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Four Play, Above The Stag – Review
Snappy, sassy and with a cynical undertow
Read More »Romance Romance, Above The Stag Theatre – Review
This was my first visit to Above The Stag’s latest premises, and I think it’s the slickest building they’ve inhabited to date. It’s still under railway arches with regular distracting rumbles from the trains, but there’s a large bar area to accommodate waiting audiences, and the main theatre (there’s also a studio space now) is well-designed with a nice stage;seating ratio. Having been a patron of the venue since it actually was above The Stag pub in Victoria, I’m always ...
Read More »Holding The Man, Above The Stag Theatre – Review
Efficient revival of a lightweight gay love story
Read More »He Shoots! He Scores!, Above The Stag – Review
A boisterous musical with balls and a lot of heart!
Read More »Southern Baptist Sissies, Above the Stag – Review
A theatre with a charming sense of community; a sense that everybody is made to feel welcome here. This is a great night out for the theatre’s target audience, their friends and allies.
Read More »Party, Above The Stag – Review
A side-splittingly humorous and touching look at LGBT culture and relationships.
Read More »The Sins Of Jack Saul, Above The Stag – Review
Pros: A fascinating and funny play in a tight, intimate venue, hidden under the Vauxhall Arches. Cons: For some, even if the subject matter doesn’t put you off, the rumbling of the trains overhead might just. Some plays just make no sense on paper. Who sits down thinking, “I know, let’s turn my biography of a barely known nineteenth-century homosexual prostitute into a play, and better yet, let’s make it a musical”? Thankfully, though, that seems just the thought process ...
Read More »Torsten: The Beautiful Libertine, Above the Stag – Review
A mixed bag: a flamboyant show but with some unfortunate flaws.
Read More »Christmas Theatre…Even For Grinches
Eva de Valk casts her expert eye over the shows on offer this Christmas, and suggests something for every taste.
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