After the past 7 years of QUEERGURU’s existence, we are no longer shocked by what lands in our intray each day BUT we are still however surprised at how many new things are still way beyond what we thought was our very vivid imagination. Like today for instance, when there is an event in … Continue reading
Actor and award-winning playwright TOM RATCLIFFE is the current GUEST ARTISTIC DIRECTOR at London’s Kings Head Theatre for QUEER INTERROGATION his part of their TAKEOVER SEASON. It focuses on telling LGBTQI+ stories whilst also highlighting and celebrating the importance of new writing – from work-in-progress one-nighters to 3 weeks of fully-fledged runs. and then ends with a Writing Course in conjunction with Rikki Beadle-Blair. QUEERGURU caught up with him on the eve of the opening night to learn about this very exciting queer theatre project
Wreckage ★★★★ Turbine Theatre Twenty-five-year-old Sam (Tom Ratcliff) and his older boyfriend Noel (Michael Walters) live a comfortable, domesticated life together with their cat. Then one morning, whilst doing a favour for Sam, Noel crashes his car into a river and dies. So begins Wreckage, a clever new play written by Tom … Continue reading
Brit queer writer/actor Tom Ratcliffe is transferring his play WRECKAGE to London after a very successful run at the Edinburgh Festival this summer. The play, originally commissioned by the Harlow Playhouse is about a couple whose lives are disrupted by a sudden and permanent distance “its a love story filled with loss, guilt, … Continue reading