Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSALOME ☆☆☆☆ Lazarus Theatre Company Greenwich Theatre, London From the opening scene of the prophet, Jokanaan, walking through a sandstorm to the final image of a semi-naked Salomé straddling Jokanaan while slick with his blood, this is an arresting production of Wilde’s notorious banned play. The bold move to cast a boy to play the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThere is nothing much sexier than two men dancing together especially when are doing the salsa. Now for the first time a couple of them will be doing it on primetime TV (and not before time) . When season three of World of Dance premieres tonight Jonathan y Jorge will be competing for the coveted … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterUNDETECTABLE ☆☆☆☆☆ KINGS HEAD THEATRE It is extraordinary to think that perhaps within the living memory of some fellow theatregoers, that the Lord Chamberlain would have censored the very concept of Undetectable, let alone the practical reality of it on stage. A Taste of Honey (Royal Court Theatre 1958) apparently caused a furore amongst … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterStrike Up The Band ☆☆☆ Upstairs at the Gatehouse It has to be one of the more unusual topics for a musical: a quintessential American business magnate (making cheese – for comedy value!) manipulates the US Government into war with tiny neutral Switzerland in order to protect his profits. As the programme notes suggest … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTumulus ☆☆☆☆ Soho Theatre, London There is a long and growing list of plays that take the Chemsex experience as their concept and Queerguru has reviewed quite a few of them including Bingo, Chemsex Monologues and Undetectable. Tumulus is different, not only because it is produced by the Outside Edge Theatre Company (the UK’s only … Continue reading