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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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The Award Show when the fabulous Broadway star DOROTHY LOUDON brought the house down
It’s AWARD Season right now and handing them out doesn’t always make for interesting viewing. Especially if just a handful of people/films/shows sweeping the board. It can also be disappointing as in this year’s Golden Globes where some great queer nominees went home empty-handed. https://bit.ly/48MdLcA . However once in a blue moon an actor…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews ‘Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical’ ….. all party and no regrets
CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE 90’S MUSICAL⚝⚝⚝⚝ THE OTHER PALACE, LONDON We are approaching Cruel Intentions the 90s Musical in the same way we approach a Long Island Iced Tea. It has a lot of great ingredients. Tequila, Yes. Gin, Yes, Rum. Yes, Yes, Yes!. But once they are mixed and drunk they can lead…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah raves about Andrew Haigh’s ALL OF US STRANGERS “A moving, must-see work of genius.”
Coming-of-age films tend to have a protagonist in their late teens, but what happens if your life at that age is too fraught and difficult to come of age properly? That was the case for most queer people in 1980s Britain. A very homophobic press and media, reflecting national opinions, combined with an…