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Your chance to design (an 18th Century) wig ….
The V & A (named after Queen Victoria + Prince Albert) is the favorite museum of every Londoner. Forget the oh-so-serious British Museum or the sensible Science Museum etc etc. The V + A is where we go to indulge in culture that we can both relate too and enjoy. This is where we…
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“Rose: a true story and song ” : John Jarboe
“Rose: a true story and song ” is by John Jarboe our very own favorite Beaded Lady from The Bearded Ladies Cabaret in Philadelphia. It was was filmed in quarantine using social distance practices in the Beardcave This is a commission by Works & Process Artist (WPA) Virtual Commissions that was set up to…
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“Closet Cases: Queers on What to Wear” reviewed by Jonathan Kemp
Sartorial innovation has become something of a trademark, even a cliché or stereotype, of the (in)famous ‘homosexual sensibility’ (think Queer Eye). In Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay, ‘Notes on Camp’, she writes: “A sensibility (as distinct from an idea) is one of the hardest things to talk about.” Better, perhaps, to show rather than tell,…
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The Boys In The Band are coming Back
To mark the 50th anniversary of Mart Crowley’s Ground breaking queer play THE BOYS IN THE BAND in 2018 director Joe Mantello mounted a Broadway revival with a cast of all-gay actors. Both a critical and commercial success, it won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Ryan Murphy, the celebrated queer…
