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Jack and the Beanstalk: What a Whopper! is a ridiculous high-camp night out – review

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The pantomime is very much a British tradition and within queer theatrical circles this particular pantomime is something of an institution. Now in its second year at the Charing Cross Theatre, it’s put together by the same production team behind the pantomime which ran for many years at the (now sadly defunct) Above the Stag theatre in Vauxhall. We had lots of fun checking out Sleeping Beauty Takes a Prick last year and we were very much looking forward to seeing this year’s offering, Jack and the Beanstalk: What a…

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The Liar, The Bitch and The Wardrobe is an enjoyable swan song for the Turbine Theatre – review

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We’ve been big fans of The Turbine Theatre since it opened in 2019 – it’s been a fantastic space offering a platform for new works, many of which have been LGBTQ+ productions, so we were sad to hear it will soon be closing. The Liar, The Bitch and The Wardrobe will be the theatre’s final production, and it feels like a fitting send off – a queer take on the C. S. Lewis novel of (almost) the same name, this adult panto proves to be a raucous and high-camp night…

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The Rocky Horror Show is a riotous night out – review

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This may come as a surprise, given the musical is now more than 50 years old, but we’ve never actually seen the Rocky Horror Show. As such, we didn’t quite know what to expect from this production, which has opened at London’s Dominion Theatre this week, and which will tour the UK through to summer 2025. Turns out it’s actually really good fun – this trip to the theatre was one of the most riotous nights out we’ve had in a while. We should caveat this by saying that the…

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Why Am I So Single? is a fun new queer musical with great songs – review

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We’re not quite sure where to start with a show like Why Am I So Single? – it’s arrived on the West End amid much fanfare and with a huge weight of expectation. This is the second musical from Marlow and Moss, the writers of Six, which of course is not just a runaway success in London but has toured internationally and is still enjoying a successful Broadway run too. Comparisons are inevitable, but Marlow and Moss have not tried to replicate the formula – while Six plays out more…

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Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Hot Wing King is a clever queer comedy – review

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We’ve been looking forward to Katori Hall’s The Hot Wing King for some time – it picked up the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama following its off-Broadway run (which was interrupted by the pandemic); it has now made its UK debut, premiering this week at the National Theatre. It focuses on the close-knit friendship of four black gay men in Memphis, and is set during the run up to the local hot wing competition, which the quartet are keen to win. The stage is set for the four to prepare…

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Mean Girls musical is just as camp and queer as you’d expect – review

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We’re sure Mean Girls requires very little in the way of introduction, but for those who have somehow managed to miss this cultural phenomenon, it’s a film written by Tina Fey dating back to 2004 (yes, it really is celebrating its 20th birthday this year). It tells the story of Cady, who had previously been home schooled, as she attempts to integrate into her new high school. She crosses paths with the titular mean girls – known as The Plastics – and their ringleader, Regina George. We shan’t say more,…

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DIVA: Live From Hell! is a high-camp musical that knows its audience – review

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We first went to check out DIVA: Live From Hell! when it made its UK debut at the Turbine Theatre in Battersea back in 2022 and had a lot of fun, describing it as “a devilish delight”. That same production has been resurrected two years later at the new King’s Head Theatre in Islington, just around the corner from the original location of the iconic north London pub theatre, ahead of a run at this summer’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A loose retelling of All About Eve, the show sees Luke…

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Frances Ruffelle delivers a captivating high-camp performance in revival of Closer to Heaven – review

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We’ve been keen to check out Closer to Heaven for some time, so when this revival was announced at the cosy Turbine Theatre down by Battersea Power Station, we knew we had to be there to check it out. For those unfamiliar, it’s a musical from 2001 with a book by Jonathan Harvey (best known for seminal gay play Beautiful Thing) and original songs by iconic queer pop duo Pet Shop Boys. The show has spawned a spin-off sequel called Musik which we’ve actually already seen – which is a…

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New production of Twelfth Night is a delightfully camp and queer retelling – review

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We’re big fans of the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park – on a warm evening there’s something quite magical about watching the play unfold against a beautiful sunset. On press night we had perfect conditions – which, sadly, can’t be guaranteed every night – and we had an enchanting evening with this newly-imagined, and delightfully camp and queer, version of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, directed by Owen Horsley. For those unfamiliar, Twelfth Night is a comedy about mistaken identity: Viola (Evelyn Miller) and her twin brother Sebastian (Andro Cowperthwaite)…

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Priscilla the Party! is a high-camp, feel-good night out – review

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Ah, Priscilla – a film many of us will have fond memories of, and indeed may well have been a formative moment in many a queer person’s youth. There already exists a stage show, which some will have experienced a while ago, and this new immersive production – Priscilla the Party! – is based on that, but with an updated selection of songs. It’s opened at London’s new HERE at Outernet venue and will be playing all summer. It’s an immersive experience in the same way that Guys & Dolls…

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