HANDEL’S CROSS
” graphic fevered narrative…brought vividly to life….blurs the boundaries of discipline, suppression and homoerotic energy, punctuated with glorious bursts of Handel….”
**** Jay Richardson The Scotsman
“unflinchingly intimate” Neil Cooper The Herald
“a theatrical treat for the senses…….pushes further the boundaries of gay theatre…..a tour de force” gaytheatre (Dublin)
Following its Dublin premiere as part of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival Handel’s Cross was performed on Thursday 23rd May at Birkeck University in London as part of Birkbeck Arts Week
“With Handel’s music intermittently flooding the space, the S&M scenario combines with historical fantasy to powerfully suggest a link between artistic pain, Christian suffering, and homoerotic desire. ‘What are the attractions of fantasy in a world where bodies are bombarded and oppressed?’ Lewton asks towards the end of his .. performance. It’s not a question he answers, but it’s one that lingers after his dismount” Fintan Walsh Birkbeck blog
