Cultural Binge

Category: LGBT

  • Overflow (Darlinghurst Theatre Co) ★★★★★

    Overflow (Darlinghurst Theatre Co) ★★★★★

    The bottom line is, yes, Overflow is as good as everyone says it is, go see it!

  • Ode to Joy (How Gordon got to go to the nasty pig party) (Neilson Nutshell) ★★★★

    Ode to Joy (How Gordon got to go to the nasty pig party) (Neilson Nutshell) ★★★★

    It’s like How Stella Got Her Groove Back but instead of using Taye Diggs, it uses ketamine.

  • Bark of Millions (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★★

    Bark of Millions (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★★

    Full review up on The Queer Review.

  • Miss Saigon (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★★

    Miss Saigon (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★★

    Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg. Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. Book by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. Dame Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House. 17 Aug – 13 Oct, 2023. Full review up on The Queer Review.

  • London Week Five

    London Week Five

    On the final stretch now and my brain is starting to look ahead to life back at home. Going into the office, seeing local shows (I can’t wait to catch up on City of Angels, The Great Comet, Jailbaby etc) and sleeping in my own bed again. But first I have a couple of days…

  • London Week Four

    London Week Four

    My final full week in London rolled up very quickly, and having seen most of my ‘must-sees’ I got to check out some other shows around town that piqued my interest and I’m really glad I did.  Then, Now & Next (Southwark Playhouse) ★★1/2 Written by Christopher J Orton & Jon Robyns. Southwark Playhouse Borough.…

  • London Week Three

    London Week Three

    Things got a little manic this week as I made a side trip to Broadway for the weekend. Plus there was a West End opening night, a fringe show and some big revivals. Here are some mini reviews in chronological order. Self Tape (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★ Written by Michael Batten. Kings Head Theatre. 18…

  • London Week Two

    London Week Two

    Two new musicals, two existing musicals and two play revivals, mixing off and on West End productions – it was a nice mix this week, including a pleasant surprise and a clanker of a show. Here are some mini-reviews in chronological order The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: The Musical (Southwark Playhouse) ★★★★ Book &…

  • London Week One

    London Week One

    I hit the ground running in London, thanks to a bunch of theatre-loving friends who were keen to catch shows or take me to shows they loved. Here are some mini-reviews in chronological order… Groundhog Day (Old Vic) ★★★★★ Book by Danny Rubin. Music & lyrics by Tim Minchin. The Old Vic. 20 May – 19…

  • Jacky (Melbourne Theatre Company) ★★★★

    Jacky (Melbourne Theatre Company) ★★★★

    Written by Declan Furber Gillick. Melbourne Theatre Company. Fairfax Studio, Art Centre Melbourne. 22 May – 24 Jun, 2023 Full review up on The Queer Review.