Everyone loves a bad boy and this show has more than its fair share. Bananaman was a distinctively British, 80’s comic strip and TV cartoon with a hero who was very much an ironic counterpoint to the Superman or Batman phenomenon. It’s fair to say Bananaman is not that bright, but neither does he take … Continue reading
The photo above was sent to us by the Lambco Production people in London who every year mount their Boys In The Buff Christmas Spectacular for Adults. Don’t know why I have never noticed it before BUT the one in the middle is very much NOT a boy. Even though naked women rarely … Continue reading
BUTTONS: A CINDERELLA STORY ☆☆☆☆ Charles Court Opera @ Kings Head Theatre It’s panto season and Charles Court Opera’s take on the Cinderella Story twists the traditional narrative into glorious, gender-bending lewd fun in their offering at the King’s Head Theatre (till Jan 5th). In this gloriously topsy-turvy version, Buttons is a toy bear who … Continue reading
Straight and Narrow ☆☆☆ Above The Stag Theatre. London There is something jarring about Straight and Narrow, currently running at the Above the Stag Theatre. Written by Jimmie Chinn and heralding the directorial debut of Mark Curry it takes a moment to realize what it is. Set in the 1980s and first performed … Continue reading
British heartthrob Russell Tovey hasn’t slowed up at all even in Lockdown. He and Gallerist ROBERT DIAMENT are the hosts of TALK ART at London’s NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY to discuss some of the great LGBTQ art in the NPG. (check here). Tovey also just gave such a sublime performance in THE SISTER an intensely suspenseful thriller now streaming … Continue reading