Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOut gay Brit Actor Russell Tovey who starred in Looking, and more recently The Pass, is set to star in a new revival of Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning epic drama about the AIDS pandemic Angels in America at London’s Royal National Theater. The play was first produced at the same theater in 1992, and this new production … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterI was always taught, and always teach, that drama occurs in the present tense – that theatre’s most valuable asset as a mode of storytelling lay in its presentation of the here and now, a story unfolding before you. This production/adaptation of Wilde’s classic novel makes the bold decision to deliver a retrospective narration: Dorian … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQueer as Folk creator Russell T Davies has written a brand new TV series for the UK’s BBC 1 who have just released a first preview prior to its launch later this year. Called Years and Years the six part drama series which follows the Lyons family in Manchester and their tumultuous life across … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterRussell Tovey the Brit gay heartthrob actor (recently seen in Years & Years) gave a wonderfully moving reading at the prestigious Hay Festival Literature & Arts. This is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, and is recognised as one the most important festivals of British culture. Tovey enthralled the rapt audience at … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQueerguru has written about Brit heartthrob actor Russell Tovey’s passion for Art before (https://queerguru.com/brit-actor-russell-tovey-gallerist-robert-diament-talk-queer-art/) but now he has taken it one step further with Life is Excellent. It’s a feature-length documentary chronicling the inimitable life of one of his heroes, David Robilliard — a radical queer poet and artist who died of AIDS at … Continue reading