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Tag Archives: mccarthy
Retrograde, Kiln Theatre
Ivanno Jeremiah is riveting as a conflicted Sidney Poitier in Ryan Calais Cameron’s new play. Read my full London Theatre review here
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Tagged america, black list, communist, drama, harry belafonte, hollywood, kiln theatre, london, london theatre, mccarthy, play, race, red scar, red scare, retrograde, review, ryan calais cameron, sidney poitier
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Casa Valentina, Southwark Playhouse
The “femmepersonators” of Harvey Fierstein’s 1962-set drama would be flabbergasted by today’s level of trans visibility, from Grayson Perry and Caitlyn Jenner to Transparent and Eddie Redmayne’s new film The Danish Girl. Yet it’s the still pertinent issue of private … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, activitist, america, caitlyn jenner, camp, casa valentina, catskills, cross dressing, eddie redmayne, female, gay, gender, grayson perry, Harvey Fierstein, homosexual, kinky boots, male, margaret thatcher, mccarthy, minority, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Rita Hayworth, sex, sixties, southwark playhouse, the danish girl, trans, transgender, transparent, transvestite, visibility
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