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Glamrou: From Qur'an to Queen review " coming-of-age comedy with pizzazz by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonAmrou Al-Kadhi's drag alter ego, poised between self-absorption and self-irony, delivers a tart, funny and swaggering tale "Too gay for Iraq, too Iraq for gay." That's Amrou Al-Kadhi's predicament, and From Qur'an to Queen recounts their lifelong struggle to resolve the contradiction. That it's delivered by their drag alter ego, Glamrou " a character who channels (they tell us) their mum " adds an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AM on October 8, 2021

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