The delightful Sam Harrison is, well, delightful in his lovely autobiographical show Love Is Only Love at The Other Palace
“I’m six years old, about to watch Hello, Dolly! starring Barbra Streisand for the first time, and I’m terrified”
I’ve long been a fan of Sam Harrison, ever since he shared his Salad Days with us back when I was a baby blogger. So to see him reappear on a London stage already gladdens my heart, even before you clock that he’s starring in an autobigraphical play about the establishment of his queer identity through the medium of musicals. Insert. Hearteyes. Emoji!
Love Is Only Love is running in The Other Palace’s downstairs cabaret space, the intimacy there ideal for this moving and personal show. From the moment he realises that watching Hello, Dolly! makes him feel funny inside, Harrison writes so eloquently about the formation of his own queer identity and also about how musicals helped him develop the requisite emotional articulacy. Continue reading “Review: Love Is Only Love, The Other Palace”