Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQuentin Crisp; Naked Hope ☆☆☆☆ Kings Head Theatre Quentin Crisp; Naked Hope draws much of its material from Crisps autobiography “The Naked Civil Servant”. It follows a similar format as the show Quentin Crisp himself devised back in the 70’s (an amusing autobiographical monologue followed by a relaxed question and answer session with the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMission Creep ☆☆☆ The White Bear Theatre, London The exposition for Mission Creep, written by Bee Scott, is intriguing enough: Tess and Liam are determined to get off the planet at any cost. On paper, they’re the perfect applicants for Britain’s intergalactic relocation project: they’re young, fertile, and their queerplatonic relationship might even pass … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterParris is Dreaming ☆☆☆☆ The Pleasance Theatre Parris is Burning examines the lives of three women “dismissed, ignored and affected by society” through music, dance, sound effects, clowning, physical theatre and natural dialogue. The show opens with three androgynous stylish performers lip syncing to “I got the music in me” with cropped hair, immaculate makeup, … 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 queermatterREDD by Boy Blue ☆☆☆ Barbican There is a poem by the singer/songwriter Rachel ‘Maiday’ Moulden in the programmes for tonight’s show. It’s a touching meditation on the nature of bereavement called ‘Words on Grief’. Choreographer Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy (Olivier nominated for Blak Whyte Gray in 2017) has taken this as basis to develop … Continue reading