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THEATRE REVIEW | Miss Meena And The Masala Queens – West Yorkshire Playhouse
★★★| Miss Meena And The Masala Queens – West Yorkshire Playhouse Miss Meena’s drag club is on the brink of closing; and like Miss Meena herself, it is tired, run down and needing a boost. But two strangers are about to enter Miss Meena’s life, both of whom have very different consequences for her. With people […]
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INTERVIEW | Pravesh Kumar – Placing British Asian Drag in the Centre of the Stage.
Kinky Boots, Priscilla Queen of the Desert and La Cage Aux Folles. There are plenty of shows out there which involve men dressing as women, but there is only one show out there that looks at the subject from a British Asian perspective; “Miss Meena and the Masala Queens”. Looking at the challenges loves, lives […]
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Drag Kings: Male swagger with a touch of glamour
When I heard THEGAYUK was doing an issue on Drag, I proposed to do a feature on Drag Kings, and FTM Cosplayers an often far too ignored part of the Drag Community. I have performed as both a cosplayer and a drag kind for most of my adult live (my Johnny Barrie has started branching […]
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INTERVIEW | Patricia Garvey
Patricia Garvey Who Are You? My name is Patricia Garvey, Im a 26 year old that’s born and raised in Derby. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King or do FTM Cosplay? I can’t really say, I’ve always loved dressing up, even the days when I use to be the blonde […]
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INTERVIEW | Melanie Sprott
Melanie Sprott Who are you? Siriusly Cosplay aka Mel Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King or do FTM Cosplay? I started cosplaying in July 2013, and my first cosplay was actually a FtM crossplay of Sirius Black from Harry Potter Marauders era. I am very invested into the character side […]
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INTERVIEW | Skylord Phoenix
Skylord Phoenix Who Are You? Hi my name is Alex and I’m a 19 year old creative writing university student at the University of Portsmouth UK. At the moment I identify as non-binary when it comes to gender but physically my sex is female. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King […]
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INTERVIEW | Ffion Elizabeth May
Ffion Elizabeth May Who Are You? My name is Zachary but in the cosplay community I go by PoisonInYourTea Cosplay. I got into cosplaying male characters when I came out to friends as transgender. Cosplay helped me with passing as a male in everyday life. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag […]
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INTERVIEW | Amber Oakenshield
Amber Oakenshield Who Are You? Hi, I am Amber or Kealo Cosplay! I’m 21 and I have started cosplaying about 6 or 7 years ago. Cosplay is a huge part of my life and it helped me so much. Other than cosplay I love exploring new places and always up for an unexpected adventure! (I […]
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INTERVIEW | Georgia Haines
Who are you? Georgia Haines, Cosplayer, student and aspiring actress. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King or do FTM Cosplay? I decided to do a female to make cosplay because I don’t see gender as an issue when Cosplaying. If you’re a woman and you want to cosplay a male […]
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INTERVIEW | Annette Boss Wilkinson
Who Are You? I’m Annette. I’ve been cosplaying for 15 years, and I cosplay characters of various genders, but I do particularly enjoy the opportunity to cosplay male characters. Why and when did you decide to become a Drag King or do FTM Cosplay? Early in my cosplaying days, I did a lot of group […]
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INTERVIEW | LH Roberts
LH Roberts Who Are You? That’s a good question that I am still trying to figure out myself. I just recently came out as non-binary/gender fluid. I’m a cross player from Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Currently going by LH Roberts, which might change to Lee or Lis at some point. I’m a professional artist, making customized […]