London
Jonathan Kemp’s ☆☆☆☆ review of an arresting production of Oscar Wilde’s once banned Salome
SALOME ☆☆☆☆ Lazarus Theatre Company Greenwich Theatre, London From the opening scene of the prophet, Jokanaan, walking through a sandstorm to the final image of a semi-naked Salomé straddling Jokanaan while slick with his blood, this is an arresting production of Wilde’s notorious banned play. The bold move to cast a boy to play the…
London LGBT Homeless get its first ever Shelter
London LGBTQ Homeless Shelter has been given a permement home, complete with community centre, in a disused Fire Station in Shoreditch. The Mayor Sadiq Khan pitched is some £50,000 to convert the 100 year old building which had been closed since 2014, and which made it possible LGBTQ homelessness charity The Outside Project to proceed…
Digital Pride says You Are Not Alone
If you are in New York’s Times Square today just stop for a moment and look up. On one of the main billboards you’ll see a short video clip playing as part of Gay Star News’ Digital Pride Festival This is an annual week-long event which offers an opportunity for the global LGBTI communities to…
At the Gay Mens Dance Club dance your heart out …… and maybe even meet someone to give it too
The UK Gay Men’s Dance Company (GMDC) has been going strong in London since it was started in 2015 by dancer, dance teacher and choreographer Alex Scurr . It’s success is not just because as gay men we are all convinced we have a gene that makes us want to dance (as if) but because…
