Chris Selman
Culture Writer at Gay Times
He/him // I write about queer culture for @gaytimes & I make pop music @CelestSkies - drop me a line [email protected] 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #BLM
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Revival of This Is My Family makes for an enjoyable if predictable evening of entertainment - review
3 weeks ago |
gaytimes.com | Chris Selman
Last week we popped down to the (still fairly new) Southwark Playhouse Elephant to check out This Is My Family, a revival of Tim Firth’s 2013 award-winning musical. It tells the story of a dysfunctional family seemingly entrenched in a never-ending cycle of domestic spats. Early on, we discover that daughter Nicky (Nancy Allsop) has won a family holiday in a competition: she has done so by describing her ideal version of her family, which is somewhat fanciful.
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1 month ago |
gaytimes.com | Chris Selman
There once was a time when George Bernard Shaw’s play Mrs Warren’s Profession was banned from being performed, and honestly we can see why. We doubt that Victorian England was ready for a play on the theme of sex work – the profession to which the title alludes is that Mrs Warren owns and runs a successful chain of brothels – and we also doubt that many at the time would have approved of a show so critical of capitalism or society’s conventions.
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1 month ago |
gaytimes.com | Chris Selman
We missed the previous West End runs of Bat Out of Hell, so going in to see the show, we weren’t quite sure what to expect from it and, honestly? Coming out the other side we weren’t entirely sure what we’d just watched. Of course, we were expecting to hear some classic songs and hopefully some strong singing talent – but what would the show have in store, in terms of the narrative?
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1 month ago |
gaytimes.com | Chris Selman
We love this time of year: summer is just around the corner, and what better way to take advantage of these long, warm evenings than a spot of live entertainment in Regent’s Park? Kicking off the 2025 season at the Open Air Theatre is Shucked, a new musical that ran on Broadway during 2023-2024 and is now making its European debut in London. The show has a book by Robert Horn, music and lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and is directed by Jack O’Brien. So what’s it all about?
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1 month ago |
gaytimes.com | Chris Selman
Where to begin with Here We Are? It’s the final show from Stephen Sondheim – an absolute titan of musical theatre, who wrote the lyrics, or lyrics and music, for West Side Story, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd and countless more – and it’s making its European premiere in London at the National Theatre, following a short off-Broadway run in 2023. This production has Tony-winning director Joe Mantello at the helm, and features a hugely impressive cast.
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