theater review
QUEERGURU’S Jonny Ward’s ☆☆☆☆☆ review of THE INHERITANCE ‘a towering experience’
THE INHERITANCE ☆☆☆☆☆ NOEL COWARD THEATRE, LONDON OCTOBER 2018 The Inheritance is a vast piece of work; two plays covering several decades; seven hours total playing time and…
And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens : a short slice of genius playwriting from a queer master at work
And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens ☆☆☆☆☆ Mr Delaney (superbly played by Luke Mullins; delicate but tense like an over wound watch) is a successful interior decorator and landlord, who transforms into Candy when he has gentlemen company in the stifling deep south of New Orleans. Tonight he has brought home Karl,…
Terrence MacNally’s Love Valor & Compassion: a stunning emotionally charged production
Provincetown’s rightful claim to being so instrumental in the birth of the American Theater seems even more secure now that David Drake has taken on the role of standard bearer. Since he stepped into role as the Artistic Director of The Provincetown Theater earlier this year he has started to fill the place with…
Alan Flanagan’s extraordinary way with words in BINGO
Bingo ☆☆☆ The Pleasance Theatre Cormac, a lovable Irishman at large in London (played with charm and nicely paced energy by Alan Flanagan) has been a very busy boy. He goes for a check up and finds out he has the full house of infections – HIV/Syphilis/Gonorrhea/Hepatitis C. to which the nurse mutters under her…