A round-up of all my reviews of cabaret and LGBTQ+ shows from this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 Scotsman reviews (part 2 – queer round-up)
A round-up of four terrific queer shows – Wilf, Delicious Fruit, Grandmother’s Closet and No Place Like Home – plus a nod to the sensational Ode to Joy (or How Gordon Got to Go to the Nasty Pig Party)
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 Scotsman reviews (part 1)
My first batch of reviews from this year’s Fringe, including Mat Ricardo, ALOK, Reuben Kaye, Sarah-Louise Young, Sooz Kempner, Michael Trauffer and more.
Maisie review for Sight & Sound
Lee Cooper’s documentary about the UK’s oldest performing drag artiste includes compelling fly-on-the-wall material and potent performance footage.
Donna review for Sight & Sound
Jay Bedwani’s documentary sees late-blossoming cabaret performer Donna Personna reckon with her past while finding promise in her future.
Black Cap Community on Camdeners podcast
An interview with myself and fellow Black Cap Community campaigner Alex Green about ongoing efforts to reopen the iconic LGBTQ+ pub, club, cabaret and community space.
Observer feature on Duckie leaving the RVT
A personal piece introducing a round-up of producer, performer and punter memories of Duckie as the seminal queer club’s 27-year run at the RVT comes to a close.
Duckie is closing
Cabaret and decadence
A talk for the Staging Decadence salon about what decadence under neoliberalism might relate to – appetite? affect? productivity? identity? status? – and how cabaret might model it.
Dr Duckie’s Magazine at the RVT, July 2021
Report on an RVT event celebrating Duckie community projects The Posh Club, with older people, and The Slaughterhouse Club, with homeless people.
