Articles by Alexander Williams

Straddle: a fantasia on gay rage

Straddle, subtitled A fantasia on gay rage, follows the story of the unnamed Him, played by the energetic and engaging Peter Todd.

Outing

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The Chaplain

Directed by Catherine McLean, The Chaplain is the story of a man whose grim responsibility it is to administer salvation to the souls of the lowly unfortunates trapped in a decrepi…

Heart

Heart, a one man show written and performed by Reece Lewis, is the story of Tyler, an upbeat 24 year old gay black man navigating the challenges of the London queer scene and tryin…

The Pink List

Stories about the Second World War, the horrors of Nazi Germany and the Allied victory are well told across our cultural landscape.

GOOD BOY by James Farley

Review
★★★★★
Alexander Williams
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Theatro Technis / theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
2nd Aug, 2024

Good Boy is a one man play which follows the traumatic journey of a twink (a young looking, boyish gay man) from his first earnest kiss through to his complete loss of innocence.

Gloria's Gift?

Wouldn’t it be lovely to place the blame for all the world’s current woes, from war and inequity to the threat of the climate crisis, at the feet of an almighty creator? Gloria…

DIVA: Live From Hell!

Everyone knows it takes more than a pinch of ruthless egotism to make it to the top of the theatrical tree, but Diva: Live From Hell takes that demonic compulsion and ratchets it u…

Passing Strange

A narrator is often a clunky mechanism for pushing a play forward, but in this European premiere of the Tony Award-winning rock musical Passing Strange, it serves to quickly establ…

West End Sessions @ Brooks Mews Wine House

Disaster nearly struck for this month’s edition of Daniel Koek’s West End Sessions at the recently refurbished Brooks Mews Bar in Mayfair.

Fool's Moon

Ever wondered what came first, the chicken or the egg? We all have, but I’d safely bet not a single one of us has ever conjured up the bizarre and madcap answers on show at this …

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