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Mrs Madrigal the Matriarch of Barbary Lane is Back
Mrs Madrigal is finally back. The groundbreaking TV series based on Armistead Maupin’s iconic book/s Tales Of The City is being wonderfully revived by Netflix. It is a brand new production but the powers that be had the good sense to recast Academy Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis back as the matriarch of Barbary…
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Jonny Ward falls in love with the optimism in UNDETECTABLE “an extraordinary new play” by Tom Wright
UNDETECTABLE ☆☆☆☆☆ KINGS HEAD THEATRE It is extraordinary to think that perhaps within the living memory of some fellow theatregoers, that the Lord Chamberlain would have censored the very concept of Undetectable, let alone the practical reality of it on stage. A Taste of Honey (Royal Court Theatre 1958) apparently caused a furore amongst…
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Women finally taking over Late Night
One of the last bastions of men is finally seeing women move in and take over. Late night TV Chat Shows have always been hosted by men : when Johnny Carson went on vacation he would sometimes have the fabulously funny Joan Rivers sit in his famous chair Carson famously fell out with Rivers…
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Historical Homos the world’s first no-fu-ck’s given guide of queer history
Historical Homos promises that it is the world’s first no-fu–s-given guide to history’s greatest homos: ladies, gentlemen, and every kween in between. The brains behind these beauties are a gay man Sebastian Hendra and his straight sister Lucy. She is a satirical graphic designer, whilst Sebastian is an over-educated queen with a passion for…
