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After West Side Story we want Ariana DeBose to remake The Sound of Music!
When Ariana Debose collects her Academy Award to add to her Golden Globe for her superb performance as Anita in West Side Story, we know what classic musical she should revive next. On a recent appearance on Saturday Night Live she played a very ‘contemporary’ version of Maria with her particular take on The…
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Starcrossed : a sizzling Shakespearian gay love story
Some fours years after its brilliant NY premiere, London is finally getting its own production of Rachel Garnet’s STARCROSSED. The play reimagines William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as a gay love story between supporting characters Mercutio and Tybalt and it garnered won reviews, which we predict will be repeated in the UK An official synopsis…
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The New Look : The House of Dior vs The House of Chanel
Hot on the heels of the trainwreck of the movie The House of Gucci, Apple TV is setting its sights on now one, but two of the grandest old Fashion Houses for its new film. The New Look will star Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) and Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche) focusing on the designers changing…
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Prince Harry talks with HIV+ Gareth Thomas (former Welsh Rugby Capt) during National HIV Testing Week
In 2019, former gay Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas publicly disclosed his HIV status after tabloid newspapers threatened to out him. A BBC documentary, Gareth Thomas: HIV and Me, aired shortly afterwards. Thomas had timed the announcement to coincide with his taking part in an Ironman triathlon. It was a carefully orchestrated media campaign…
