London Theatre
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Really Want To Hurt Me is back in London
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…
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Alexis Gregory has woven various themes together beautifully in his compelling performance in RIOT ACT
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…
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The profound journey that the Chemsex Monologues takes, makes for some compelling viewing
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…
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Jonny Ward reviews GUY THE MUSICAL which promises much but woefully under delivers.
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…
