The Knicker Lady

As a society gets richer, the briefs get briefer!

Surrounded by old suitcases, boxes and hat stands, Rosemary Hawthorne, aka The Knicker Lady, romps through the history of the humble knicker, bloomers, briefs and bustles, presenting a myriad of colourful characters that wore them.

The audience is transported back to the muslin-clad elegance of Jane Austen’s England, the corset bound nineteenth century, the suffragettes and the daring
darlings of the roaring twenties. With charismatic vivacity, The Knicker Lady scrutinises, like never before, the liberty bodice, school knickers, the mighty Y-front and much much more... there isn’t a brief left unturned!

“...A delightful mix of costume and social history with a dash of pure cabaret!”