theatre
Russell Tovey’s star keeps on rising
British heartthrob Russell Tovey hasn’t slowed up at all even in Lockdown. He and Gallerist ROBERT DIAMENT are the hosts of TALK ART at London’s NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY to discuss some of the great LGBTQ art in the NPG. (check here). Tovey also just gave such a sublime performance in THE SISTER an intensely suspenseful thriller now streaming…
Jonathan Kemp revels in the rude festive cheer of BUTTONS
BUTTONS: A CINDERELLA STORY ☆☆☆☆ Charles Court Opera @ Kings Head Theatre It’s panto season and Charles Court Opera’s take on the Cinderella Story twists the traditional narrative into glorious, gender-bending lewd fun in their offering at the King’s Head Theatre (till Jan 5th). In this gloriously topsy-turvy version, Buttons is a toy bear who…
MATTHEW GOULD talks about the world’s first gay ‘resort’ which was hardly a holiday camp
We were very intrigued when we heard about San Domino – A Musical Drama the true story of how gay men were rounded up in pre-WW2 Italy and jailed in an all-gay prison in a remote island as part of Mussolini’s attempt at cleansing the population. We caught up with director Matthew Gould on the eve of the Musical’s…
BANANAMAN THE MUSICAL : Everyone loves a Bad Boy, and this Show has more than its fair share.
Everyone loves a bad boy and this show has more than its fair share. Bananaman was a distinctively British, 80’s comic strip and TV cartoon with a hero who was very much an ironic counterpoint to the Superman or Batman phenomenon. It’s fair to say Bananaman is not that bright, but neither does he take…
