Category: Editor’s Picks

The Kiln Theatre’s production of Florian Zeller’s play has transferred to the Duke of York’s Theatre, directed by Michael Longhurst. We’re rapidly becoming big fans of the Kiln Theatre’s productions, following their excellent shows Wife and Blues in the Night earlier this year. The Son, another of their 2019 productions, has now transferred the West End for a 10 week run. It follows the story of Nicolas (Laurie Kynaston), a teenage boy who becomes depressed and starts skipping school. He thinks that moving out from his mother’s house and in…

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“We really want to make a video game that’s really inclusive.” The creators behind highly-anticipated video game Cyberpunk 2077 have confirmed they’re doing away with traditional gender options for characters in the game as part of their attempt to be more inclusive for players. Addressing previous controversies over the portrayal of gender and trans issues in their games, Metro asked Cyberpunk 2077’s senior concept artist Marthe Jonkers if they’ve changed their approach to diversity. “We really want to make a video game that’s really inclusive. Of course, if you tackle…

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Netflix has another LGBTQ-inclusive hit on its hands. Almost four decades after The Dark Crystal was released, the cult classic Jim Henson movie has been given a prequel series called Age Of Resistance on streaming service Netflix, and fans are celebrating its inclusion of queer characters. The series follows a group of Gelflings as they battle to save their home planet Thra from power-hungry overlords, and features a stellar voice cast including Taron Egerton, Nathalie Emmanuel, Eddie Izzard, Awkwafina and Helena Bonham Carter. One of the main Gelfling characters, Deet,…

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Pride Run will be released in the Autumn on Steam. Ivan Venturi, the project director of the upcoming Pride Run game has called on more triple-A games to feature meaningful LGBTQ characters and storylines. Pride Run is a rhythm-based game, and sees players keep a Pride parade on track, before taking on ‘Enemies of Pride’ in a one-on-one dance-off. The ‘Enemies of Pride’ are styled after groups opposed to the LGBTQ community, as well as Donald Tr*mp, a shirtless Vladimir Putin riding a bear, and an internet troll sat in…

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