1980: Tanz-theater Wuppertal

The glorious parade, the sublime sunbathing, the twisted beauty pageant, the parade again, the deer, the lawn, frenetic hide-and-seek, tongue Continue reading →

Groove on Down the Road: ZooNation

For big old gays like me, The Wizard of Oz is a sacred text; it’s the Bible, the Quran and Continue reading →

Summer in Southside: Birmingham

Another festival weekend visit took me to Birmingham, where the Hippodrome stages a series of events in its local environs Continue reading →

A Chorus Line: London Palladium

Picture, if you will, me and mum, thirty-something years ago, walking down Schubert Alley in New York, our eyes misty Continue reading →

The Great Gatsby: Northern Ballet

The elegance of the twenties, the passions and betrayals of a band of swinging lovers and the threat of trench-coated Continue reading →

Vollmond: Tanztheater Wuppertal

Enter the world of Pina Bausch and you find yourself in an alien country where you don’t quite know the language; you Continue reading →

Fuerza Bruta: Roundhouse

Fuerza Bruta at the Roundhouse… revisiting it seven years later delighted to say that I enjoyed it even more, which is Continue reading →