Tag Archives: Camp

RuPaul’s Drag Race Series 8 Begins!

The winning franchise continues as- staggeringly- we find ourselves at series 8 of the UK version. And oh my, for the love of Saint Dolly, is it kicking off already. These queens do not hold back. In an extremely ill-judged moment backstage, young queen Paris Baby threw what I think she thought was shady banterContinue reading “RuPaul’s Drag Race Series 8 Begins!”

Tim Curry Was Hot

Said it before and I’ll say it again, the Rocky Horror film is overrated shit, but for Tim Curry, the naughty tomcat. RIP, TC.. Top Cat! The purr, the pout, the sass, the strut, the mangled RP pronunci… ation. No one could come close to his Dr Frank -N -Furter. Nobody would dare. Props tooContinue reading “Tim Curry Was Hot”

Traitors US Series 4 Playlist

I’ve just finished binge- watching the excellent fourth series of Traitors US, and wow, what a series finale! A worthy winner, if contentious to the loser ( I don’t think “we made a pinky promise” is legally binding, you know!) and full of high- camp, frenetic fun as ever. No spoilers here… Alan Cumming lookedContinue reading “Traitors US Series 4 Playlist”

Overlooked Classic: Plan 9 From Outer Space

Ah, pity poor misunderstood Ed Wood Jr. He was a man with a dream, a love of pink angora, and a movie camera. No matter that he barely scraped a storyboard together: in his head IT ALL MADE SENSE. Let’s ignore his dreadful nudie cutie film nonsense and zoom in on his masterwork, For thereContinue reading “Overlooked Classic: Plan 9 From Outer Space”

Howay,Daft Genius: Smoggie Queens Rules!

Series 1 of Smoggie Queens was brilliant: surreal, hilarious and touching. Focusing on a queer family in Middlesbrough, creator Phil Dunning, who also plays main character Dickie, crafted a loveable, silly bunch of misfits with recognisable quirks and – most importantly -a strong working -class sensibility. Series 1 set up the rivalry between Dickie andContinue reading “Howay,Daft Genius: Smoggie Queens Rules!”

Dear Eurovision Organisers, I Miss This…

Katie Boyle, UK Eurovision presenter, in her “regional drag queen” pomp Controversy aside (five countries, somewhat inevitably, refused to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest because of war and corruption- furious that Israel participated) this year’s contest was relatively controversy-free… Erm… Apart from the Romanian entry which asked her lover to choke her. Hmmm. NotContinue reading “Dear Eurovision Organisers, I Miss This…”

Theatre Review : The High Life The Musical

Photos: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Dundee Rep Theatre, April 4th,2026. Who better than Johnny McKnight, Scotland’s first dame of Pantoland and legendary comedy writer, to team up with Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson to pen this late capitalist airline romp? Naebody, that’s who. This comedic menage a trois, adapting the fictional Air Scotia, come with someContinue reading “Theatre Review : The High Life The Musical”

TV Review: The Traitors US (SERIES 3)

“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes”, purrs the ever-iconic Alan Cumming, with that famously impish smirk. Good to see that theatre training be put to good use, the Shakespeare quotes coming thick and fast as the host sashays around Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands. This is where he presides,Continue reading “TV Review: The Traitors US (SERIES 3)”

Live Review: Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens

Tonight, the Queen Margaret Union in Glasgow is going off like a frog in a sock, transformed into a kind of panto/ queer club space. Written and directed by Eurovision star David Ducasse, Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens is a cheeky and irreverent take on traditional panto. Amelia Cavagan is a fine SnowContinue reading “Live Review: Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens”