then, he's become a regular at the RVT, had his own TV series on Channel 4, appeared in 'Nathan Barley' and Todd Haynes's glam rock film 'Velvet Goldmine' and attracted a host of celebrity supporters including Marc Almond, Maggi Hambing and The Pet Shop Boys.
He then returned to Manchester and had a nervous breakdown, before returning six years later as David Hoyle and taking the queer cabaret scene by storm all over again. A Divine Christmas message | Stage.