Tag: London
Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden’s ★★★★★ review of Eddie Izzard’s spellbinding GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Eddie Izzard: Great Expectations ★★★★★ Garrick Theatre. London One day someone will be tasked with writing the autobiography of Eddie Izzard. A hilarious standup comedian. A tireless athlete who ran a charity marathon a day, 6 days a week, for 7 weeks. A fearless juggler of gender expectations. And now an extraordinary storyteller who…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews renowned filmmaker ISAAC JULIEN’S major retrospective WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME @ London’s Tate Gallery
Renowned filmmaker Isaac Julien’s biggest show to date, What Freedom Means To Me, is currently on at London’s Tate Britain. Julien’s films tell important stories – queer stories, black stories, and social justice stories. Julien, himself a gay black man, has a 40-year story-telling history, including Derek, his 2008 film narrated by Tilda Swinton, about…
MY DEAR AUNTY NELL has invited us round for tea. for an evening of gossip and hearsay, and see how LGBT+ history has been shared for generations.
When a community is written out of history books, they find their own way to share their stories. So Tommy (The Queer Historian) has invited us all around to Aunty Nell’s for tea and tales. It’s a very British tradition but with a very distinctive queer touch. Dear Aunty Nell often said: “The only…
The Vagina Museum Needs You (and your money)
The Icelandic Phallological Museum i.e. the World’s first and only Penis Museum has been going strong since 1997. Not everyone has been happy about this, especially as there was even an excellent documentary made about it Now the playing field is about to be ‘leveled’ as the Vagina is finally about to have a…
Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN the world premiere of a reincarnation of the Annie Proulx tale
Brokeback Mountain ★★★★ Soho Place. London Some great loves can be summed up in a short story. Some in a country ballad. With Brokeback Mountain, the world premiere of a reincarnation of the Annie Proulx tale, there is now a play that brings together both. Set within a cinematic accompaniment of song this poignantly…
