Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBUTTONS: 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
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWe have no idea who Colin O’Leary is BUT we love this You Tube of him singing his heart as his sainted mother drove him all this summer. The boy knows his showtunes and is hilariously funny. You can subscribe to him on You Tube and follow him on Instagram . He promises there will be … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFed up already with the usual fare of Christmas music being blasted everywhere you go ( I mean how many times can you listen to Mariah Carey tell us all she wants for Christmas?). Then here is an overlooked gem by the fab Cyndi Lauper that she recorded back in 1998 and has hardly … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis intriguing autobiographical wee film helmed by Egyptian/American filmmaker Sam Abbas who wrote, directed and starred in it, is full of promise which sadly is often over-shadowed by the movie’s rather deadpan and flat production. Abbas plays Rami living in New York’s Lower East Side with his fiance Sara (Nikohl Boosheri) who is anxious to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe Favourite is probably our favourite movie of 2018. This sparkling feminist period dramedy set in England at the beginning of the 18th Century has an outrageous plot loosely based on historical figures of the time which makes for such a glorious tale of jealousy and intrigue that is a feast for one’s ears … Continue reading
