Exclusive Interview: Kim David Smith on A Wery Weimar Christmas – “it’s all about being too poor for presents, too atheist for Jesus & too naughty for Santa”

Award-winning cabaret star and actor Kim David Smith returns to New York's Club Cumming on Sunday, December 14th for his fabulously queer annual holiday celebration, A Wery Weimar Christmas, courting festive cheer amid the glitter, doom, and decadence of 1920s Berlin. Featuring the original holiday tunes "A Wery Merry Weimar Christmas," and "Don't Let Krampus... Continue Reading →

November 25, 2025 0

Exclusive Interview: Michael Griffiths on his Pet Shop Boys-themed cabaret show It’s A Sin – Songs of Love & Shame

The Pet Shop Boys have a key place in pop music through the 80s, 90s, and 00s. With hits like "Go West", "Left to My Own Devices", Rent", and "Absolutely Fabulous" becoming queer anthems, their synth-pop lit up gay club dancefloors and inspired generations of LGBTQ+ artists (with Russell T Davies' hit TV series taking... Continue Reading →

January 8, 2024 0

Sundance 2021 Film Review: Weirdo Night ★★★★

Thanks to the programmers of Sundance's New Frontiers section for giving me the best night out I've had since last March (without having to leave my apartment or get out of my pyjamas) with creator-writer-star Jibz Cameron and director Mariah Garnett's Weirdo Night. Acknowledging, but not dwelling on, the lack of audience in the room... Continue Reading →

February 3, 2021 4

Exclusive Interview: Comic Stripper Woody Shticks on his Schlong Song (King’s Head Theatre, London)

Comic stripper Woody Shticks brings his unique blend of stand-up storytelling, hip-hop heroics, and emotional nudity to the King's Head Theatre London this week with his Schlong Song, following sold-out runs in the US and a headlining slot at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. Ahead of Woody's London dates The Queer's Review's James Kleinmann... Continue Reading →

July 21, 2019 0

Woody Shticks’ Schlong Song Comes to King’s Head Theatre London

Woody Shticks' Schlong Song at The King's Head Theatre London 25-28th July 2019 Stand-up storytelling, hip-hop heroics, and emotional nudity collide in Woody Shticks’ smash-hit smackdown of sexual misadventure. Shticks’ days inside a Puritan cult give way to nights inside consenting adults on a quest to answer the timeless query: “What is gay shit, and... Continue Reading →

July 3, 2019 0