Jonny Ward
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Jonny Ward reviews SAN DOMINO : an evocative production that weaves the themes of love, loss, betrayal, and reconciliation.
San Domino ☆☆☆☆ Tristan Bates Theatre San Domino is an extraordinary true story about how gay men in Italy were rounded up during the fascist pre-war period and sent to detention camps on the island fortress of San Domino. It’s a hot sultry night and Carlo is getting his club ready for another evening of music…
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SUICIDE THE MUSICAL: a script clearly written with equal amounts of knowledge, understanding and love.
Suicide The Musical☆☆☆ The Other Palace – Studio Mental Health Awareness Week is held in the UK from the 14-20 May (October for the USA). How fitting that Suicide The Musical should run for a couple of nights at one of Queerguru’s new favourite theatres The Other Palace – this time in the little…
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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…
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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.…
