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Jonny Ward’s ☆☆☆☆ review of ALADDIN : ‘a great night out’
A Lad In Soho ☆☆☆☆ Karma Sanctum Hotel The basement room of a mid range hotel in London’s Soho is not the first place you would expect to find a raucous gay panto. For those not from the UK, firstly an explanation of the British eccentricity that is Pantomime. Its roots go back to Victorian…
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Jonathan Kemp’s ☆☆☆☆☆ of Peter Groom’s “truly magical” Dietrich: Natural Duty
Peter Groom, Dietrich: Natural Duty ☆☆☆☆☆ Wilton’s Music Hall, London What is the enduring appeal of Marlene Dietrich? What makes her still so bewitching? Especially to queers? Peter Groom’s one (wo)man show Dietrich: Natural Duty, currently on at Wilton’s Music Hall in East London, certainly goes some way to answering that. The ethereal beauty,…
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Alexis Gregory has woven various themes together beautifully in his compelling performance in RIOT ACT
Riot Act ☆☆☆☆ The Kings Head Theatre Alexis Gregory bounds on stage like an excitable puppy and delivers a masterclass in the oral tradition. His latest piece (following sold-out Sex-Crime previously reviewed here) presents the verbatim record of his interviews with three gay men. Each has a tale to tell and Michael-Anthony Nozzi’s is absolutely…
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Jonny Ward reviews GUY THE MUSICAL which promises much but woefully under delivers.
GUY THE MUSICAL ☆ The Bunker Theatre 20th June 2018 Guy the Musical promises much but woefully under delivers. Its subject matter has great potential examining the harsh world of app-based hook-ups – as the programme notes state its ‘the sexier side of the zeitgeist’. We meet Guy a ‘gay, fat, socially awkward millennial who’s…
