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WOMEN IN REVOLT! ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE UK 1970-1990 @ Tate Britain, London
Women in Revolt! is a landmark exhibition celebrating British feminist activism, art, protest, photography, and performance from the period 1970 to 1990. The show is now open at London’s Tate Britain gallery. British women had very little protection in law in the early 1970’s. There was no maternity leave, right to equal pay, or…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ON RAILTON ROAD that recreates a particularly heady period in London’s queer history.
ON RAILTON ROAD ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ MUSEUM OF THE HOME, HOXTON, LONDON It’s hard to believe, but free housing was once plentiful in London. In the 1970s and 80s, squatting was common and there were empty properties all over the city. Queer groups of people squatted too. One such group, the Brixton Faeries, famously held court…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews LIZZIE, The Musical : a raucous dive into the true crime story
Lizzie The Musical ⭐︎ ⭐︎ ⭐︎ ⭐︎ Southwark Playhouse, Elephant, Nope, not a musical about the late Queen Elizabeth II. We are confident that there will be one but it’s still #toosoon. You might want to try The Crown on Netflix meanwhile. This thumping Lizzie musical is about the infamous Lizzie Borden…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews MALEVO : an all-male fusion of tango, flamenco, and modern dance.
Malevo at the Peacock Theatre, London ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ Malevo, the Argentinian dance troupe created and choreographed by Matias Jaime, has just smashed into the Peacock Theatre in London. A macho hurricane. Passionate, thumping, and raw in its all-male fusion of tango, flamenco, and modern dance, particularly influenced by malambo, the solo folk dancing style of…
