Tag: Jonny Ward
Le Gateau Chocolat is electric in Effigies of Wickedness (Songs Banned by the Nazis)
Effigies of Wickedness (Songs Banned by the Nazis) at the Gate Theatre ☆☆☆☆ Once the Nazi regime took power in 1933, it required a registry of all German musicians and as a result, hundreds of talented composers had their work deliberately suppressed and careers ended simply because their race or style of music offended…
Kathleen Turner’s show really does resonate emotionally and leaves you wrung through.
Kathleen Turner – Finding my Voice ☆☆☆☆☆ The Other Palace Theatre The moment Kathleen Turner steps on to stage you know you are in the presence of a Hollywood legend. For a start, she has Hollywood Eyebrows – those languorous, expressive eyebrows recall a Hollywood heyday frequently referenced in the songs she will sing tonight.…
Johnny Ward reviews GROTTY a study of the sexual mores of lesbian London
Grotty is the study of the sexual mores of lesbian London seen through the eyes of Rigby (played by playwright Izzy Tennyson). Rigby has her work cut out juggling romantic liaisons, maintaining friendships with the more hip and cooler lesbians as well as her job as an intern. We follow her on her Everyman…
QUEERGURU’s Jonny Ward at BALLETBOYZ watching for the spine-tingling goosebump moments we have come to expect
Keen-eyed readers of Queerguru will know we have covered BalletBoyz productions many times before. What makes us revisit their work so often? Well – let’s review the evidence. Fourteen Days is the umbrella name for their current UK/Europe tour which features a revival of four works first performed at Sadler’s Wells in October 2017 and…
The Gulf : a tale of two mismatched lesbian souls.
THE GULF @ Tristan Bates Theatre, ☆☆☆ Review by JONNY WARD Ever stuck with a partner because it was easier than splitting up? Playwright Audrey Cefaly explores this dilemma in The Gulf; a delicate and nuanced play set in her native Alabama, the titular Gulf Coast of the USA and directed by Matthew Gould. We…
