News Boeing Boeing: Devonshire Park, Eastbourne: Review In the Devonshire Theatre and Talking Scarlet’s latest offering, a 1960’s Marc Camoletti farce called Boeing Boeing, we get to live the impossible dream: well, someone’s impossible dream anyway, but probably not yours or mine. Bernard (Ben Roddy) is a successful architect living in a nice apartment By Kat Pope • 3 min read
Arts Two weeks of queer culture in London The Festival of Neighbourhood is staging a series of Queer events during July and August in London. The first, Queering Voices, takes place Thursday, July 11-Saturday, July 13 and is three days of performances and discussion exploring the queer community and different perspectives on gender, love an By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘LET IT BE’: The Savoy Theatre: Review “Is it like Jersey Boys?” I asked the usherette. “Does it have a story?” “Not really,” was the dispiriting reply. “It’s just the greatest hits and a bit of gab between songs.” And so it was. No gritty ‘how the band got together’ tale in this tourist-trap of a Beatles show now playing in the […] By Kat Pope • 5 min read
Music Lloyd Webber and the ‘Profumo Affair’ Love him or loathe him, a new musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is big news. And today, therefore, is a big news day Stephen Ward (yes, that’s it’s rather mundane name) will premiere at the Aldwych Theatre on December 3 this year, and tickets go on sale as of today. With music by Lloyd Webber and […] By Kat Pope • 1 min read
Arts What would Louis think? You may have seen Lloyd Daniels from the X-Factor singing at a gay club near you, but you’re likely to see a lot more of the Welsh wonder if you head down to the Marlborough Theatre next month as he’s appearing in internet dating comedy Up4aMeet….and he’s getting nekked! “Actually, getting naked isn By Kat Pope • 2 min read
Theatre Dead Certain: Devonshire Park Theatre: Review Dead Certain, Marcus Lloyd’s taut psychological thriller brings to a close the Devonshire’s season of Murder in the Park, and it runs until June 29. Michael (Philip Stewart) is an out of work actor who thinks his luck’s turned when he gets what seems to be an easy gig; to act out a new play […] By Kat Pope • 2 min read
Arts Donmar Warehouse: ‘The Night Alive’ In The Night Alive, Conor McPherson’s new play, Tommy (Ciaran Hinds), a middle-aged ‘moocher’ (as he calls himself) living in a squalid Dublin bedsit, has gone out to get some chips, but comes back instead with a bloodied and bruised girl. Aimee (Caoilfhionn Dunne) has been beaten up by her ex and h By Kat Pope • 3 min read
News Southbank Centre to celebrate Queer Culture The Southbank Centre, London has announced two weekends of queer culture as part of the Festival of Neighbourhood in July and August. The first, Queering Voices, takes place Thursday, July 11-Saturday, July 13 and is three days of performances and discussion exploring the queer community and differe By Besi • 1 min read
News Flown performed by Pirates of the Carabina at the Udderbelly Is it on to compare a circus with a circus? After all, these days circus is a broad church – a very broad church – so broad in fact that the South Bank feels confident enough to run three ring-based entertainment shows over the summer in its temporary tents, expecting each to make a profit. […] By Kat Pope • 4 min read
Features & Longread Jonathan Harvey connects “I was in John Lewis about two years ago and there was a girl wearing a t-shirt that just said ‘You’re So Gay’ and I really just wanted to say ‘Yeah, I fucking am! What’s the matter with that?’” We’re at a rehearsal in South London of Jonathan Harvey’s new play and he’s explaining exactly […] By Graham Robson • 7 min read
News The Noise next door: Komedia: Review This is rock improv, these five gents worked very hard throughout the night to delight the crowd, worked well together as an improv troupe, sharing the space and mostly handing the best lines over the next lad up and occasionally shamelessly hogging the limelight. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts The Amen Corner: James Baldwin: National Theatre: Review Since losing her unborn child, Sister Margaret (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) has put herself in the hands of the Lord. He’s made her a preacher in a small but thriving Harlem church, and he’s guided her hand as she’s brought up her now 18 year old son David single-handedly. But the Lord now seems to be l By Kat Pope • 3 min read
