Written and performed by Todd Almond, I'm Almost There charts an absurdist, quirky odyssey towards love and decent coffee. Todd Almond in I'm Almost There. Photo credit: Mihaela Bodlovic. After meeting the man of his dreams at a "big gay brunch" in a triplex in Tribeca, all Todd Almond's character has to do to clinch... Continue Reading →
Full to the brim with catchy tunes, comedic lines and almost through-sung, Darby James' Little Squirt is the perfect offspring of solo theatre and cabaret. You might expect a one-man-musical about sperm donation to be full of smutty seaman gags - and you would be right. What is unexpected about Little Squirt, however, is how... Continue Reading →
If you caught the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under you'll already know what a fierce drag artist Kween Kong is. If you didn't, you'll soon get to know the Pasifika New Zealander as part of the lineup of the first ever season of what promises to be the Olympics of drag, RuPaul's... Continue Reading →
Plumbing the depths of misogyny, abuse and control, Good Boy is a sobering look at the power dynamics that occur within intimate relationships. James Farley in Good Boy. Photo credit: Alex Walton. Young, naive and dating for the first time, Boy is looking for love. What he finds is a whole lot of conditions -... Continue Reading →
Bold, brash and unapologetic, Pop Off, Michelangelo! shows the Renaissance period as it has never been seen before. Written by Dylan MarcAurele and directed by Joe McNeice, this is pure fun, musical silliness, with an extra helping of camp. Aidan Maccoll and Max Eade in Pop Off, Michelangelo! Photo credit: Steve Ullathorne. With a strong... Continue Reading →
When five women find themselves in hell, doomed to play poker with Joan Crawford for the devil's delight, they begin to realise they are actually in a battle to save one of their souls. The Gospel of Joan (Crawford). Photo credit: teatrito. Boasting a cast of eight colourful characters, The Gospel of Joan (Crawford) is... Continue Reading →
Funny, fearless and forthright, Jordan Tweddle's Pillock is a darkly comic tale of ADHD, loneliness and the perils of dating. Photo Credit: AD Zyne Written and performed by Tweddle, and directed by Scott Le Crass, Pillock hits you hard the moment the lights go up. Trying to navigate life while struggling with neurodiversity and lactose... Continue Reading →
Touching and vital, Tending gives voice to the countless nurses who are the backbone of the National Health Service (NHS). For anyone who has never worked in the NHS, it can be hard to grasp what the staff experience. Aside from being the biggest employer in Europe, the health service has also been described as... Continue Reading →
When I left my hometown for London as I was about to turn nineteen, I finally felt free enough to begin what would be a yearslong journey to fully accept myself and my queerness. After graduating there and making that city home, well into my twenties, every time I would make the return train journey... Continue Reading →
Writer-director Henry Boffin’s feature debut Strange Creatures forces two brothers, one pansexual and one straight, to confront their strained relationship on a road-trip into the Australian countryside. Boffin has assembled many of the collaborators from his TV sit-com Metro Sexual, including lead actor Riley Nottingham (also a producer on the film) for this domestic drama... Continue Reading →
