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Baga Chipz and Sheila Simmonds to star in Drag Panto Cinderella
Published on
October 9, 2019
By
douglasmayo
Cinderella, a drag pantomime extravaganza comes to Trafalgar Studios this Christmas starring RuPaul's Drag Race star Baga Chipz and Britain's Got Talent icon Sheila Simmonds.
Drag stars Baga Chipz – currently on screen as one of the contestants in BBC Three’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – and Sheila Simmonds– best known from her outrageous performance that wowed the judges in Britain’s Got Talent 2019 – will star in a fierce and funny drag makeover of classic pantomime Cinderella this Christmas, playing at the Trafalgar Studios in the West End for six performances only.
Produced by TuckShop – the UK’s only specialist production company devoted all things drag – Cinderella is written and directed by Stuart Saint (De Profundis, Saucy Jack at the Space Vixens, Misfit Warrior), and will also star drag performers Kemah Bob, Ophelia Love, Veronica Green, Baby and Holly Stars.
This age-old rags-to-riches story is being dragged up for London, so dust off your glass stripper-slippers, give your carriage a rub down, and join us as the clock strikes midnight for the Fairy Godmother of pantomimes…
Will she make it to the Ball? Only if she has a good gag reflex…
Headed up by West End theatre producer Christopher D. Clegg, TUCKSHOP is an entertainment company like no other, specialising in theatre production, club promotion, merchandising and artist representation all centred around drag.
With the huge rise in drag popularity over the last ten years, TuckShop is at the forefront of UK Drag culture, coming hot off the heels of Chris's fifteen years’ experience in the West End as a producer, theatre manager, and marketing expert. As well as creating bespoke productions and producing nationwide tours, TuckShop also represent some of the UK's best Drag talent, raising their profile through branding, promotion and regular bookings. With new productions in development, an ever expanding roster of headline performers and our new online store, TuckShop works tirelessly to give Drag the leg-up it deserves.
Cinderella will be presented at Trafalgar Studios London on 15, 22, 29 December 2019. BOOK TICKETS FOR CINDERELLA
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