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Putting on the Dish

Country: UK, Language: English, 6 mins

  • Director: Karl Eccleston; Brian Fairbairn
  • Writer: Karl Eccleston; Brian Fairbairn
  • Producer: Karl Eccleston; Brian Fairbairn

CGiii Comment

Solid acting. Solid writing. Solid direction.

The sting is blistering.


Watch...

PUTTING ON THE DISH - A short film in Polari from Brian and Karl on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

London, 1962. Two men strike up a conversation on a bench about life, sex and the hostile world they find themselves in as gay men. The conversation might be commonplace, but the language isn't, because the two men are speaking in Polari.

Cast & Characters

Neil Chinneck as Roberta;
Steve Wickenden as Maureen