The author of We The Animals talks about his debut novel

In a fascinating and insightful interview, Justin Torres talks about writing an alternative coming of age story, and how becoming an individual is sometimes a loss.

“I was ‘working on the fringes of society’, as I like to say, and the writing teacher said, ‘you’re not going to be cute forever, what are you going to do?’ It was what I needed to hear.”

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UK: 140 min • EMI Films

Death on the Nile is a glittering gem that sparkles with first-rate actors and stunning locations.

“Of the all-star adaptations made between 1974 and 1981, Death on the Nile is the most gloriously camp – even more so than The Mirror Crack’d, with its excessively ham performances by Elizabeth Taylor and Tony Curtis.”

The Perfect Interview

In an informative and laid back interview, Polari‘s editor talks to the team behind the comedy The Perfect Family about the script, the spectacular cast, and the importance of independent films.

“The Perfect Family is a funny and heartfelt exploration of the importance of family, and what it means when our beliefs come into conflict with our emotions.”

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160 min • Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London • March 15th, 2012

Fast-paced and astronomically funny, One Man, Two Guvnors is perhaps the funniest play on the London stage right now.

“One Man, Two Guvnors is riotous. Owain Arthur as Francis Henshall is the perfect guide to the chaos, and his comic timing is flawless.”

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Granta • March 1, 2012 [HB] 144 pages • Granta • March 1, 2012 [HB]

The editor is impressed and moved by Justin Torres’ debut We The Animals.

“We The Animals is, in the Granta edition, as beautiful a book physically as it is emotionally.”

EVA & ADELE

The editor selects EVA & ADELE for Polari Magazine’s list of LGBT Heroes. For UK LGBT History Month 2012.

“EVA & ADELE celebrate difference. Not only is their performance an exclamation mark, it is also a question mark in human form.”

Lyndsay Winegarden

Lyndsay Winegarden selected for Polari Magazine’s list of LGBT Heroes. For UK LGBT History Month 2012.

“Lyndsay Winegarden is a disabled, single mother, who is the founder of Stop Teenage Suicide, and an administrator on the Facebook groups The Equality Mantra and Wipeout Homophobia on Facebook.”

Queer Youth Network

Queer Youth Network selected for Polari Magazine’s list of LGBT Heroes. For UK LGBT History Month 2012.

“The aim of the Queer Youth Network is to provide that support with a private social network, Queer Youth Radio, and an organisation that champions youth issues.”

Khalid, My.Kali.

The Jordanian model and founder of online magazine My.Kali selected for Polari Magazine’s list of LGBT Heroes. For UK LGBT History Month 2012.

“He challenges what it means to be gay and Muslim in the Middle East with bravura.”

Pink Triangle Theatre

Theatre group Pink Triangle Theatre selected for Polari Magazine’s list of LGBT Heroes. For UK LGBT History Month 2012.

“Tenacity, commitment and a real understanding of how to communicate with youth, are all crucial to tackling homophobia before it becomes an acceptable way of thinking. This what Pink Triangle Theatre does, and for that its four man team should be applauded.”