Make-up
Underground Venues, Buxton, 15 July
The Kings Arms Theatre, Manchester, 16-17 July
The Rockfield Centre, Oban, 30 July
Underbelly George Square, Edinburgh, 3-29 August
The Kings Arms Theatre, Manchester, 16-17 July
The Rockfield Centre, Oban, 30 July
Underbelly George Square, Edinburgh, 3-29 August
Step into the green room with Lady Christina as she leaves the stage after another performance in another venue above another pub. It could be your last chance to see her, but then she's said that so many times before, why should you believe her this time?
Because tonight is different. Drag has become a drag. Christina is tired of metro-sexual audiences looking for something a little risqué that they can tell their mothers about, she's tired of young drag queens who make it look so easy, and she's tired of having to put on the make up and become someone else every night.
But what's buried beneath the make-up? Chris Laneghan has been Lady Christina for so long that he doesn't know where she ends and he begins. How can he give up being her, if there's no him to go back to?
And why did Christina come into his life in the first place? Sometimes drag is not just put on to entertain an audience.
Leave the glamour and the costumes behind, and get to know the person behind the make up.
Because tonight is different. Drag has become a drag. Christina is tired of metro-sexual audiences looking for something a little risqué that they can tell their mothers about, she's tired of young drag queens who make it look so easy, and she's tired of having to put on the make up and become someone else every night.
But what's buried beneath the make-up? Chris Laneghan has been Lady Christina for so long that he doesn't know where she ends and he begins. How can he give up being her, if there's no him to go back to?
And why did Christina come into his life in the first place? Sometimes drag is not just put on to entertain an audience.
Leave the glamour and the costumes behind, and get to know the person behind the make up.
The reviews
'The script is gripping and intense. Moj Taylor gives us a powerful set of mental images through his quietly angry performance. Layer upon layer is warmly/brutally exposed and we learn and appreciate more and more what has become a muddled life. We come out challenged, disturbed, not quite angry: it’s a sharply-observed piece which raises questions, answers some, and raises more.' Buxton Fringe Review
'A noble and thought-provoking piece, starring an excellent Moj Taylor as Chris and his troubled drag persona, Lady Christina. Moseley and Taylor capture well the tortures and fears of Chris/Christina as she emerges from a performance, offering some poignant dressing-room reflections. A skilled and successful drama, it nudges you to new insight and understanding.' The Wee Review
'A coruscating 50 minutes. Moj Taylor creates a highly interesting if not thoroughly likeable performer, who seems to cover a not entirely successful career with bitterness and gall. A totally believable character, who has a lot to say about Queer identity, personality, individualism and the freedom to be who you are. Well worth a visit. Scene Magazine
'A noble and thought-provoking piece, starring an excellent Moj Taylor as Chris and his troubled drag persona, Lady Christina. Moseley and Taylor capture well the tortures and fears of Chris/Christina as she emerges from a performance, offering some poignant dressing-room reflections. A skilled and successful drama, it nudges you to new insight and understanding.' The Wee Review
'A coruscating 50 minutes. Moj Taylor creates a highly interesting if not thoroughly likeable performer, who seems to cover a not entirely successful career with bitterness and gall. A totally believable character, who has a lot to say about Queer identity, personality, individualism and the freedom to be who you are. Well worth a visit. Scene Magazine
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Christina's Crew of Creatives
Make-up is brought to you by NoLogoProductions. The team for this production is; Lady Christina: Moj Taylor Writer: Andy Moseley Directed by: Andy Moseley and Moj Taylor Sound and Light: Emma Burton Photography: Bethany Blake (Brighton performance shots by Siobhan at 16 Beasley Street Photography) |
More to see and read
Want to see some behind the scenes footage of lockdown rehearsals? Click here Want to read about why Drag Race divides opinion amongst drag artists and fans? Click here Want to know more about Section 28 legislation that was in force in the UK from 1988 to 2003? Click here Want to know more about Lady Christina, the man behind her and the parents behind both of them? Click here Want to see more pictures of the live show and short film? Click here Want to find out more about getting the show to come to your venue? Click here |
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...and there's more than one way to accept.
Make-up comes to Underground Venues, Buxton on 15 July, followed by three shows in two days at Kings Arms Theatre, Manchester for GM Fringe. We're then back to Scotland for The Rockfield Centre, Oban in July, before finally making it to Edinburgh Festival Fringe where we'll be at Underbelly George Square pretty much all of August!
If you can't make it to a live show, but would like to see the play, there is a live recording of the show. Head over to our contact us page, send us a message, and we'll tell you how you can access it.
Make-up comes to Underground Venues, Buxton on 15 July, followed by three shows in two days at Kings Arms Theatre, Manchester for GM Fringe. We're then back to Scotland for The Rockfield Centre, Oban in July, before finally making it to Edinburgh Festival Fringe where we'll be at Underbelly George Square pretty much all of August!
If you can't make it to a live show, but would like to see the play, there is a live recording of the show. Head over to our contact us page, send us a message, and we'll tell you how you can access it.
Production History
Make-up was due to be performed at Brighton, Manchester, Buxton and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals in 2020. Needless to say, most of these did not happen, but that was not the end of the story. Thanks to the Highlands and Islands Touring Network we were able to make a 15 minute short film version of the play. It was seen by The Marsh Theatre in San Francisco and we were invited to perform the full play online for their International Solo Festival in October 2020. That same month, the show finally had it's first performance in front of a live audience at CornerHOUSE, Surbiton ahead of a four day run at Sweet Werks, Brighton for the boutique style 2020 Brighton Fringe. A recording of the show was also part of Melbourne Digital Fringe in November 2020.
In 2021, Make-up returned to Brighton Fringe at Rialto Theatre, and was also performed at Under The Fringe, for Buxton Festival Fringe. We then did a short tour of Scotland in October thanks to support from Creative Scotland and North East Arts Touring that helped to fund shows at Burgh Hall, Fersands and Fountain Community Project, and Bennachie Leisure Centre. And with theatres opening up in 2022, Make-up is coming to even more stages. We've continued touring Scotland with shows at Eden Court, Inverness and Craignish Village Hall, Ardfern, and we've got more dates in Scotland and England lined up for the summer, as you'll see at the top of this page!
In 2021, Make-up returned to Brighton Fringe at Rialto Theatre, and was also performed at Under The Fringe, for Buxton Festival Fringe. We then did a short tour of Scotland in October thanks to support from Creative Scotland and North East Arts Touring that helped to fund shows at Burgh Hall, Fersands and Fountain Community Project, and Bennachie Leisure Centre. And with theatres opening up in 2022, Make-up is coming to even more stages. We've continued touring Scotland with shows at Eden Court, Inverness and Craignish Village Hall, Ardfern, and we've got more dates in Scotland and England lined up for the summer, as you'll see at the top of this page!
Thanks to...
NoLogoProductions would like to thank; Bronwen and all at the Touring Network, Lynn and all at NEAT, Mandy at Craignish Village Hall, and all at Burgh Hall and Eden Court who have made it possible for us to bring the show to venues across Scotland. Thanks also to Sweet Venues and Marsh Theatre for making it possible to get the play on in two continents in one day in October 2020 and to Ian and all the cornerHOUSE for their support in making the promo film of the play.
Thanks also to Andrew Jefferson-Tierney for the idea that developed into the original short version of the play, Catherine Exposito, Arron Usher and Blazing Hyena for being the first people to put that version before an audience at a scratch night and for the suggestions that played a vital part in getting the ball rolling on the longer version, Breakwater Theatre for commissioning the writing of the longer version, Jayne Williams and New Perspectives Theatre Company for mentoring and support with the final script, Bethany Blake for the superb photos and trailer, and Siobhan for the performance shots from Brighton Fringe. Also thanks to all at Leith Depot for use of their venue for rehearsals, and more thanks to Eden Court for filming the show in February and providing us with a superb record of it.
Thanks also to Andrew Jefferson-Tierney for the idea that developed into the original short version of the play, Catherine Exposito, Arron Usher and Blazing Hyena for being the first people to put that version before an audience at a scratch night and for the suggestions that played a vital part in getting the ball rolling on the longer version, Breakwater Theatre for commissioning the writing of the longer version, Jayne Williams and New Perspectives Theatre Company for mentoring and support with the final script, Bethany Blake for the superb photos and trailer, and Siobhan for the performance shots from Brighton Fringe. Also thanks to all at Leith Depot for use of their venue for rehearsals, and more thanks to Eden Court for filming the show in February and providing us with a superb record of it.
