Fresh from it’s critically acclaimed sold-out run at the Assembly Hall at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, Flaming Theatre brings Ben Santa Maria’s REALLY WANT TO HURT ME back to London. This enchanting new dark comedy with dance sequences is about growing up as a gay teenager in ‘80s Devon. It offers a fresh small town … Continue reading
Riot Act ☆☆☆☆ The Kings Head Theatre Alexis Gregory bounds on stage like an excitable puppy and delivers a masterclass in the oral tradition. His latest piece (following sold-out Sex-Crime previously reviewed here) presents the verbatim record of his interviews with three gay men. Each has a tale to tell and Michael-Anthony Nozzi’s is absolutely … Continue reading
The Chemsex Monologues ☆☆☆ Above the Stag The Chemsex Monologues tells the story of four characters as they navigate their way around the vibrant but drug-fuelled post club chill out party scene in London. The Narrator is handsome but adrift (played with quiet strength by Kane Surry) and meets the buff and topless Nameless … Continue reading
GUY THE MUSICAL ☆ The Bunker Theatre 20th June 2018 Guy the Musical promises much but woefully under delivers. Its subject matter has great potential examining the harsh world of app-based hook-ups – as the programme notes state its ‘the sexier side of the zeitgeist’. We meet Guy a ‘gay, fat, socially awkward millennial who’s … Continue reading
HOT GAY TIME MACHINE ☆☆☆ The Other Palace (Studio) Hot Gay Time Machine is an hilarious cabaret from two hyperactive homos in leopard print bodysuits. Even before the show starts and accompanied by banging party pop (Womanizer by Britney and Bang Bang by Jessie, Ariane, and Nicki – because you wanted to know didn’t … Continue reading