The queer punk party confronting panto's outdated attitudes
Madre Goose has ‘punk songs, psychedelic backgrounds and embraces inclusivity’ “Kids love a mosh pit! They love a headbang,” says Tali Clarke, the writer and director of a queer punk pantomime, Madre Goose, which is streamed this month. Madre Goose tells the story of an LGBTQ+ community of activists rallying against gentrification and materialism. All the wacky costumes, silly characters and daft jokes are as you’d expect from panto, but it has punk songs, psychedelic green-screen backgrounds and embraces inclusivity. “The problem with a lot of pantos, when...
Source: theguardian.com