Andrew Hebden
The Danish Boys – Danish without sugar
The Danish Boys collection of short films recently released from NQV Media has an unusual common trait across its diverse characters and circumstances. There is a focus on victimhood without redeeming purpose that is individually irritating and objectionable whilst collectively being oddly compelling. Centered around over familiar gay crucifixion scenes each ode to pain…
Sophie Duker’s Venus: It’s not about astronomy, shaving or Bananarama
Sophie Duker’s Venus ☆☆☆☆ Soho Theatre , London Sophie Duker knows her audience. Tonight’s one hour one woman show at the Soho Theatre is a hilarious double dutch of playing with expectations. Duker knows she is the triple threat of black, female and queer whilst acknowledging that anyone in her audience is probably going…
Soho Cinders: Love on Old Compton St and other fairy tales
Soho Cinders ☆☆☆☆ Charing Cross Theatre, London If you are ready for some traditional seasonal fun but not quite ready to go full panto until after Guy Fawkes this bouncing romantic musical twist on the Cinderella story has immediately likeable tunes that are show stopping in places but never stop the story. Each of the…
Cassie Workman/Giantess : The fun of choosing your own pronouns
Cassie Workman/Giantess ☆☆☆ Soho Theatre, London Whether transexual or not by the end of Cassie Workman’s one person show Giantess there is a good chance that you will be transpedantic, our new favourite word at queerguru. That’s because Cassie, who self describes as “pedantic first, trans second” will have armed you with enough ostentatiously…
