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Jonathan Kemp reviews Megan Volpert ‘glorious mishmash’ memoir BOSS BROAD
Volpert describes herself as “a theory junkie who cannot resist rock ‘n’ roll”, which, as a fan of both theory and music, drew me immediately. She is also a high school English teacher and political activist, and her latest book demonstrates amply all the rich facets of her life and interests. Boss Broad is…
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Jonathan Kemp reviews ‘the consummate storytelling’ of Stones in London Kings Head Theatre
THE STONES ☆☆☆☆ KINGS HEAD THEATRE Writer/director Kit Brookman describes his latest offering as “a sort of contemporary gothic horror story” and there are certainly shades of Robert Aickman, Shirley Jackson and Henry James’ ‘Turn of the Screw’ in The Stones. A dissatisfied school teacher, Nick (LUKE MULLINS) meets up with an old school…
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All Male, All (almost) Nude, Johnsons has its World Premiere
There is a decidedly old fashioned feel to gay nightlife in Fort Lauderdale, and even more so in Wilton Manors which is home to a rapidly increasing amount of elderly gay men. It’s becoming more and more like Palm Springs the Californian town where gay men chose to retire in. Whereas in other cities…
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The Heart is Never Wrong : is this the first ever gay telenova?
If you like loads of melodrama with your gay drama then this brand new telenovela is absolutely perfect for you. By definition (well at least Urban Dictionary’s) these Spanish and Latino soap operas are famed for having strange plots, even for soap operas, and some of the worst offenses of overacting ever. It’s just…
