Southwark Playhouse
London’s Southwark Playhouse presents SAPPHO a thrilling (lesbian) fairy tale of mythic proportions
Sappho was an Archaic Greek poet from the island of Lesbos. and is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music. In ancient times, Sappho was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets and was given names such as the “Tenth Muse” and “The Poetess”. Most of Sappho’s poetry is now lost, and…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews YOU ARE GOING TO DIE, the naked Adam Scott-Rowley’s ‘intense, very entertaining’ analysis of existential anxiety.
You’re Going To Die. ⚝⚝⚝⚝ London’s Southwark Playhouse. Death, loss and anxiety, three unavoidable human conditions, are examined by the completely naked Adam Scott-Rowley, in his intense, very entertaining, monologue, You’re Going To Die, currently on at London’s excellent Southwark Playhouse. Part performance art, part theatre, we meet the nude Scott-Rowley, alone on the…
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…
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…
