Gay London Life | Oct '24 Edition - Magazine - Page 20
Bette
Davis,
We
Love
You
Now, the word ‘camp’ might be thrown around a little
A new one-woman show
celebrating the camp icon’s life is
coming to London this Autumn
If you’re a long-time devotee, you’ll want to
so it’s the closest you’ll get to an hour in Queen
too often these days — we heard someone refer to
catch Queen Bette at the King’s Head Theatre
a branch of Caffe Nero as camp the other day — but
this November. The one-woman show by Peter
if there’s one person who is undeniably capital-C
Mountford will see Jeanette Cronin playing the
Tuesday 5th to Saturday 23rd November,
camp, it’s Bette Davis. The iconic roles. The feuds.
double Oscar winner and retracing the Hollywood
King’s Head Theatre,
The wit. The marriages. The curls. It’s no wonder she
star’s remarkable life and artistic vision. Previous
116 Upper Street, N1 1QN
has long been cherished by the LGBTQ+ community.
reviews have said Cronin’s mimicry is uncanny,
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Bette’s company.