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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden is at Wiltons Music Hall to review Sweeney Todd or ‘The String of Pearls’
Sweeney Todd or ‘The String of Pearls’★★★ Wiltons Music Hall Most will be familiar with Sweeney Todd, the Sondheim musical about the Demon Barber of Fleet St, who slit the throat of his victims and sold the meat to his female accomplice who used it to make pies. However less familiar is The…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews BLACK SUPERHERO ‘sexy, fun, thought-provoking piece of work’ at London’s Royal Court
Black Superhero ★★★★ Royal Court Theatre Black Superhero, currently on at London’s excellent Royal Court Theatre, takes us into the world of a group of queer black actors and their associates. Set in London, David (Lewis Brown), King (Dyllon Burnside) and Raheem (Eloka Ivo) are old friends and hang out together a lot. David…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews GENERATION GAMES Two One-Act queer comedy dramas
Generation Games ★★★★ White Bear Theatre, London Whether you are more M&S or like this lowly writer you wander the aisle of dreams at Lidl, everyone loves a bargain. Generation Games, the new double bill of one-act comedy dramas at the White Bear, is the best two-for-one we have spotted this year. Not counting the…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews PORNOMELANCHOLIA a documentary not for all tastes but which makes a statement on contemporary movie making.
\ Cinema, reality, and fiction combined in this extremely well-crafted film, also photographed and written by Argentinian director Manuel Abramovich, with a screenplay in collaboration with Fernando Krapp and Pio Longo. Pornomelancholia is a compelling portrait of loneliness in the times of social media where there is no place for privacy. It is a…
