Category: Arts & Culture
After eight seasons of queens, catchphrases and chaos, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is leaving the BBC, with future series moving to subscription service WOW Presents Plus. The BBC has confirmed it will no longer broadcast RuPaul’s Drag Race UK after the current season, citing “significant financial pressures” and the savings it is required to make. […]
Drag Race Down Under finalist Vybe promises glamour, campery and a taste of the golden age of drag when she makes her Palmy Drag Fest debut this October. When Vybe arrives in Palmerston North for Palmy Drag Fest, she knows exactly what she wants to give the audience. “I’m going to give you drama. I’m going to give you campery, and […]
Drag Race España is making franchise history, with Marcus Massalami announced as the first contestant in the wider Drag Race universe to compete exclusively as a drag king. Marcus was unveiled as part of the 12-strong cast for season six of the Spanish franchise, which premieres on 27 September. His casting brings drag king artistry […]
From MySpace breakout and queer favourite to marital fallout and an acclaimed comeback, Lily Allen is turning her private drama into theatre Lily Allen has always known how to make a scene. She emerged in the mid-2000s via MySpace, pairing sweet, ska-inflected pop with lyrics that could be funny, filthy and devastatingly cutting. “Smile” made her a […]
From male intimacy to modern excess, director Stephen Barlow reveals how NZ Opera is reimagining Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers for a 21st-century audience Two men, one woman, an impossible pact and one of the most famous male duets ever written. On the surface, Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers has all the ingredients of a classic […]
Andrew Garfield has once again backed the idea of a gay Spider-Man, more than a decade after first questioning why Peter Parker could not be queer. The British actor, who played the superhero in The Amazing Spider-Man films, said he still believes the character’s greatest strength is that anyone should be able to see themselves […]
Raureti Ormond reflects on growing up gay in a rugby family, and how his relationship with his Pāpā inspired his new show, Grass Roots So far, most of my creative practice has been steeped in my love of musical theatre, a form that lends itself to glamour, spectacle and beauty. But with my new show ‘Grass Roots’, I wanted […]
Heartstopper actor Jack Barton has emerged as a surprise contender to become the next James Bond, with screen tests reportedly set to begin in early September. Barton is best known to queer audiences as David Nelson, the homophobic older brother of Nick Nelson, played by Kit Connor, in Heartstopper. He has also appeared in SAS: […]