Kings Head Theatre
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TURNING THE SCREW : a look back at composer Benjamin Britten’s fascination with young boys
The English composer and conductor Benjamin Britten was one of the most prominent figures of 20th-century British classical music, known for works such as the War Requiem and the opera Peter Grimes. In 1937, Britten met the tenor Peter Pears through a mutual friend, and in 1939, the relationship turned romantic. From then on Britten wrote…
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You can still SCREAM QUEER MURDER for the next 3 Days
Just 3 days left to see SCREAM QUEER MURDER the latest comedy/drama in London Kings Head’s Queer Future Series. It is billed as A fabulosa queer murder mystery with lashings of POLARI. Bona! This queer dark comedy is set in 1953 and two queer men are inside the head of a famous murder mystery author…
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Kings Head Theatre : QUEER FUTURES: A FESTIVAL OF THE NOW WHICH IS YET TO COME.
London’s Kings Head Theatre keeps reminding us of what an important source it is for such excellent queer theatre. This summer it invited 4 different LGBTQ artistic directors to curate new work as part of The Takeover : Queer Futures Project The Theatre is now about to start the final of the four seasons…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews GUYMART the musical about the evolution beyond the gay hookup apps
GUYMART ★★★★ KINGS HEAD THEATRE, LONDON Arriving on the high heels of Grindr the Opera’s reincarnation (https://queerguru.com/queergurus-andrew-hebden-enjoys-the-gay-guilty-pleasure-of-grindr-the-opera/ comes George Lacey’s GuyMart, a less symbolic and musically aspirational take on the gay dating game. However, GuyMart has a bigger heart and where it needs to be is much more capable of drawing a tear. GuyMart is…
