4 January 2012 London My first theatre show of 2013, and damn, it was a goodun – Fiona Shaw incanting…
The Neverending Hobbit
3 January 2013 London Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy changed my life. But the first part of…
I Love My Gay Red Top
20 November 2012 London Prime Minister John Key’s thoughtless “gay red top” gaffe demonstrates the persistence of homophobia in New Zealand’s…
I Heart Gay Marriage
24 October 2012 London My submission to the New Zealand Parliament, who are currently considering allowing gay and lesbian couples…
The Return of the Evil Queen
16 October 2012 London The BBC’s surprise TV hit of the summer, The Great British Bake Off, has rebirthed one of…
Little Britain
20 August 2012 London Is something rotten in the state of Britain? In this cultural round-up, I review the National Theatre’s…
The Greatest Show on Earth
9 August 2012 London Danny Boyle’s 2012 Olympics opening ceremony was mad, self-indulgent, occasionally brilliant and very, very British. With…
Gore Vidal Has Left The Building
1 August 2012 London My tribute to the giant of American letters, stately homo and provocateur Gore Vidal, who died this week.…
Triumph of the Gimps
24 July 2012 London My review of the finale of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy – a film so unrelentingly fascist…
When Sopranos Go Bad
23 July 2012 London What happens when a soprano has a vocal meltdown in the middle of a sold out performance? We found…
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