Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFrostbite – Who Pinched My Muff? ☆☆☆ Garden Theatre, London When choosing which pantomime ** to go and see, some are chosen because you like who is appearing in them, or maybe you saw a good one at the same venue last year. There are some pantos, however, which are chosen purely on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterDeathdrop – A Dragatha Christie Murder Mystery The Garrick Theatre ☆☆☆☆☆ If you are looking for some seasonal fun and frolics but don’t fancy a traditional Panto then Deathdrop has all the ingredients of an hilarious night out. It features RuPaul’s Drag Race superstars Courtney Act and Monét X Change, and is written by … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIllegal drugs! They can be such fun – until addiction takes over and starts to derail your life of course. This is the jumping off point for GHBoy by Paul Harvard, an admonitory tale about the thrills of the East London chemsex scene. Robert (played by Jimmy Essex) is a young man for whom … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterHow to survive the Cherpocalypse ☆☆☆ There is a witty line, author unknown, that claims in the event of a nuclear apocalypse only Cher and cockroaches will survive. Whether this is down to the amount of plastic surgery she has had or her ability to constantly reinvent herself and subsequently achieve more spectacular comebacks than … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterNo young queer about town in the late eighties or early nineties could fail to have noticed the cherubic presence (a very, very naughty cherub mind you) of Michael Clark on the cultural landscape. The outlandish costumes (crotchless, latex or sleek and hypermodern creations) alongside daring collaborations (Leigh Bowery/Derek Jarman/Sarah Lucas/Alexander McQueen/Vivienne Westwood/The Falll) were … Continue reading
