Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis feature length documentary is both a live record of a small staged Ball held in 2022 in Niteroi, just outside Rio de Janeiro, and a history of the Ballroom movement in Brazil, including interviews with the main personalities in some of the Brazilian Houses. For the uninitiated, central to the Ballroom … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe Bus Driver is short documentary film produced by The Scottish Documentary Institute and directed by Ku Ki. Released in May 2024, it follows a day in the life of a trans bus driver and his wife as they try to make a living in a country beset by curfews and power cuts. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterGinger Johnson Blows Off https://www.pleasance.co.uk/ What do you do after realising all your dreams by winning Ru-Paul’s Drag Race UK in 2023? This is the question asked by the formidable Ginger Johnson (aka Donald Marshall) in Ginger Johnson Blows Off. Well, first of all you plan a show for Soho Theatre at the Edinburgh … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLittle Squirt Eschewing the porny “Spunk Daddy” for a more apt and user friendly title, “Little Squirt”, up and coming queer performer Darby James brings his award winning Melbourne cabaret about sperm donation to Edinburgh. Dressed as a sailor, (Jean Genet’s Querelle?) or a seaman ( get it? ) Darby is already … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterI’m Almost There ★★★★ New York writer, musician and performer Todd Almond (Gossip Girl, Law and Order:Special Victims Unit, Girl From the North Country) has chosen the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his new show, I’m Almost There. Brought to Summerhall by the producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer, … Continue reading
