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BANANAMAN THE MUSICAL : Everyone loves a Bad Boy, and this Show has more than its fair share.

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  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




Barbara Hulanicki : Fashion Legend and Design Icon

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In the 1960s, way before the world was flooded with designers of the Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana ilk, London discovered Barbara Hulanicki, who very quickly became a fashion legend. Prior to the advent of the Swinging Sixties, fashion was dull and positively fuddy-duddy and this remarkable Polish émigré changed all … Continue reading



Beautiful People: The Boutique in the 1960s Counter Culture

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  A unique exhibition has just opened at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London’s East End. The museum was started by designer Zandra Rhodes, a product of the ’60s and still going strong today, with the latest collaboration for Ikea. The museum’s striking exterior was the concept of renowned Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. Since … Continue reading



Beauty On The Piste : a raunchy gay panto

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Pantomime (or Panto for short) is a quintessential traditional British musical family entertainment staged at Christmas time.  It includes songs, gags, slapstick comedy and dancing, employs gender-crossing actors, and combines topical very low-brow humor with a story loosely based on a well-known fairy tale,  and in which audiences are expected to sing along with certain parts … Continue reading



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