Exclusive Interview: Harry Clayton-Wright on his Sex Education (Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019)

Ahead of next month's Edinburgh Fringe Festival run of his award-winning debut solo show Sex Education, The Queer Review's James Kleinmann caught up with performance artist, theatre maker, entertainer and all-round beautiful human Harry Clayton-Wright to talk Blackpool, sex, cucumber sandwiches and winning over the audience at Skegness Butlins. Harry Clayton-Wright. Photo credit Jeff Anderson... Continue Reading →

July 10, 2019 0

Harry Clayton-Wright’s Sex Education at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

One parent refuses to talk about sex. The other buys their son gay porn DVDs…Well, what was your sex education like? Performance artist, mischief maker and internet provocateur, Harry Clayton-Wright is delving into his own sexual and family history, to understand how that shaped his here and now. Wearing a beautiful charity shop wedding dress, Harry narrates the gay... Continue Reading →

July 6, 2019 0

The Glory Takes Over National Theatre’s River Stage for London Pride

Our favourite East London queer nightspot, The Glory is back on the Southbank at The National Theatre's River Stage from tonight 5th July for the fourth year running, bringing a show-stopping and totally free Alternative Pride Weekender, featuring shows, comedy, parties and enough joy to put a smile on the face of even the grumpiest... Continue Reading →

July 5, 2019 0

The Union Theatre Celebrates London Pride with Love is Love

The Union Theatre celebrates London Pride this week with a series of events 3rd-6th July 2019.Proud (Play - Rehearsed Reading)As part of Pride week, The Union Theatre presents two rehearsed readings of Proud, the new play by Bren Gosling, which seeks to present alternative narratives. Camp, Chemsex & Grindr, how well portrayed are queer characters... Continue Reading →

July 2, 2019 0

Theatre Review: Dark Sublime (Trafalgar Studios, London) ★★★★

What do you do when the object of your affection doesn’t return the kind of love you want? That’s what writer Michael Dennis and director Andrew Keates explore in Dark Sublime, a play that mixes unrequited love with sci-fi fandom. Dark Sublime, Trafalgar Studios (credit Scott Rylander) Marina Sirtis and Kwaku Mills Marianne (Marina Sirtis)... Continue Reading →

July 1, 2019 0

Theatre Review: Hamlet (Iris Theatre, London) ★★

Presented in promenade in and around the grounds of St Paul’s Church in the middle of London’s Covent Garden, Iris Theatre has created a gender-fluid production of Hamlet that is filled to the brim with ideas, probably more than it knows what to do with. The action has been moved from Denmark to a nationalistic... Continue Reading →

June 26, 2019 0

Exclusive Interview: Dark Sublime Playwright Michael Dennis

Unrequited love, unequal love: these are the topics at play in Michael Dennis’ debut full-length work that is about to premiere at London’s Trafalgar Studios. The comedy, Dark Sublime, brings a new gay playwright into the spotlight and sees the theatrical return of a long absent British actress, Marina Sirtis, best known to sci-fi fans... Continue Reading →

June 22, 2019 1

Public Ticket Sales for Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance on Broadway Open Monday 24th June

Tickets for the highly anticipated Broadway run of Matthew Lopez’s epic two-part play, The Inheritance, will go on sale to the general public this Monday 24th June at 10am EST at Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200. Directed by Stephen Daldry, the multi Olivier award winning play is set to begin previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th street) on Friday 27th September 2019 and will officially... Continue Reading →

June 21, 2019 0