2019
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Joe Cardona and The Gay Men of Mariel
Filmmaker/.writer Joe Cardona the 2018 Winner of Oolite Arts ‘Ellies Award’ talked to QUEERGURU about his planned documentary THE GAY MEN OF MARIEL which was his winning entry. N.B. Mariel refers to the mass emigration of Cubans to the US in 1980
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Elegies for Angels, Punks & Raging Queens : a richer and more diverse Inheritance
Elegies for Angels, Punks AND Raging Queens ☆☆☆☆ Union Theatre, London In a year in which The Inheritance claimed every kind of London theatre accolade it’s a tough job to put on an AIDS crisis era play without inviting comparison. Happily, when contrasted rather than compared, Elegies sets its own standard. It is different…
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Wanda Sykes is so Not Normal
No matter how good the queer actor/comedian Wanda Sykes is in her acting roles (and she is VERY good) there’s nothing quite like seeing her light up the stage so brilliantly in one of her solo Comedy Specials. Her latest one NOT NORMAL that she made for Netflix is possibly her very best to…
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Queerguru’s JONNY WARD ☆☆☆☆ review of the revival of Philip Osment’s classic gay play THIS ISLAND’S MINE
This Island’s Mine ☆☆☆☆ Kings Head Theatre, London The year is 1988; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reigns supreme; Section 28 has been brought in (which decrees local authorities shall not intentionally promote homosexuality) and HIV/AIDS hysteria begins to take hold. Against this backdrop, seventeen-year-old Luke (nicely played with all the fresh faced fizz of youth…
