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“I want to evoke nightmares.” The Vivienne speaks ahead of playing the Child Catcher in UK tour of ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’

Brian Butler November 10, 2024

The Vivienne – first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – has a new mission in life onstage – “I want to evoke nightmares,” she tells me as she is about to bring the villainous Child Catcher to Eastbourne in the UK tour of musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Her drag name derives from her […]

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Food & Drink

Polish Princess cocktail, inspired by Alexis Saint-Pete

Graham Robson September 21, 2023

Embracing the hyper-sexualised, the powerful, the intimidating, the standout divas of our generation, Alexis Saint-Pete (a contestant of season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK) crafted her drag persona from the female icons of early 2000s pop music.

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Musical Theatre

Legendary drag artist Divina de Campo announced as host of The Stage Debut Awards 2023

Graham Robson July 27, 2023

Since competing in the very first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019, Divina, who is currently performing in the nationwide tour of The SpongeBob Musical, has starred in a series of major theatrical productions, most recently enjoying critical acclaim cast as Mary Sunshine in Chicago and also in her award-winning role in the revival of cult musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Upcoming, Divina will lead the cast of Snow White at the Wyvern Theatre in this year’s pantomime as the evil Queen Morgiana. 

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Arts

PREVIEW: Six queer shows for you in Brighton, London and Reading

Brian Butler January 12, 2023

Brian Butler finds some great queer theatre offerings

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News

Danny Beard announced for Chase Pride 2023

Catherine Muxworthy December 7, 2022

Following the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season four, in which Danny Beard snatched the crown and the title of the UK’s next drag superstar, Chase Pride could no longer keep the secret and revealed that they had booked Danny Beard as a headliner for the second year in a row.

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