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Johnny Ward reviews GROTTY a study of the sexual mores of lesbian London
Grotty is the study of the sexual mores of lesbian London seen through the eyes of Rigby (played by playwright Izzy Tennyson). Rigby has her work cut out juggling romantic liaisons, maintaining friendships with the more hip and cooler lesbians as well as her job as an intern. We follow her on her Everyman…
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QUEERGURU’s Jonny Ward at BALLETBOYZ watching for the spine-tingling goosebump moments we have come to expect
Keen-eyed readers of Queerguru will know we have covered BalletBoyz productions many times before. What makes us revisit their work so often? Well – let’s review the evidence. Fourteen Days is the umbrella name for their current UK/Europe tour which features a revival of four works first performed at Sadler’s Wells in October 2017 and…
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Thomas Mahy gives a pitch perfect performance for his London stage debut in VINCENT RIVER
When Vincent River first starts you believe that Anita (Louise Jameson Dr. Who, Eastenders) and Davey (Thomas Mahy making his London stage debut) are total strangers but the realization of familiarity dawns quickly and uneasily. This is the first time they have met although Anita has seen Davey various times at a distance since the death of her…
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Ben Batt positively sizzles in Donmar Warehouse stunning revival of The York Realist
‘I live here. I live here. You can’t see that, though. You can’t see it. This is where I live. Here.’ This is a tremendous revival directed by Robert Hastie (Splendour, My Night with Reg) at the Donmar in London of a play set in a remote farmhouse in Yorkshire in the sixties about family,…
