metamorphoses: myths cohere at old fitz

Grey hair and arthritic knees was a good excuse to take my time and gingerly make my way out of the theatre around the little bits of water which had escaped the set to the stage floor.   An excuse to …

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no queue at the ladies loo at the new

FUCKING MEN is very high on the fun-o-meter but it also registered strongly on the emot-atron.  It is a Fairground of shifting dynamics about, but not just for, a certain population of gay males.  If it wasn’t, I might be …

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an act of god @ the eternity playhouse

This was such a fun show. Make it an Act of Will to  get yourself over to the Eternity to see it.

American Emmy Award winning comedy writer David Javerbaum’s comedy is an anarchic, wild flight of fancy. Much loved …

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saturday church: mgff 2018

SATURDAY CHURCH is a trans story yes. But much much more.  It is transporting, transcendent and transformative, with themes of belonging and being that reach well beyond the coming out.  The film is essentially a drama, but the interspersed songs …

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al berto: mgff 2018

AL BERTO is a film of its place.  About one of Portugal’s most celebrated modern poets, it is set in Sines on the Portuguese coast.   But it is of a different time.  It is 1975 when 27 year old Al …

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in between: mgff 2018

Of all the films I have watched towards Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival, IN BETWEEN (also called BAR BAHAR) has been my favourite.  I loved spending time with Layla, Salma and Nour, Israeli-Palestinian women who share an apartment in …

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a womb of their own: mgff 2018

 

If one of the joys of being human is taking delight in enjoying other humans then A WOMB OF THEIR OWN brings the both humanity and the joy.  Directed by Cyn Lubow, who is also a participant, the …

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the ring thing: mgff 2018

Like a ludicrously expensive engagement ring, the real worth of THE RING THING is in its rarity.   This film is a collage of opinion and drama about Gay and Lesbian marriage and from our perspective, when we see it as …

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the last goldfish: mgff 2018

“My father tells me stories. Not … always … the … truth.”  says Su Goldfish of her father Manfred in the fascinating documentary THE LAST GOLDFISH.…

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