2021
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The Pleasure Garden: A Vauxhall Musical : reviewed by Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden
The Pleasure Garden ☆☆☆☆ Above The Stag Theatre, London If you were thirsty for a better musical after this week’s release on Amazon Prime of the one dimensional and utterly forgettable Everybody is Talking About Jamie then fear not, to the rescue comes The Pleasure Gardens, which is fruity, spirited, and welcome as a bowl…
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SURGE : Nervous breakdown or nervous breakthrough? a review by Queerguru’s Ris Fatah
Set over 48 hours in London, SURGE is a raw, anxiety-filled thriller starring the brilliant Ben Whishaw. Joseph, so compellingly played by Ben Whishaw, is an airport security guard, repeating the same simple mundane tasks at work day in and day out, slowly becoming more and more anxious and demoralized. His is a numb…
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Maisie : Britain’s Oldest Performing Drag Artiste
Brit filmmaker Lee Cooper’s debut feature documentary is an unbridled ode to one of Britain’s lesser-known camp legends: (that’s unless you are an English gay man of a certain age). David Raven aka Maisie Trollette is the oldest drag queen still performing in the UK …..(but don’t call her that she much prefers drag artiste). …
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Queerguru @ London Film Festival : Andrew Hebden reviews the excellent FLEE
It’s the (second) most wonderful time of the year. The 2021 London Film Festival is about to heap a feast of brand-new meaty morsels on us and Queerguru is ready to slice it, dice it, and serve it up fresh. There was no better or more challenging way to plunge into this year’s programming than…
