Tinderella ⚝⚝⚝⚝ Union Theatre, London It’s panto season in London, and Queerguru is wistfully reminded it’s been a while since anyone has yelled ‘It’s behind you’. For the benefit of our global audience here is a reminder of the key elements of this traditional British theatrical art form: Pantomime comes in three varieties, kids, … Continue reading
The Persian Version takes a heartfelt dive into Iranian-American family life. Part comedy, part history lesson, part drama, part musical, writer/director Maryam Keshavarz’s award-winning tale, loosely based on a true story, details the lives of the New York-based Jamshidpour family from the women’s perspective. Leila (Layla Mohammadi) is the only daughter amongst the eight … Continue reading
Generations of queer people from small villages and towns across the world have migrated to larger cities, looking for a more accepting community, more fun, better choice of partners and better career and cultural options. The same decision-making process, of course, applies to many straight people. But what if you’re queer and love … Continue reading
When Time Got Louder is a brilliant, both heart-breaking and heart-warming, Canadian drama by award-winning director Connie Cocchia. She tells the story of a family dealing with the daily ups and downs of living with a neuro-diverse child. Mark (Lochlyn Munro) and Tish (Elizabeth Mitchell) have two grown-up children, nineteen-year-old Abbie (Willow Shields) and … Continue reading
Feeling Afraid as If Something Terrible is About to Happen ✩✩✩ Bush Theatre, London Feeling Afraid as If Something Terrible is About to Happen is a winkingly clever play, by Marcelo Dos Santos, about the nature and neediness of comedians. Slyly disguised as a one-man stand-up show delivered by the Comedian (Samuel Barnett) it’s … Continue reading
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