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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews ‘the unapologetic fun’ of GALS ALOUD at Here@Outernet, London
Gals Aloud *** Here@Outernet Imagine a boozy Friday night at your local, where the karaoke starts off a little… well, let’s say ‘enthusiastic’, and then, through some queer alchemy, transforms into a full-blown, stadium-worthy concert. That is Gals Aloud at Here@Outernet. A glittering tribute that injects the legendary Girls Aloud with a hefty dose of…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews The Importance of Being Oscar, a timely revival of Michael Mac Laimmoir’s 1960 monologue about the legendary poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. Now on at London’s Jermyn Street Theatre.
The Importance of Being Oscar ***** Original Theatre @ Jermyn St Theatre. London The Importance of Being Oscar is the timely revival of Michael Mac Liammoir’s 1960 monologue about the legendary poet, author, playwright and all-around queer dandy/activist, Oscar Wilde. Directed by Michael Fentiman and brilliantly performed by the flamboyant Alastair Whatley, the show has…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews THE BOLLYWOOD GUIDE TO REVENGE @ London’s Soho Theatre
“The Bollywood Guide to Revenge” **** SOHO THEATRE, London Gather together everybody, you’re in for an unexpected treat. Shafeeq Shajahan has created a theatrical poem, a camp tapestry woven from two tales that mirror each other. It’s a whispered secret, and a shout from the rooftops, a tale of rejection, pain, and defiance, swathed in…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews ‘DRIVE BACK HOME’ “a dour triumph of a road movie”. @ BFI Flare London
Drive Back Home, written and directed by Michael Clowater, is a dour triumph. This character-driven road movie, starring Alan Cumming, painstakingly scrapes through layers of hurt and humanity. But it does it with a salty tenderness. It’s a story of two estranged brothers who barely have a shared vocabulary, except maybe the word ‘faggot’. Weldon…
