Andrew Hebden
Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden is at Wiltons Music Hall to review Sweeney Todd or ‘The String of Pearls’
Sweeney Todd or ‘The String of Pearls’★★★ Wiltons Music Hall Most will be familiar with Sweeney Todd, the Sondheim musical about the Demon Barber of Fleet St, who slit the throat of his victims and sold the meat to his female accomplice who used it to make pies. However less familiar is The…
Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews GENERATION GAMES Two One-Act queer comedy dramas
Generation Games ★★★★ White Bear Theatre, London Whether you are more M&S or like this lowly writer you wander the aisle of dreams at Lidl, everyone loves a bargain. Generation Games, the new double bill of one-act comedy dramas at the White Bear, is the best two-for-one we have spotted this year. Not counting the…
Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews AUNTIE’S HOUSE part of Kings Head Sight Unseen FestivaL
Auntie’s House ★★★ Kings Head Theatre, London Auntie’s House, by Paul Stone, is a very new piece of theatre that feels fresh from the workshop. Whilst in need of some development this embryonic work has a heartwarming charm and comic potential that is ripe for future success. Auntie Tamina (Ruchika Jain), a Muslim widow,…
Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews DRIFTER ‘a tale of someone moving from being the outsider to the insider” at BFI Flare
The final film of the 2023 BFI Flare is Drifter and, it has to be said, it’s a delicious side-eyeing choice from the programmers to have the final film be one that leaves you thinking ‘where is this going?’ for the first 60 minutes of its 79-minute length. Moritz (Lorenz Hochhuth) moves to Berlin…
