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Sister Roma talks with Queerguru about finally making her London Debut

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Sister Roma is one of the original Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence the charitable, protest, and street performance movement that uses drag and religious imagery to satirize issues of sex, gender, and morality. and fundraise for charity. They came about during the AIDS pandemic in San Francisco when they provided a valuable support system, especially for all the gay men who had to cope on their own. Since then they have also raised much-needed funds for AIDS, LGBT-related causes, and mainstream community service organizations while promoting safer sex and educating others about the harmful effects of drug use and other high-risk behavior.

Over the years Sister Roma has become ‘the most photographed nun in the world’ and is also the face of the Sisters as they have continued to support the LGBTQ community on so many levels and are still at the forefront of the continuing fight for equal rights, However despite the serious and important nature of her work Sister Roma has won a reputation for her larger-than-life personality and her wicked sense of humor that has rightly earned her icon status. Querguru tracked her down on the eve of her London stage debut as one of the stars of Peaches Christ’s Christmas Gaiety Show (see https://bit.ly/3RcgpSI) and discovered exactly what this anglophile was so looking forward to.

 



Linus Karp and Joseph Martin spill the beans on their new show : a comic parody with music: GYWNETH GOES SKIING

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Linus Karp is a London-based Swedish actor, writer, theatremaker, and full-time princess. He runs Awkward Productions alongside his creative and life partner Joseph Martin and together they have just enjoyed a sold-out critically acclaimed run of DIANA. THE UNTOLD STORY. (see https://queerguru.com/linus-karp-dian…) So the pair of them have gone from Royal Princess to Hollywood Princess for their new show GWYNETH GOES SKIING. Very loosely based on a recent Court Case when the Hollywood Star was sued for causing an accident on the ski slopes. She countered sued but it was the Trial that made for such good (and bad) theatre that Karp and Martin seized upon it as the subject for their new comic parody that will play at London’s Pleasance Theatre this December

Queerguru caught up with them both the day before they were due to start rehearsals to get the low down (and try and squeeze out of them the date they expect Miss P to be in the audience)

P.S. There is one final perfomance of ‘Diana’ at  the glorious Clapham Grand on Dec 6th



Peaches Christ and Edwin Outwater talk about their Anglo-American queer star studded cast in CHRISTMAS GAIETY which opens in London’s Royal Albert Hall

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The fabulous Peaches Christ is a filmmaker and cult leader living in San Francisco. Her infamous iconic movie events are self-produced at the Castro Theatre and regularly draw over 1,000 attendees.   Honored with The Marlon Riggs Award for his two decades of vital work in the Bay Area film community as a performer, programmer, producer, educator, and filmmaker; for making San Francisco an essential international destination for cult and underground film; and for creating jobs and safe spaces for queer artists and film fans.

Queerguru got to talk with Peaches and conductor EDWIN OUTWATER as they were preparing to take their CHRISTMAS GAIETY SHOW to London’s regal ROYAL ALBERT HALL. This year’s Anglo-American star-studded queer cast includes Sister Roma, Sandy Toksvig, Baga Chipz, Kerry Ellis, Le Gateau Chocolat. House of Revlon UK, The Fourth Choir, Anna Lapwood, (adult film star) Teddy Bryce and all with The BBC Concert Orchestra. The Show plays one night only before traveling to Newcastle in the North of England, before going back over the Atlantic to perform in San Francisco’s Symphony Hall. IF YOU ARE ONLY DOING ONE CHRISTMASSY EVENT MAKE SURE IT IS THIS



Queer actor/performer MATTHEW BALDWIN talks about getting paid to be an Evil Queen (and much more )

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Brit queer actor/writer/performer …… and Pantomime Dame aficionado …. Matthew Baldwin talks about his ninth season starring in this quintessential English (queer) art form. Queerguru advised Baldwin that this would be the first time ever we had interviewed a Queen who was paid to be evil!  This Holiday Season at Londo’n’s Charing Cross Theatre Baldwin stars in SLEEPING BEAUTY TAKES A PRICK. In case you didn’t pick up on the hint this is an ‘adult-only panto !!!!

As well as his love of playing evil queens, the multi-talented and extremely successful Baldwin has one of those resumes that make for fascinating reading. We picked up him writing a monologue for Mark Gatiss’ QUEER season in London. Kings Head Theatre …… plus the time in a freezing cold London pub/theatre he stripped naked to play his part ….. and there is so much more

23 November 2023 – 13 January 2024 Charing Cross Theatre, London 



Performance artist and queer theatre maker ALEXIS GREGORY talks with Queerguru about his latest piece FUTURE QUEER

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Queerguru first met London-based queer playwright, performer, director and producer. ALEXIS GREGORY some years back when he wrote and starred in SEX/CRIME some five years ago. Since that interview, Queerguru has become both a fan of his work and his friend. We were more than happy to be able to report on his outstanding success with RIOT ACT his remarkable verbatim show, created entirely word for word out of interviews with three key players in the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

Now Gregory is back in our sights again with his latest performance piece FUTURE PIECE which he is bringing to Bethnal Green’s Town Hall Hotel for two nights only later this month. Queerguru’s Contributing Editor Ris Fatah will be in the audience to review the piece but meanwhile, Queerguru Editor In Chief filmed a Zoom interview with Gregory to talk about what we can expect from his look into the future



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