Henry Queen of Squats ☆☆☆ The Vault Festival London Henry Moss is a short man. Or an average-sized girl, as he describes himself. He also does a very short stand-up show, at London’s Vaults Festival, lasting about 45 minutes. Or about 50 TikToks, as he would describe it. That certainly captures the structure, a bubbling … Continue reading
My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) ★★★★ Ambassadors Theatre, London A creeping horror comes upon the audience about 2 mins into Rob Madge’s My Son’s A Queer (But what can you do?). After being lulled by the title into thinking it’s going to be a tale as old as time about … Continue reading
SAINT JUDE ★★★★ SWAMP MOTEL Since the launch of the Open AI Chatgpt in November you may have seen lots of debate about how Artificial Intelligence is coming for your job and will change the world. Well, now it’s here, and it’s coming for your night out first. Swamp Motel makes immersive experiences, the … Continue reading
Allegiance ★★★★ Charing Cross Theatre, London Last year this critic learned about the tragedy of the partition of India from DIsney’s Ms Marvel. This year it was time to learn about the scandal of the US internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans in World War II from George Takei’s Allegiance. So far, it’s two points to … Continue reading
ORLANDO ★★★★ London Garrick Theatre Who am I? Where am I? And Who do I love? These are the three questions Orlando asks himself and then herself as they are tumbled through time, gender and geography. Hundreds of years and lovers come and go in this high-spirited helter-skelter of literary fun. And, it … Continue reading