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
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTwo Fest 2020 (programme B) ☆☆☆ The Space, London It’s a novel idea: take a selection of the best in up and coming playwrights; set the brief that it should be short two-handed plays only; then create a festival of spikey, fun and thoughtful new writing across three densely packed programmes; Voila! Two Fest! … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhere to Belong☆☆☆ Casa Festival at the Monochrome Studios Where to Belong is not a conventional play but rather an intriguing mix of video production, photographs, music, song and even movement along with a very honest style of first-person storytelling aimed directly at the audience. It outlines the tender, moving autobiographical story of artist … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Funny Girls ☆☆☆☆☆ New Wimbledon Theatre Studio, London, What if you could be a fly on the wall? What if that wall was the dressing room belonging to two titans of the entertainment industry: Joan Rivers and Barbra Streisand? This intriguing premise is the basis of The Funny Girls – a two-act play … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterA fiction set in Sicily in a Roman Catholic context. During record-breaking hot summer days, charismatic and handsome soon-to-be-priest deacon Don Nicola (Gianmarco Saurino) visits the small villa and catches the eye and interest of volunteers at the church camp and close friends Valentina (Alice Angelica) and Lucia (Nicole Damiani). Don Nicola´s allure is like … Continue reading