London Theatre
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Queerguru’s Jonny Ward checks out A PARTNERSHIP to see if two London lads can last together
A Partnership ☆☆☆ Theatre 503, London A Partnership has an in depth look at whether two men in modern-day London can have a long-lasting monogamous relationship. In real time over the course of an hour, partners Ally (Ben Hadfield) and Zach (Rory Thomas-Howes) have returned to their new flat after a night out to…
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Derrière on a G String : intense, scatological, childish, and absolutely bloody brilliant.
Derriere on a G string ☆☆☆☆☆ Lillian Baylis Studio, London There are over twenty separate scenes in Derriere on a G String, packed into just one hour fifteen minutes running time. Its intense, its scatological, its childish, and it’s absolutely bloody brilliant. The show takes some of the most popular classical music passages and…
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Queerguru’s Jonny Ward reviews REDD by Boy Blue at London’s Barbican Theatre
REDD by Boy Blue ☆☆☆ Barbican There is a poem by the singer/songwriter Rachel ‘Maiday’ Moulden in the programmes for tonight’s show. It’s a touching meditation on the nature of bereavement called ‘Words on Grief’. Choreographer Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy (Olivier nominated for Blak Whyte Gray in 2017) has taken this as basis to develop…
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Queeerguru’s Jonny Ward reviews a dazzling new London production of Harvey Fierstein’s TORCH SONG
Torch Song ☆☆☆☆☆ The Turbine Theatre When you were young did you ever see a play or a film and thought “This will be the blueprint for my life.”? For many gay men of a certain age, Torch Song Trilogy promised to be just that – not because of the high drama, the tragedy or…