London Theatre
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Queerguru’s Jonathan Kemp reviews the World Premiere of Time and Tide
Time and Tide ☆☆ The Park Theatre London You might think a play set in a sleepy backwater British coastal town would be dull as ditch water, and you’d be dead right. With sledge-hammer subtlety and zero evidence of subtext, this play is set entirely in May’s Caff, which never seems to have any customers.…
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Queerguru’s Jonathan Kemp reviews Vicky Moran’s play about LGBTQ homelesness
No Sweat ☆☆☆☆ Pleasance Theatre, London With homelessness on the rise in the UK, and 24% of young homeless people identifying as LGBTQ+, Vicky Moran’s important new play is very timely, and very good. Using verbatim interview clips and based on real stories from the playwright’s interviews with homeless queer youth, it uncovers the…
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Passion on the Night Tube: The Story of a Fabulous Homeless Man on the Jubilee Line
Passion on the Night Tube ☆☆☆ ☆ The Vaults Festival, London The LGBTQ community can be vile and racist. It is a microcosm of the wider society and all its prejudices and ignorance so this should not be surprising. Why it hurts disproportionately is because it is supposed to be a place of refuge…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden intrepidly goes down a dark London alley to review MOTHER
Mother at the Network Theatre ☆☆☆ The Vault Festival London Cursed with the worst of all the Vault Festival venues, away from the main campus, down a side street only accessed via a fire exit that requires a guide to find, the Mother team’s improv skills come in handy in incorporating disgruntled latecomers into…
