An in-depth profile of the gender transcender whose extreme acts stem from an extraordinary life – and spark unexpected empathy
Review of BFI Film Classics: In the Mood for Love
My Sight & Sound review of Tony Rayns’s breezy, informative new study of Wong Kar Wai’s elegantly restrained classic.
Review: Orson Welles One Man Band for Sight and Sound
Magnificently out of whack: a review of the third volume in Simon Callow’s biography of Orson Welles
Christmas cabaret round-up for Evening Standard
Oops. This is a bit late to be of any use but, for the record, here’s a round-up of Christmas cabaret shows I did for the Evening Standard, featuring the likes of Barb Jungr, David Hoyle, Jonny Woo, Le Gateau Chocolat, Scottee, the RVT and Excess All Areas pantos, Diane Chorley, Gary Williams, Amy Grimehouse, […]
The lady vanishes: The Danish Girl silences its own heroine
Star Wars: The Force Awakens isn’t just by fans, for fans – it’s about fans
The new Star Wars movie is full of characters in thrall to mythic tales of the past – but is it also a warning against the excesses of fandom?
The George & Dragon is dead. Long live the Queen Adelaide!
Just weeks after yet another favourite London queer pub closes, its landlord opens an exciting ‘sequel’ just up the road
Black Cap supporters launch community buy-out bid
Following the collapse of the planned sale of the Black Cap, devotees of the iconic LGBTQ pub hope to bring it into community ownership
What a difference a week makes
Change doesn’t come from despair. Change comes from hope. And the listing of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and the election of Jeremy Corbyn have given us hope.
Read our application to make the RVT a listed building
Read RVT Future’s 30,000-word application, which I wrote, to make the Royal Vauxhall Tavern the country’s first building to be listed for its LGBTQ heritage
