In the Playhouse Studio.
A one-person comedy-cabaret based on interviews from drag performers in the local community. After falling into drag 5 years ago, gender bending performance art took Andrew on a path he never thought existed. After struggling with the rejection on the musical theatre audition circuit, he gave up, but found drag.
Performing in drag offered space to sing / say / wear what he wants, an empowering move giving the middle finger to casting brackets, but the journey has also been one of self-discovery. And as the world of drag comes under attack from false narratives in the media, he feels now is the time to tell the true struggles of being a drag performer.
With a script based on personal experience, mixed with real interviews from the local drag community, and entwined with original music, Andrews new show explores the highs and lows of a profession in which product comes before person, being forced to think harder about gender identity, navigating the world of dating when your job becomes your identity, toxic attitudes towards drag within the gay community and the journey of self-discovery as a man, a man who is only visible when he’s in a dress.
A fan of RuPauls Drag Race? Come and spend an hour observing the real vulnerabilities in a drag queens dressing room.
18+ | A post-show discussion will follow the performance.
Title photography by Luke Bryant.