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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews CYBIL SERVICE’s dirty, chair-soaking humour. at The Vault Festival
Cybil Service at the Vaults Festival ★★★ The Vaults Festival is coming to an end. And it’s likely to be permanent. So go now or go never. Whether it’s your first time at the Vaults or your hundredth, Cybil Service by Salmaan Mohammed is a prime example of the zesty, quirky and downright queer fare that…
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Ian Hallard’s ‘The Way Old Friends Do’ a new comedy about devotion, desire and Abba’s’ dancing queens.
Can we ever get enough of Abba? No need to answer, it’s a rhetorical question as we know there’s a bit of Dancing Queen in all of us. London already has ABBA Voyage a virtual concert with avatars, depicting the group in a purpose-built venue officially called the ABBA Arena. But for those who…
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Patric McCoy : TAKE MY PICTURE : striking photographic portrayals of gay Black men in the 1980s
One of the very good reasons to make tracks to Chicago next month is to head to Wrightwood 659 to see a new exhibit from Patric McCoy. This Chicago native, retired environmental scientist, traveled around Chicago, often on his bike with his camera. The result is a selection of 50 striking photographic portrayals of…
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Queerguru’s Richard Gilles declares in Paris a new star is born : her name is PAULINE CHAGNE
Moi aussi je suis Barbara ★★★★★ Au Studio Hébertot, Paris A star is born: the Parisian audience rediscovers the Magnetic, Tall, Dark Lady. There is so much more to Paris than Awful Emily… the ever-so-talented Pauline Chagne, in Moi aussi je suis Barbara, pays tribute and embodies the iconic French chanteuse. In this musical…
