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 … More

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. … More

Torch Song Trilogy

26 June 2012 London My review of the Menier Chocolate Factory’s revival of Harvey Fierstein’s modern gay classic, Torch Song … More

The Riches of Adrienne

29 March 2012 London My tribute to the great American poet and feminist Adrienne Rich, who died this week. Amid … More

Shame and First Love

16 October 2011 London One day, two great London Film Festival films: Steve McQueen’s brilliant, punishing Shame, and Andrew Haigh’s … More

It’s The End of the World As We Know It

22 September 2011 London Farewell R.E.M., perhaps the definitive indie pop band of the 1990s. My generation had something akin … More

The Rise and Fall of the Metrosexual

11 August 2011 London In the first of three reviews of gay-themed books out this summer, I look at Metrosexy, a … More

Rory’s Boys

11 August 2011 London  Making an auspicious literary debut this month is my friend Alan Clark, whose novel Rory’s Boys is a … More

Excavating the Closet

11 August 2011 London I sympathised with my friend Alan Clark having his debut novel Rory’s Boys launched in the same … More

The Children’s Hour

17 February 2011 London Lillian Hellman’s once-controversial play The Children’s Hour gets a big West End revival – but has it … More