Name: The Marmite of Drag
Start: 2024-07-31 19:00:00
End: 2024-07-31 22:00:00
Location: Battersea Arts Centre

Love us or hate us, you won't forget us!

The Marmite of Drag is back back back again to bring the artform of cabaret back to its counter-cultural roots, showcasing the absolute best of boundary-breaking, binary-smashing, system-offending entertainment! Expect lipsync, live vocals, comedy, spoken word, and maybe even a TEDTalk about fisting

Hosted by East London's favourite gender-fluid dumpster fire, and lover of all things kinky and transgressive, Powdered Sugar, we're excited to bring our marmite-y excellence for the first time to Battersea Arts Centre!

This show's special guests include:

Miss Burlesque UK, co-founder of The Bitten Peach and Headmistress of Soho School of Burlesque Evelyn CarnateDrag's answer to Stuart Lee and producer of 101 Damn Asians Mild PerilThe Political Princess of London and Bar Wotever resident artist Shakona Fire

SCHEDULE

Doors open: 7.30pm

Show starts: 8pm

Show ends: 10pm (with one interval)

ACCESS INFO

There is step free access to the main foyer, and the bar where the show will take place, as well as power-assisted doors throughout the venue. Battersea Arts Centre has a range of toilet facilities available including all-gender toilets, accessible toilets on all floors and baby-change facilities.

The closest station to Battersea Arts Centre is Clapham Junction, which has good wheelchair access and is 0.5 miles away from the venue. Up-to-date information on lift service at Clapham Junction is available here.

The nearest disabled parking spaces to Battersea Arts Centre are in the Asda Car Park on Lavender Hill. Between Battersea Arts Centre and the Asda Car Park there is some rough pavement and a small incline.

This show will contain loud music, and may contain flashing lights and challenging themes. Specific acts will be content noted for specific themes/flashing lights where necessary.

Seats are first come first serve (except for VIP tickets), unless a specific seat is requested for accessibility reasons.

Free +1 tickets are available for carers.

If you require any of this or if there is anything else we can do to make this event more accessible to you, please email powdered.sugar.drag[at]outlook.com.

This show is running a NOTAFLOF (not turned away for lack of funds) scheme. If you want to attend this event but are struggling to pay, please email powdered.sugar.drag[at]outlook.com with the subject line 'NOTAFLOF' and we will sort something for you - no questions asked or explanations needed. If you can afford it, we recommend buying a VIP ticket to help fund this scheme.

Please note Battersea Arts Centre is a safe space for all LGBTQ+ people and allies - come as you are, and you will be celebrated. However, transphobia, homophobia, racism, misogyny or any other form of hate speech will not be tolerated under any circumstances - and we reserve the right to ask disrespectful audience members to leave without refund.

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