Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterCandy Gigi Friday Night Sinner★★★★ Soho Theatre London There are some things that only a woman can say about being a woman. There are some things that only a Jewish person can say about being Jewish. Candy Gigi says, sings, shouts and vomits them all at the Soho Theatre. And it’s hilarious. Candy Gigi believes … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterGlory Ride ★★★★ Charing Cross Theatre The new musical Glory Ride is off to a flying start. With a relatively unknown story of heroism to tell, a swelling score, and a high degree of likeability it manages to strike touching emotional notes despite keeping the audience within their comfort zone. Written by Todd & … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSweeney Todd or ‘The String of Pearls’★★★ Wiltons Music Hall Most will be familiar with Sweeney Todd, the Sondheim musical about the Demon Barber of Fleet St, who slit the throat of his victims and sold the meat to his female accomplice who used it to make pies. However less familiar is The … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterGeneration Games ★★★★ White Bear Theatre, London Whether you are more M&S or like this lowly writer you wander the aisle of dreams at Lidl, everyone loves a bargain. Generation Games, the new double bill of one-act comedy dramas at the White Bear, is the best two-for-one we have spotted this year. Not counting the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAuntie’s House ★★★ Kings Head Theatre, London Auntie’s House, by Paul Stone, is a very new piece of theatre that feels fresh from the workshop. Whilst in need of some development this embryonic work has a heartwarming charm and comic potential that is ripe for future success. Auntie Tamina (Ruchika Jain), a Muslim widow, … Continue reading
