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Queerguru’s JONATHAN KEMP reviews Sean Matthias’s “unmissable play” A PRAYER FOR WINGS

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  A Prayer For Wings  ☆☆☆☆ Written & Directed by Sean Mathias Kings Head Theatre, London Originally written as a commission for “a young actress who wanted a humdinger of a role”, according to Mathias’ programme note, A Prayer For Wings has been revived 35 years later, and retaining a freshness and relevance with its … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jonathan Kemp reviews the World Premiere of Time and Tide

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Time and Tide ☆☆ The Park Theatre London You might think a play set in a sleepy backwater British coastal town would be dull as ditch water, and you’d be dead right. With sledge-hammer subtlety and zero evidence of subtext, this play is set entirely in May’s Caff, which never seems to have any customers. … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jonathan Kemp reviews Vicky Moran’s play about LGBTQ homelesness

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  No Sweat ☆☆☆☆ Pleasance Theatre, London With homelessness on the rise in the UK, and 24% of young homeless people identifying as LGBTQ+, Vicky Moran’s important new play is very timely, and very good. Using verbatim interview clips and based on real stories from the playwright’s interviews with homeless queer youth, it uncovers the … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jonny Ward checks out a new recording of beloved Brit Camp Comedy Up Pompei

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    UP POMPEI The Shaw Theatre “Titter ye not!” The eternal cry of camp icon Frankie Howerd. Welcome to ancient Rome, where the steps of the Forum are peopled by nubile slave girls and a range of outrageous characters including Lurcio’s owner, Ludicrous Sextus the Senator, his wife Ammonia, his son Nausius and his … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jonny Ward checks out A PARTNERSHIP to see if two London lads can last together

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  A Partnership ☆☆☆ Theatre 503, London A Partnership has an in depth look at whether two men in modern-day London can have a long-lasting monogamous relationship. In real time over the course of an hour, partners Ally (Ben Hadfield) and Zach (Rory Thomas-Howes) have returned to their new flat after a night out to … Continue reading



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