theatre Archives - Desperate Living

The Rise And Fall Of John Stagliano’s Fashionistas

The curious mainstream theatrical dance spectacular based on an extravagant adult movie from the artist best known as Buttman.

An Adult Panto Is Cancelled For Being ‘Too Adult’

The ludicrous story of the demise of ‘a panto for grown-ups’ at the hands of prudish theatre officials and social media moaners after just one performance.

The Stereotyped Rattle Of A Simple Man

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This 1960s culture-clash social commentary comedy is never quite sure of what it wants to be.

All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle – Dora Bryan’s Middle-Aged Lust

An oddball novelty number cashing in on the huge success of the Fab Four.

Portraiture, Greasepaint, Gore? Walter Sickert At Tate Britain

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There is more to the work of Walter Sickert than current deluded conspiracy theories, as an exhibition at Tate Britain shows.

Why I Hate The Cinema

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A film lover’s arguments against the dubious pleasures of the movie-going experience.

This Is Intolerable! 200 Motels Too Far

Frank Zappa’s notoriously self-indulgent film and the long-banned stage show version of it.

Jesus Christ! The Unbearable Horrors Of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Bibilical Rock Opera

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The film version of the post-hippy reinterpretation of the Passion of the Christ tries hard but is ultimately hamstrung by the terrible, terrible songs.