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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews ‘Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical’ ….. all party and no regrets
CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE 90’S MUSICAL⚝⚝⚝⚝ THE OTHER PALACE, LONDON We are approaching Cruel Intentions the 90s Musical in the same way we approach a Long Island Iced Tea. It has a lot of great ingredients. Tequila, Yes. Gin, Yes, Rum. Yes, Yes, Yes!. But once they are mixed and drunk they can lead…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah raves about Andrew Haigh’s ALL OF US STRANGERS “A moving, must-see work of genius.”
Coming-of-age films tend to have a protagonist in their late teens, but what happens if your life at that age is too fraught and difficult to come of age properly? That was the case for most queer people in 1980s Britain. A very homophobic press and media, reflecting national opinions, combined with an…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews AFTERGLOW a funny, and sensual exploration of polyamory
AfTERGLOW ✩✩✩✩ Southwark Playhouse, London It’s Wednesday, Hump Day, and the irony is not lost on us as the first scene of Afterglow, written and directed by S. Asher Gelman, plunges headfirst down a rabbit hole of naked, balletic grinding. It’s January in London and 0 Celsius outside but the thermostat is turned…
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Queerguru’s James Judd gets totally captivated with Bradley Cooper et al in MAESTRO
Leonard Bernstein was highly influential in American cultural life. As the composer of musicals, operas, ballets, and film scores including West Side Story, Candide, On the Town, he lived at the center of popular culture. He was also bisexual, horny, studly, and married with children but engaged with male lovers in a…
