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PREVIEW: ‘Jack And the Beanstalk: What A Whopper!’ at Charing Cross Theatre

Brian Butler November 21, 2024

A team of five theatre makers, whose acclaimed adult gay pantos regularly filled the now-gone Above The Stag Theatre, are reunited in the outrageously rude, camp and brilliant Jack And the Beanstalk: What A Whopper!, which runs at London’s Charing Cross Theatre from 23 November to 11 January. It’s written by Jon Bradfield and Martin […]

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Musical Theatre

REVIEW: ‘Barbra and Liza Live’ at Charing Cross Theatre

Brian Butler November 8, 2024

As they tell us in their opening number, this is a show where “two legends are together forever.” Steven Brinberg brings us a quietly confident, laid-back Barbra Streisand, whereas Rick Skye is a feisty Liza Minnelli – all staccato hand gestures and with a sky-full of twinkles in her eyes. Much of their show – […]

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Musical Theatre

Rick Skye gets under the skin of gay icon Liza Minnelli

Brian Butler November 4, 2024

For over two decades actor Rick Skye has been getting under the skin of gay icon Liza Minnelli but his career could have gone in a totally different direction. He hit the stage as a child as Max in the Sound of Music and his teacher told his mother: “this one’s a character.” At 14 […]

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Arts

PREVIEW: Moroccan acrobats, singing soldiers and a Drag aristo

Brian Butler October 28, 2022

Brian Butler finds a lot of Queerness on Brighton and London stages

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Arts

FEATURE: Road Map To More Theatre

Brian Butler July 6, 2021

Brian Butler looks ahead to a summer of growing chances to watch shows

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Arts

INTERVIEW: And the winner of Pride’s got talent is…..

Ray A-J April 28, 2018

Pride’s Got Talent finalist Andrea Giovanni talks about being in the queerest competition around, androgyny, Rupaul, and the struggles of growing up in a strictly religious family.

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