2020
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Broadway does MOTHERS DAY : a one-time event just like your birth
As Broadway Cares had to forgo their big annual fundraiser the Easter Bonnet Competition this year they put on a brand new digital variety show Broadway Does Mother’s Day With a galaxy of stare : a veritable whos-who on Broadway these days who sang and danced their hearts out ……. all in the safe…
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Lily Savage : Britain’s Queen of Drag in 1980’s and 90’s
British drag queens, particularly those in the 1980/1990’s, always based their acts in their working class roots. Their humor was anarchic, fearless and overtly political especially when Margaret Thatcher was in power. One of the biggest stars of the time was Lily Savage the drag persona of Paul Grady an Irishman living in Liverpool. …
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I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
As more and more transgender stories surface onto our screens, we realise that no two of them are ever the same. Some people’s transitioning journeys are so extremely unique that they not only challenge many of our perceptions, but also make us re-think gender-fludity yet again. Brian Belovitch’s story is one of those. Born…
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Ten Plagues : one man’s journey through a city in crisis
Brit queer playwright Mark Ravenhill (Shopping and F**king, Mother Clap’s Molly House)has joined forces with Ulster queer composer Conor Mitchell (Abomination: A DUP Opera) to create Ten Plagues. Originally created for the theatre, this bold new film version marks the Belfast Ensemble’s first work during the Covid-19 pandemic and is filmed in locked-down Belfast.…
