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REVIEW: Hugh Panaro – ‘Man Without a Mask’ at Crazy Coqs

REVIEW: Hugh Panaro – ‘Man Without a Mask’ at Crazy Coqs

Broadway star Hugh Panaro has an accolade no-one else will achieve for sure: he played the Phantom more than 2,300 times – a staggering achievement. So this huge voice and matching personality could feel constrained in the intimacy of London’s Crazy Coqs cabaret room. Not a bit of it. From the momen

FUTUREQUEER: Alexis Gregory leads us by way of Donna Summer to a 2070s gay ‘utopia’

FUTUREQUEER: Alexis Gregory leads us by way of Donna Summer to a 2070s gay ‘utopia’

Theatre maker Alexis Gregory takes us by the hand and joyfully and intelligently leads us by way of Donna Summer to a 2070s gay utopia, that may not be as idyllic as it sounds.

REVIEW: Andrew Pepper stuns with ‘House of Pepper’ at Crazy Coqs

REVIEW: Andrew Pepper stuns with ‘House of Pepper’ at Crazy Coqs

Andrew Pepper’s one-man cabaret House Of Pepper is a chaotic, whirlwind of high camp, some low singing notes and just tons and tons of fun. His opening is a mishmash of fast paced dialogue and snatches of songs, and as he tells us in one of many innuendos: “It’s 30 days since I sniffed around […]

A round-up of queer theatre highlights – from Ty Jeffries’ bon voyage to camp vamps and Eurovision: Your Decision

A round-up of queer theatre highlights – from Ty Jeffries’ bon voyage to camp vamps and Eurovision: Your Decision

An interview with a camp vamp, a harrowing story of post-war Germany, revelations of being gay in the South African army, and a look back at Eurovision hits tells us just how varied the current queer theatre scene is. But first, after 12 years performing as both himself and his alter ego damaged cab

SPOTLIGHT ON: Stonewall memories, drag queen revenge and tickling

SPOTLIGHT ON: Stonewall memories, drag queen revenge and tickling

Brian Butler previews more Queer shows to look out for

PREVIEW: Moroccan acrobats, singing soldiers and a Drag aristo

PREVIEW: Moroccan acrobats, singing soldiers and a Drag aristo

Brian Butler finds a lot of Queerness on Brighton and London stages

SPOTLIGHT ON: Queer plays, an opera and a ballet

SPOTLIGHT ON: Queer plays, an opera and a ballet

In the first of two articles, Brian Butler surveys a feast of queer theatre coming soon

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