opera, Drag
QUEENS
Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I return as undead, washed-up drag queens when a powerful force opens the gates to the present. Together with Penthesilea and Valkyrie, they have lived in limbo for centuries, ruling over various sub- and parallel worlds. As they grapple with their shared history and enduring patriarchal power structures, the idea of a joint rule emerges. Moving between opera, drag and drama, Anne Welenc's directorial debut QUEENS plays with historical and pop cultural legacies in a bold and provocative exploration of gender, power and identity. For fans of dramatic queens, drag and absurd-comic musical theatre.
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£10.00 - £17.00 -
13-25 August 2024 -
60 minutes -
Summerhall Festival -
Main Hall -
Contains haze. Contains flashing lights. Audience participation, Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Contains references to natural disasters, death. Partial nudity. Scenes of a sexual nature.
