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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews REBECCA the musical, a tale of cheating, blackmail, murder and obsession.
REBECCA ✯✯✯ CHARING CROSS THEATRE, LONDON Written in 1938 the gothic novel Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier was quickly turned into a film. And that film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock went on to become Best Picture at the Oscars. The source material has enormous potential, but it was a huge challenge that Michael…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews DEEPER AND DEEPER that explores the lives of five gay housemates in 90s London
Deeper and Deeper ☆☆☆ Union Theatre Most big city dwellers are faced with the horrors of having housemates at some point. The enforced intimacy, the uncomfortable accommodation of irritating quirks, and the petty squabbles. Deeper and Deeper, written and directed by Tim McArthur, explores the lives of five gay housemates, and doesn’t shirk the…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews DAYS OF HAPPINESS (Les jours heureux) a lesbian romance that has to compete with a toxic paternal relationship
This Canadian relationship drama by director Chloé Robichaud follows the emotional journey of Emma (Sophie Desmarais) from the first scene: on a sunny day she jumps to rest on a floater at the pond, closes her eyes for a while and when she opens them again realizes she is far from the shore and…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews CASSANDRO the story of the gay amateur wrestler who rose to international stardom
Mexican Lucha libre is the most spectacular of sports and the most sporty of spectacles…and was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Mexico City in 2018. Based on Greco-Roman wrestling, it is a mixture of sport and theatre (dance and performance in the ring). The Lucha Libre wrestlers are well-known and among the…
