Paul T Davies reviews Drag Queens V Vampires playing at Underbelly as part of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Drag Queens v Vampires
Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe
10 August 2023
4 Stars
Buckle up for a ride to Transylvania for Eurovision with Jizz Air, (Look, it's a show about drag Queens v Vampires. If you want subtlety go to the International Festival), in the capable hands of our hosts Kate Butch and Crudi Dench.
Critical analysis isn't necessary for a show like this, we just need to check that all the elements are present. Filthy double entendres? Check ✔️ Drag sense of throwing a show together? Check ✔️ Brilliant audience participation? Check ✔️ (We had a wonderful Count! Make your own joke up!)
It's a hilarious, fun-filled hour that raises the roof and throws in a bit of Eurovision sing-along as well! The Queen's are fabulous and the atmosphere was so warm. It does exactly what you hope a drag show will do, with delightful improvisation and corpsing. The perfect way to either end your day or set you up for a good night out!
Paul is a playwright, director, actor, academic, (he has a PhD from the University of East Anglia), teacher and theatre reviewer! His plays include Living with Luke, (UK tour 2016), Play Something, (Edinburgh Festival Fringe/Drayton Arms Theatre, London 2018), , (2019), and now The Miner’s Crow, which won the inaugural Artist’s Pick of the Fringe Award at the first ever Colchester Fringe Festival 2021. In lockdown 2020 he created the audio series Isolation Alan, available on Youtube, and performed online in the Voice Box Festival. He is the founder member of Stage Write, a Colchester based theatre company, and his acting roles include Rupert in How We Love by Annette Brook, first performed at the Vaults Festival 2020 and revived at the Arcola and at Theatre Peckham in 2021. Follow: @stagewrite_
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