Swithin Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 The only gay-themed play I saw in London this visit was the American Tony-Award winning (2015) musical Fun Home, which recently opened at the Young Vic. I hadn't seen it in NY and enjoyed it. It's a coming of age story of a lesbian (Alison Bechdel) and is very engaging and well done. The depiction of the gay father is problematic, though; I found it somewhat offensive; but it was based on the author's real father. But the audience! I haven't seen so many lesbians since I had to meet someone at Henrietta on Hudson during Pride Week several years ago. I think there aren't as many lesbian-coming-of-age plays as there are about gay men. The performances were great. It was nice seeing Zubin Varla as the gay father. I remember him as a lad, in the play Beautiful Thing. Those lesbian haircuts tho! Do we gay men have a haircut that identifies us? The women certainly do, and it was all over the Young Vic, on the night I was there. Here's a review of the show: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jun/28/fun-home-review-alison-bechdel-musical-graphic-novel-memoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 The musical was quite successful in its' New York run at Circle-In-The-Square, Uptown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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