& Juliet ☆☆☆☆ Shaftesbury Theatre The plot for & Juliet opens with an intriguing proposition. What if Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s neglected wife) could take control of the plot of Romeo and Juliet and rewrite it to focus on Juliet’s desires. How would that female perspective change Shakespeare’s most famous romantic play? Throw in a selection … Continue reading
La Cage aux Folles ☆☆☆☆ Park Theatre, London Many people will know the hilarious La Cage aux Folles from one of its many previous incarnations including three French films (1978,1980 and 1985), a musical version from 1983, and the Hollywood version featuring Robin Williams in 1996. Why might you ask do we need yet … Continue reading
Margaret Thatcher was really a man in drag. This was a popular (pre-internet) accusation leveled at the former British prime minister. Contemporary cultural representations also pitched her as a fella. Spitting Image, the phenomenal satirical TV show that ran throughout the 80’s, portrayed her in a man’s pinstripe suit & tie – the … Continue reading
TARGET MAN ☆☆☆☆ The Kings Head Theatre has done it again – Target Man is timely and incisive and ignites a rage inside of you – this is LGBT theatre at its incendiary best. We are introduced to Connor Woodhouse and Joel Nelson in the changing rooms of a premiership football club. Connor is the … Continue reading
How to survive the Cherpocalypse ☆☆☆ There is a witty line, author unknown, that claims in the event of a nuclear apocalypse only Cher and cockroaches will survive. Whether this is down to the amount of plastic surgery she has had or her ability to constantly reinvent herself and subsequently achieve more spectacular comebacks than … Continue reading