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Cruise is the most essential gay play in town right now – review

Cruise was the first play we saw in 2021, as we finally emerged out of lockdown after several months. Having not seen anything on the stage for quite some time, we described it as “a potent reminder of the power of live theatre” before awarding it a perfect score. It was also the first play we’d seen since watching It’s A Sin; Cruise explores similar themes during the same era, and is every inch as powerful as Russell T Davies’ seminal hit TV show. Focusing on London’s gay scene during the 1980s, we found it to be hilarious, heartwarming and poignant in equal measure.
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29.07 / 18:47
guy death “They decided to go out with a bang, dance to their death” – Jack Holden on ’80s-inspired gay play Cruise
We can’t wait for the return of Olivier-nominated gay play Cruise to the West End – we caught the original production last year at the Duchess Theatre, and now it’s returning later this summer for a short run at the Apollo Theatre. Set in Soho in the 1980s, the play introduces its audience to Michael, a gay man who is diagnosed with HIV in 1984 and is told he has four years to live. With the clock ticking, he decides to make the most of the time he has left. Cruise was one of the first plays we saw post-lockdown, and we described it at the time as “a potent reminder of the power of live theatre” before awarding it a perfect score.
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