George and the Drag Queen

Pipeline Theatre brings you their new show, 'George and the Drag Queen': a bittersweet, bonkers cake-mix of the epic and the outlandish, beaten together with the everyday, and the plain silly.

The setting: A village fête - bunting, cakes, outsize veg, and wasps.

The characters: Two bantering first-aid volunteers setting up their tent - George, a stand-in Grandpa for Maddy; and Maddy, a stand-in Granddaughter for George.

Oh, and one Lebanese Drag Queen - Eliana Sultana, booked to do the raffle, getting changed in the corner.

In a ‘twist of fete’, their stories entwine with explosive results. Why has a Drag Queen been booked for a village fete? What is Maddy's connection with Eliana's boyfriend? Where has George seen Eliana's face before? And just how allergic is Eliana to wasps?

This play will show how ordinary people can become caught between compassion and prejudice, loyalty and fear, while grasping for understanding and connection.