Wig Out! at The Royal Court

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Topic started by Tom Brooks (tombrooks)

photo46 yo GWM living WITHOUT the commercial scene ( except dance music and Brighton Pride) . I manage a theatre company.I'm a member of GOC, LGSWG,Edward Carpenter Community, Eurofairies,USA Radical Fairies, South London Gays, Gymnos. In the past I've been a Switchboard volunteer, treasurer of Pride, also worked in Pride Arts Festival. I love parties, international travel, walking, cooking, reading, opera, meditation.

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#70711Sat 22/11/08 00:50

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Saw a preview tonight and it is FABULOUS!All about the voguing gay drag houses of New York this show has an auspicious pedigree the playwright after his water-born hit at the Young Vic is flavour of the month and the Royal Court has held on it's crown as one of the venues where hits are born and trends are set for the whole UK theatre scene.For this show they have ripped out the stalls seats and put in a catwalk and a gloriously massive glitter ball.
I loved this show! It's unbelievably camp and entertaning and they give this tribute to the wonderful world of drag a masssive blast of fresh air and energy.
The things I really loved about this show - the superbly energetic dance routines, the sheer pace and wit of it all. Production values fabulous great set and lighting, very hard working cute and talented cast, crisp direction, it celebrates drag but as a show its so honest about the downsides - the shitty bitchiness and cliquey-ness not least, the tackiness and the way drag usually fails dismally to honour it's own heritage or acknowledge the outside world.Totally fabulous new interpretations of classic gay anthems. The sex scene is great. The catwalk show in Act 2 is spectacular and worth the price admission alone.Its drag but it is not misogynistic,
However like any brave new show it has its flaws - the american/spanish accents waiver. In a show about female impersonators it is strange to report the real stars are the real girl female chorus. It's a tad shallow - it is so not in the league of landmark gay theatre like Angels In America. The costumes are OK but not brilliant.There is no real star in this cast although they are all good. The running subplot about family wigs isn't believable or compelling.There's no real shock or pain to balance out the fun and glitz,it's a bit too frothy and not quite 'real' enough.it does not begin to approach the legendary draziness of Sylvester and the Cockettes or Leigh Bowery to take two examples.
Havig said that I think every gay man should see this show, it is so for us and a great night of entertainment. My advice take a group of friends, take a hipflask and go in drag.

knave24Sat 22/11/08 08:03

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Sounds like you had a blast - I've booked up tickets in Dec so really looking forward ot it now!

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