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Queerguru reviews PINK LADY the story of an Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jewish family that have to confront a queer crisis
Our passion for queer Israeli movies started over 2O years thanks to the legendary director Eytan Fox and his extraordinary film ‘Walk On Water.’ Since then, QG has followed his whole string of outstanding movies that have given us such a great perspective on being gay and Jewish: think The Bubble, Yossi and Jaeger, Cupcakes,…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews JOHN CRANKO the brilliant queer dancer and choreographer who found fame in Stuttgart
John Cranko was a brilliant gay South African dancer and choreographer, working in London and Stuttgart during the fifties and sixties. Joachim A. Laing’s stylish German-language film of the same name, starring the captivating Sam Riley (Control, On The Road) in the lead, follows Cranko from his arrival at the Stuttgart Ballet in 1961 to…
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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…
