2025
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Boy George and Culture Club, a step back in time to the crazy 1980s. Another great documentary by film-maker Alison Elwood.
The UK excelled in glossy pop music in the 1980s, and undoubtedly one of our most successful exports was Culture Club, the legendary four-piece London band fronted by the attention-grabbing singer Boy George (George O’Dowd). A new documentary by esteemed director Allison Elwood (check out her brilliant doc on The Go-Go’s), Boy George and Culture…
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A packed crowd of London’s queer women gather for the city’s first ever ‘performative butch’ contest
If you were in South East London last Saturday, you may have wondered why there was such a preponderance of queer women on the streets heading to the Old Nunshead Pub. They were heading to take part, or just spectate, in the very first event of its kind in London :a performative butch’ contest……. which…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews the genius of artist AI Weiwei as he directs unique production of Puccini’s TURANDOT
The Chinese contemporary artist in a dialogue with Giacomo Puccini‘s unfinished last work, a behind the scenes and beyond at Teatro Dell´Opera di Roma, are the subjects of this documentary film directed by Maxim Derevianko, based on a story written by Michele Cogo and Maxim Derevianko. From Ai Weiwei is said to be the most powerful…
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Dante Fuoca & Clara Wiest talk about ‘BLUE SEAL BLUE SEA’ (or, gay boy grieves the death of gay-hating dad) with Queerguru
Dante Fuoco (playwright and performer) [all [pronouns) is queer educator, performer, and writer based in Brooklyn. He is about to have the world premiere of his bold solo work Blue Seal Blue Sea (or, gay boy grieves the death of gay-hating dad). Jolted by the sudden death of his estranged father, a gay man ventures…
