Category: LGBTQ+ Theatre

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New production of Twelfth Night is a delightfully camp and queer retelling – review

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We’re big fans of the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park – on a warm evening there’s something quite magical about watching the play unfold against a beautiful sunset. On press night we had perfect conditions – which, sadly, can’t be guaranteed every night – and we had an enchanting evening with this newly-imagined, and delightfully camp and queer, version of Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, directed by Owen Horsley. For those unfamiliar, Twelfth Night is a comedy about mistaken identity: Viola (Evelyn Miller) and her twin brother Sebastian (Andro Cowperthwaite)…

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Priscilla the Party! is a high-camp, feel-good night out – review

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Ah, Priscilla – a film many of us will have fond memories of, and indeed may well have been a formative moment in many a queer person’s youth. There already exists a stage show, which some will have experienced a while ago, and this new immersive production – Priscilla the Party! – is based on that, but with an updated selection of songs. It’s opened at London’s new HERE at Outernet venue and will be playing all summer. It’s an immersive experience in the same way that Guys & Dolls…

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Feel-good queer musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie returns to London in style – review

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We’re already big fans of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie here at GAY TIMES, having reviewed its London premiere and covered subsequent runs. The feel-good queer musical which debuted in Sheffield seven years ago has gone on to become something of a phenomenon. With an extended West End run, followed by various tours, and now a feature film, it feels like nothing can stop the rise and rise of this hit musical – so it’s great to have the show back in London some four years since we were last able…

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Marlow and Moss, writers of SIX, announce big fancy new musical Why Am I So Single?

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Today – Valentine’s Day, of course! – Marlow and Moss, the creative team behind hit musical SIX, have announced that their brand new show Why Am I So Single? will open in London’s West End later this year. The show will play at The Garrick Theatre, with previews from 27th August. Lead casting has been announced, with the show featuring Jo Foster (currently starring in Just For One Day at the Old Vic), Leesa Tulley (SIX UK tour) and Noah Thomas (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, West End). Further casting will be…

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Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is an entertaining Disney parody musical – review

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Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch has been around for a little while now – following its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, we caught the 2022 production in London at the Underbelly Festival. It’s now returned – at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant – in an even bigger theatrical production. The set is more robust, the puppets look more impressive, the band sounds great – although it retains a Fringe-style lo-fi charm. For those unfamiliar, it’s a musical parody of The Little Mermaid, telling the story…

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Sam Mendes directs all-star cast in West End transfer of The Motive and the Cue – review

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The Motive and the Cue has already caused quite a stir this year – the previous run at the National Theatre sold out, earned rave reviews and picked up the Evening Standard award for best new play of 2023. Unsurprisingly, Jack Thorne’s show, directed by Sam Mendes, has now transferred to the West End, opening at the Noel Coward theatre this week. It returns with most of the original cast in tact, with Mark Gatiss, Johnny Flynn and Tuppence Middleton reprising their roles as John Gielgud, Richard Burton and Elizabeth…

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Ginger All the Way is a fun festive night out, but light on big laughs – review

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It’s always a fun moment when a series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finishes, as we’re then able to see a new wave of drag talent take the stage. This winter is no exception, and ahead of a drag pantomime of Sleeping Beauty at the Harold Pinter Theatre starring Michael Marouli and Kate Butch, we have Season 5 winner Ginger Johnson bringing the festive-themed Ginger All the Way to London’s Soho Theatre. We actually caught one of Ginger’s Christmas shows previously – How to Catch a Krampus back in 2018, presented…

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Modern queer take on Sleeping Beauty is a fun festive treat at Charing Cross Theatre – review

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We have many fond memories of the queer pantos that used to play every festive season at the Above the Stag theatre in Vauxhall, which sadly closed its doors last year. There was no pantomime from the team behind those shows last Christmas, although some of the creatives put on the amusing Ghosted – a queer comedy take on A Christmas Carol – at the Other Palace last December. This year, the team are back under the guise of production company He’s Behind You! – a wonderfully suggestive, if unsubtle,…

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Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans star in camp comedy Backstairs Billy – review

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Picture the scene: against a backdrop of political turmoil, a cost of living crisis and constant public sector strikes, we find ourselves – perhaps surprisingly not in the present day – but instead in 1979, with the UK about to elect its first female prime minister in what will eventually prove to be a seismic shift in British politics. Inside Clarence House, however, it’s business as usual; The Queen Mother (Penelope Wilton) is entertaining the usual quirky parade of guests, ably supported by her favourite page Billy (Luke Evans). Backstairs…

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