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Jaime Barton really rocks with her performance in the most traditional Brit concert ever

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  You really have to be a Brit (of a certain age) to fully appreciate the significance of Jamie Barton’s rather earth-shattering performance at the Last Night of The Proms in London. The Promenade Concerts , known as The Proms,  were started in 1895, when up until then  concerts were only for the rich Brit … Continue reading



Jon Bradfield’s queer comedy ANIMAL opens in London’s Park Theatre

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    Animal is a hilarious, uncomfortable and heart-warming play beginning this week at London’s excellent Park Theatre in Finsbury Park. Meet David – 25 years old, gay, disabled with Cerebral Palsy, and profoundly horny. He can’t eat, drink or shower by himself – let alone the rest. Totally inexperienced, he embarks on a sexual … Continue reading



Johnny Ward reviews GROTTY a study of the sexual mores of lesbian London

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  Grotty is the study of the sexual mores of lesbian London seen through the eyes of Rigby (played by playwright Izzy Tennyson). Rigby has her work cut out juggling romantic liaisons, maintaining friendships with the more hip and cooler lesbians as well as her job as an intern. We follow her on her Everyman … Continue reading



Johnny Ward reviews PLAY SOMETHING at Drayton Arms Theatre in London

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  Play Something (**) The Drayton Arms Theatre is the embodiment of a London Fringe venue: a cute end-on theatre space above a gorgeous historic pub serving fantastic food and drink. Their current  show ‘Play Something’ by Paul T. Davies (also on directing duties) unfortunately doesn’t quite match up to it’s early promise. The concept … Continue reading



Jonathan Bailey & Taron Egerton together in ‘COCK’

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  Mike Barlett’s award-winning play COCK is about to get a star-studded revival in London’s Ambassadors Theatre.   It’s the story of John, a gay man who feels torn after meeting and falling in love with a woman.  It all happens after he decides to take a break from his boyfriend of 7 years when he … Continue reading



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