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REVIEW: ‘Sauna Boy’ @ Stage Door Theatre

Brian Butler June 12, 2024

Dan Ireland-Reeves pulls back the curtain on the non-stop activities of a south coast gay sauna in his semi-autobiographical monodrama Sauna Boy, and there are some explicit revelations. While not shocking to regular sauna-goers, this is not your average kiss-and-tell drama. Dan has an energetic and absorbing approach to his subject-matter. Much of it is […]

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Stage Door Theatre: new queers on the block

Brian Butler May 16, 2024

At a time when small theatre spaces are struggling to keep afloat, it’s a brave team who open a new venue – especially in London’s ‘Theatreland’. But Robert McWhir and Richard Lambert have a lifetime’s experience of getting a gallon of theatre out of a pint pot of space. Robert ran the wonderfully innovative and […]

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On stage: Drag Ballet, a hot cleaner in marigolds, Princess Diana resurrected and two gay sauna visits

Brian Butler April 3, 2024

Drag ballet, a Hollywood legend in the closet, a hot cleaner in marigolds and two gay sauna visits all feature in my latest round-up of queer shows in Brighton and London Mark Gatiss, the brilliant writer of Sherlock and Dr Who, has put together a series of monologues that chart LGBTQ+ history milestones. Queers, which […]

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FEATURE: The shows of 2021 – the highs and some lows

Brian Butler December 31, 2021

Brian Butler looks back at the shows of 2021

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Feature: More theatre treats in Brighton, south coast and London

Brian Butler September 11, 2021

Brian Butler finds lots to see at the theatre for a discerning LGBTQ audience this autumn

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