Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterNot the Edinburgh Fringe ☆☆☆☆ Above the Stag Theatre, London For the second year in a row, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been canceled. There are hordes of writers, performers, directors, and producers gasping to get their work in front of an audience. The Above the Stag Theatre, our current favorite Vauxhall venue, has stepped … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterI was always taught, and always teach, that drama occurs in the present tense – that theatre’s most valuable asset as a mode of storytelling lay in its presentation of the here and now, a story unfolding before you. This production/adaptation of Wilde’s classic novel makes the bold decision to deliver a retrospective narration: Dorian … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterPassion on the Night Tube ☆☆☆ ☆ The Vaults Festival, London The LGBTQ community can be vile and racist. It is a microcosm of the wider society and all its prejudices and ignorance so this should not be surprising. Why it hurts disproportionately is because it is supposed to be a place of refuge … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe current uncertain political climate makes perfect timing for Paula Vogel’s Tony Nominated play Indecent that deals with the ubiquitousness of homophobia and anti-semitism in such a powerful way. The play is based on the true story of the trials and tribulations of Polish/Yiddish playwright Sholem Asch’s 1906 play God of Vengeance about an illicit lesbian … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterPecsmas by Pecs Drag Kings ☆☆☆ The Yard Theatre, London We are now entering the final countdown to Christmas, that orgy of consumption, and … Continue reading