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Queerguru’s Jonny Ward reviews DECLAN a contemporary ghost story

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  DECLAN ☆☆☆ Online (via The Actors Centre) Set in a Wiltshire suburb, Declan is a contemporary ghost story, exploring isolation, fear of the outside world and the distance between two friends. As Jimbo recalls the disappearance of his best friend Declan, he is plagued by ghosts of the past, present and future, and the … Continue reading



QUEERGURU’S Jonny Ward’s ☆☆☆☆☆ review of THE INHERITANCE ‘a towering experience’

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THE INHERITANCE  ☆☆☆☆☆ NOEL COWARD THEATRE, LONDON OCTOBER 2018                                                         The Inheritance is a vast piece of work; two plays covering several decades; seven hours total playing time and … Continue reading



Sex/Crime skillfully presents an uncompromising examination of the darker side of modern queer sexuality

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If The Glory is the epicenter of the best in alternative queer performance, then Sex/Crime premieres in its spiritual home. The sharp, precise and witty script (from actor/playwright Alexis Gregory) ensures a hypnotic momentum to the action from the start and the pace rarely slips. Sex/Crime is an inky black comedy (think Joe Orton’s What … Continue reading



SUNDAY DINNER in Beverly Hills where there is more on the menu than anyone expected

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  SUNDAY DINNER ☆☆☆☆ Theatre 40 Walking up to Theatre 40 which is tucked in to Beverly Hills High School to see writer and director Tony Blake’s Sunday Dinner makes you feel like you are in an episode of 90210. It is quintessential Beverly Hills and we were all the way there for it. The … Continue reading



Taming The Lion : the true story of the first openly gay Hollywood Star

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  Taming The Lion ☆☆☆☆☆ Theater 40,  Beverley Hills. Jack Rushen’s ‘Taming The Lion’ is the true story of of the contentious relationship between movie mogul Louis B. Mayer, and the first openly gay star, William Haines. Although he’s largely forgotten today, actor William Haines was one of Hollywood’s top leading men of the silent … Continue reading



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