Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAnd The Rest Of Me Floats ☆☆☆ Bush Theatre The Bush Theatre is a small theatre with a huge reputation for new writing and, most notably for an LGBT audience, it is where the seminal play ‘Beautiful Thing’ by Jonathan Harvey had its world premiere back in 1993. ‘And The Rest Of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterExtra Virgin ☆☆☆☆ Above the Stag Expectations rise on taking our seats for Extra Virgin as we hear, piped over the house sound system, the song “Something tells me (something is gonna happen tonight)” by Cilla Black. It’s a joy to hear such a classic/trashy track again and the play does indeed open … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLen Blanco – Firing Blancs ☆☆☆ The Vaults Festival Full marks to The Vaults Festival for coming good on inclusiveness and diversity in its programming of this simply vast festival (400+ shows!!). Tonight we are treated to Len Blanco who is a Drag King (a non-binary performance artist dressed in traditionally masculine clothes). It’s … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMarmite ☆☆☆ The Vault Festival Eddie (nicely played with a nervy but earnest demeanour by Ned Costello) and Dylan (Theo Walker -all blond self-assurance and poise) bump into each other in a Bristol bar. They hit it off but the catch is they are both on dates with other men. The call of the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAlpha Who ☆☆☆ Cockpit Theatre, London Alpha Who? is a one man show billed as an exploration of masculinity and vulnerability and we are certainly taken on a journey of angst and rage of the inner psyche of the protagonist played by writer/performer Matt Franco. He comes on backlit, stripped to the waist, a vision … Continue reading