Comedy

Paul Burston

Sep 13, 20232 min read

Private lives, drama, baby

Hodge was born to play twice married and not so shy Amanda. She delivers lines like a switchblade between the ribs.

Paul Burston

Apr 27, 20221 min read

Hope Springs eternal

I’m rather late to the cult of Miss Hope Springs. About a décennie late, as it happens. But last night I beheld her for the very first...

Paul Burston

Apr 18, 20211 min read

Polari Live Online & In Heaven

Hello, folks! I hope you're keeping well. Just to let you know, I have two Polari events coming up in May. On May 6, there's Polari Live...

Paul Burston

Apr 21, 20204 min read

Lockdown Bookclub – The Good Son

There aren’t many sassy, sexually-ambiguous, ten year-old, Irish first-person narrators in fiction. So thank heavens for Mickey Donnelly....

Paul Burston

Apr 5, 20202 min read

Lockdown Bookclub – Confessions of a Pretty Lady

In 1989 I was entrusted with the role of ‘media liaison officer’ for ACT-UP London and enjoying a media liaison with a young Canadian TV...