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Yours Sincerely @ Vault Festival
Yours Sincerely ☆☆ The Vaults Festival Wednesday 30th January Yours Sincerely has an intriguing premise; the young Will Jackson (the writer and performer) has accidentally stolen a book of 300 second class stamps and he vows to start a ‘project’ to occupy his time. We hear what it involves as he writes a letter…
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“A short but powerful play” : Jonny Ward reviews IN CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM NORTON
In Conversation with Graham Norton ☆☆☆ The Hope Theatre The programme notes tells us firmly that Graham Norton does not appear in this Production. I can believe it as I take the rickety stairs up to the tiny theatre space (tonight the capacity is just 25 people) above the Hope & Anchor pub. I…
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Jonny Ward reviews EXTRA VIRGIN “Big on emotional dynamite”
Extra Virgin ☆☆☆☆ Above the Stag Expectations rise on taking our seats for Extra Virgin as we hear, piped over the house sound system, the song “Something tells me (something is gonna happen tonight)” by Cilla Black. It’s a joy to hear such a classic/trashy track again and the play does indeed open…
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Queerguru’s Jonny Ward reviews COMING CLEAN “a gem of a production”
COMING CLEAN ☆☆☆☆ Trafalgar Studios There was a time, long, long ago, when the possibility of gay marriage was not yet a twinkle in even the most optimistic gay mans eye. Indeed from the birth of the gay rights movement in the 60’s right through to the 80’s and the Aids crisis , gay…
