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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews Panti Bliss – If These Wigs Could Talk @ London’s Soho Theatre
Panti Bliss – If These Wigs Could Talk ★★★★ Soho Theatre, London Panti Bliss is the Queen of Ireland. Drag queen, activist and author, and she has been the face of Irish LGBTQ+ politics since 2014 when a speech she gave about homophobia and transphobia went viral. It led to a national debate about…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Glow : story of legendary Swiss IRENE STAUB who lived in the fast lane and died tragically young.
Glow is an interesting documentary about legendary Swiss muse, Irene Staub. Part of Zurich’s underground scene in the 70s and 80s, Staub’s iconic looks, vivaciousness, and lust for life charmed everyone she associated with, from Fellini, Catherine Deneuve, Bowie to Jagger. Staub, also known as Lady Shiva, was variously a muse, model, punk singer…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews MAKE UP a story of unexpected male bonding
French restaurant critic blogger Sacha (Hugo Andre) moves into handsome Irish stockbroker Dan’s (Will Masheter) West London house as a lodger. Bumbling tee-total Sacha lives a fairly solitary existence and suffers from OCD, or neurodivergence. Dan is dynamic and successful, although has split up from his wife and drinks too much. On the face…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews HIDDEN LETTERS the compelling tale of Chinese calligraphy that is secret code for women only
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, WOMEN IN CHINA WERE BORN TO OBEY THEIR FATHERS, HUSBANDS AND SONS. FORBIDDEN TO READ AND WRITE, THEIR VOICES WERE SILENCED. MOST LEFT NO RECORD OF THEIR LIVES. Nushu has many levels, is a secret that belongs to Chinese women, it is calligraphy made by women to preserve a secret…
