Boys in the Buff
words and music by Chris Burgess Drayton Arms Theatre18 – 22 July 2023 C Venues C Cubed2 – 27 Aug 2023 Boys in the Buff is a riotous musical comedy about learning to feel comfortable in your own skin. Hosted by the larger-than-life Diana Diamonte, four young men explore the pressures of looking good in […]
Twinkle
by Philip Meeks Drayton Arms Theatre17 – 21 Jan 2023 Drayton Arms Theatre13 – 15 July 2023 C Venues C Cubed2 – 27 Aug 2023 Arriving at his latest theatre, Harold discovers that he has been moved into a dilapidated dressing room. As he applies his make-up and prepares to transform into his beloved Widow […]
Bette Midler & Me
by Chris Burgess theSpace at Symposium Hall (EdFringe)5 – 28 Aug 2022 The Town and Gown (Cambridge)23 Nov 2022 Drayton arms theatre20 Jan 2023 Garden Theatre, Eagle Vauxhall3 – 8 Nov 2020 West End performer Sue Kelvin celebrates her lifelong love of Bette Midler in this heartfelt and hilarious musical tribute. Combining Midler’s extraordinary life […]
Tickle
Book, Music & Lyrics: Chris Burgess Drayton Arms Theatre 20 Sep – 1 Oct 2022 Tickle is a quirky musical comedy inspired by the documentary Tickled, exploring the bizarre world of competitive endurance tickling. Two bored young men, Chris and Callum, are lured by Davina Diamond into a lucrative world of “tickling” for money, only […]
Soho Boy
by Paul Emelion-Daly Drayton Arms Theatre24 May–4 June 202224 Sep–1 Oct 2022 theSpace @ Symposium Hall – Annexe5–28 Aug 2022 Soho Boy follows young Spencer as he leaves home and moves to London, throwing himself into the excitement of Soho’s gay scene. Working in a clothes shop, busking on the streets and dreaming of a […]
Boys in the Buff
Script & Songs: Chris BurgessAdditional Songs: Cathy Shostak Drayton Arms Theatre15 Dec 2021 – 9 Jan 2022 Boys in the Buff is a musical comedy revue about body image, self-confidence and society’s obsession with appearance. Diana and her boys sing, dance and share personal stories as they tackle subjects including dieting, the gym, weight, bullying, […]
Happy Ending
by Ronnie Larsen Garden Theatre, St. Gabriel’s Halls, Pimlico 9 – 13 Aug 2021 Set in a massage parlour in Fort Lauderdale, Happy Ending follows Andy, a professional gay massage therapist, whose routine appointment is disrupted when Mr Miller, a seemingly straight and macho new client, arrives for a massage. As the session progresses, conflicting […]
Coppelia
Delibes’ ballet, directed and choreographed by William Spencer Garden Theatre, St Gabriel’s Hall, Pimlico2–14 August 2021 A funny, sexy and decidedly queer reimagining of Delibes’ classic ballet Coppélia, relocated to 21st-century Soho. An engaged man finds his fidelity tested when he becomes fascinated by a beautiful mannequin in the window of Dr Coppélius’ sex shop, […]
Bette Midler & Me
by Chris Burgess Garden Theatre, Eagle, Vauxhall3 – 8 Nov 2020 Bette Midler and Me takes audiences on a lively, affectionate and often hilarious journey through the extraordinary career of the Divine Miss M. West End star Sue Kelvin explores how Bette Midler inspired her own career as a performer, combining stories and personal reflections […]
Frostbite – Who Pinched My Muff?
by Gareth Joyner Garden Theatre, Eagle Vauxhall3 Dec 2020 – 10 Jan 2021 Set in the alpine village of Vaüxhallen, Frostbite – Who Pinched My Muff? is an adult pantomime about the evil Demon Frostbite, who sets out to corrupt the purest heart in the village. His target is Dame Herda Gerda, owner of the […]