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Kim David Smith stars as MOSTLY MARLENE for One Night Only
The uber-talented Kim David Smith is Back in Town. NY that is. And Joe’s Pub in particular. He’s bringing his smash hit show MOSTLY MARLENE about Marlene Dietrich with more than a modicum of Kylie Minogue for One Night Only. This queer Australian cabaret performer conjures the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920’s Berlin and beyond…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah is spellbound by David Hoyle’s queer reimagining of Ibsen’s HEDDA
Hedda (after Ibsen) is the cinematic, theatrical, queer re-imagining of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s classic play from 1891, Hedda Gabler. Created, written, and directed by Jen Heyes, the play stars the UK’s avant-garde, national treasure, David Hoyle. This 21st Century interpretation of the play takes us on an hour’s journey into a sad, slightly…
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Vincent Hanley: Sex, Lies and Videotapes : the story of an Irish gay icon
Irish filmmaker Bill Hughes’s poignant and very personal documentary on his DJ friend the late Vincent Hanley will probably move you to tears. Especially if you are a gay man of a certain age. Or Irish. Or both. Hanley was a celebrity DJ and TV presenter in the 1970s & 1980s in a very…
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THE VAGINA MUSEUM re-opens in London’s East End
If you are thinking of visiting London this summer and want to see more than the traditional tourist attractions, then you may want to make the trek to Bethnal Green in the East End. It’s part of the most exciting area in the city which has become a lively hub for London’s hipsters…
