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Legends of Drag: H.I.H The Grand Duchess Regina Fong

Last night, I watched the much admired Drag Race UK for the first time. I had heard some good things about it and thought it might be…

5 min readMar 3, 2021

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Legends of Drag: H.I.H The Grand Duchess Regina Fong

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Forgotten LGBT Heroes of the Theatre: Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards

Far be it from me to gossip — as you all know I am discretion personified — but I was being a bit of a silver surfer the other day and…

5 min readMar 3, 2021

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Forgotten LGBT Heroes of the Theatre: Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards

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’Tis a blushing shame faced spirit: Gielgud’s cottaging catastrophe!

Sir John Gielgud was, without a doubt, one of the finest actors of his generation. With his silky smooth tones and polished delivery, he…

4 min readMar 3, 2021

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’Tis a blushing shame faced spirit: Gielgud’s cottaging catastrophe!

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The Old Gay Gossip Monger

Forgotten Queens: The Legendary Mrs Shufflewick

Apologies for my absence during this last week or so, not that you’ve missed me. I’ve been away for a much deserved break in the country —…

5 min readOct 24, 2020

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Forgotten Queens: The Legendary Mrs Shufflewick

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Gandalf and Victor Meldrew getting a massage together?! I don’t believe it!!!

“Put on Radio 4 now!” — a request that sends a shiver down my spine. Maybe I’m odd but I have no interest in the state of modern GM…

3 min readOct 6, 2020

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Gandalf and Victor Meldrew getting a massage together?! I don’t believe it!!!

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E.M Forster and the Egyptian Tram Driver

It’s Sunday night, the rain is beating heavily against the window-pane and I’m beyond bored and fed up, so nothing new there. At 6 o’clock…

3 min readOct 6, 2020

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E.M Forster and the Egyptian Tram Driver

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Welcome to The Pink Green Room — the chaise longue of historical camp gossip

It’s October. It’s cold. It’s wet. It’s boring. Four things that I have been saying to myself incessantly and we’re only five days into…

2 min readOct 6, 2020

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Welcome to The Pink Green Room — the chaise longue of historical camp gossip

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The Old Gay Gossip Monger

The Old Gay Gossip Monger

Purveyor of all things theatrical, join me on my chaise longue of high-camp trivia, pour yourself a G&T (or two…or six) for a romp through LGBT culture.

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