Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterDiva: Live from Hell ☆☆☆☆ The Turbine Theatre We don’t get to quote our favourite artist very often. No, it’s not Beyonce, calm yourself. It’s actually Louise Bourgeois, who, in her time, was the Beyonce of avant-garde sculpture. Bourgeois once embroidered onto a napkin ‘I have been to hell and back. And let me … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterORLANDO ★★★★ London Garrick Theatre Who am I? Where am I? And Who do I love? These are the three questions Orlando asks himself and then herself as they are tumbled through time, gender and geography. Hundreds of years and lovers come and go in this high-spirited helter-skelter of literary fun. And, it … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFeeling Afraid as If Something Terrible is About to Happen ✩✩✩ Bush Theatre, London Feeling Afraid as If Something Terrible is About to Happen is a winkingly clever play, by Marcelo Dos Santos, about the nature and neediness of comedians. Slyly disguised as a one-man stand-up show delivered by the Comedian (Samuel Barnett) it’s … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFITTER ☆☆☆☆ SOHO THEATRE, LONDON Heading off to a deconstruction of masculinity on a cold December night is not everyone’s idea of a festive treat. Thankfully instead of a smash n grab on a boy’s crown jewels Mary Higgins and Ell Potter have written a funny, and in parts incredibly moving ‘love letter to masculinity … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterGeneration Games ★★★★ White Bear Theatre, London Whether you are more M&S or like this lowly writer you wander the aisle of dreams at Lidl, everyone loves a bargain. Generation Games, the new double bill of one-act comedy dramas at the White Bear, is the best two-for-one we have spotted this year. Not counting the … Continue reading