2022
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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…
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The Andy Warhol Diaries : a new Netflix series from Ryan Murphy
The fascination with ANDY WARHOL never wanes. Only this week writer/actor Ryan Raftery opened his new comic parody The Trial of Andy Warhol at Joe’s Pub this week (see Queerguru’s interview HERE). Now queer uber-producer Ryan Murphy has commissioned Andrew Rossi (The First Monday in May ) to direct a six-part TV series on…
