Angelica Ross makes Broadway history as the first trans woman to play a lead role in Chicago, as Roxie Hart. Ross joins a small group who have performed major roles on Broadway as trans actors. Best known for her commercial music releases, and for previous roles in Pose and American Horror Story, 41-year old Angelica […]
Just recently, a good old friend and work colleague posted a photo on Facebook showing a gender-neutral toilet seen backstage at Cirque du Soleil’s Ka in Las Vegas. As happy as I was about seeing this lovely sight, it also reminded me of how disappointed I continuously am regarding the – in my opinion – very poor efforts made by the entertainment industry towards diversity and inclusion.
A call for more women over 45 years old has been issued via a campaign by British actors. An open letter with over 100 actors and public figures has gained traction and support for the campaign, which outlines the problems the industry is still facing with representation. The open letter The Acting Your Age Campaign […]
Ncuti Gatwa, the Rwandan-Scottish actor has been announced as the 14th Doctor Who in the BBC series. Best known for his Scottish BAFTA-winning role as Eric Effiong in Sex Education, the 29 year old actor is set to embark on a new journey through time and space in 2023. The announcement Expressing his excitement of […]
Strictly 2021 has crowned its first deaf winner, with the wonderful Eastenders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis blowing away the show’s audience.
In the beginning of 2021s Pride Month, major corporations in Switzerland signed what they call the LGBTIQ Agreement. In this beautiful one-pager they basically state that everyone is the sum of their experiences and that they will not ever judge anyone on anything other than their competence, experience, work ethic, and capacity to grow and learn.
Msoke and I met many years ago when he was still known as Namusoke and had just begun making a name for himself as a musician in Switzerland. Never giving up on his dreams, Msoke evolved ever more over the years, as a man, a person, and as the great musician he is today.
Storytelling can change lives. Twenty-seven years ago, I walked into Sec52, a small bookstore in Zurich. I was bored during my summer job and needed some reading material to keep my mind occupied. So, I bought a book which ended up changing my life forever. A book which opened a door and sped up a process which might otherwise have taken a good ten years longer.
Adrian Angelico is one of few trans male opera singers in the world. Now an incredibly successful mezzo-soprano, the gender fluidity within opera has assisted Adrian to live authentically as himself, yet highlighted complexities around his vocal identity and brought awareness to the topic in general. We take a look at Adrian’s career and story, celebrating Pride Month and the LGBT+ community working across the Arts and Entertainment.
Cruise is a one man show written and performed by Jack Holden (best known for War Horse), set in 1980s London that is centred around the men affected by the AIDS crisis. Based on Holden’s experience as a volunteer at the LGBT+ listening service switchboard, the show is scheduled to continue its run until 13th June at London’s Duchess Theatre.
Broadway Backwards will take a hopeful, musical look toward post-pandemic life in an online show with a lineup of Broadway’s best on 30th March.
The international acrobatic circus company Les Farfadais performed in Sitges, Spain, in the summer of 2020. Les Farfadais have a unique history and have grown from a single duo of acrobats to a company with over 50 artists around the world. While they are creating beautiful acts and shows, they are also changing the world as we know it.
Relative Motion has been fusing theatre and VR since 2018 to create compelling narrative virtual reality experiences. They’ve built an expertise in working with actors in VR spaces and a keen understanding of how to craft engaging, intimate and immersive stories for SAM – the Single Audience Member. The Relative Motion team – Chris, Andy and Chloe – all theatre makers themselves – draw on multiple skill sets from across the theatre, music, technical and digital worlds to craft their unique brand of theatrically inspired VR. Chris Lane, Andy Purves and Chloe Miller Smith talk to us about Relative Motion and their newest show, Edward II, reimagined for VR.
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