HOMOglobin and ICONoclast is a WIP double bill by Crusty and Sweet FA.
Why see one drag weirdo's work in progress show when you could see two in one evening? It's an unholy miracle!
Crusty and Sweet have been friends and collaborators since their Not Another Drag Competition days, it was love at first blessing and cat scrunchie anus, so we've decided to work together on our one person shows and present them to the world in tandem. We work together side by side and our shows will too.
These will be excerpts, not the full length shows. (Estimated time 30 minutes each)
SHOW DESCRIPTIONS
HOMOglobin follows the journey of the drag character Crusty's relationship to phobia, fetish and queer identity. This piece explores how a diagnosed phobia can lead to a fetish and how the lines between fear and the erotic can be thin - all through a queer, comedic clown lens.
A playful exploration with the audience in order to share their story - Crusty does not shy away from the absurd, the shocking and the silly. From singing stupidity to side-show shockers - this show is not for the faint of heart. Unfortunately, Crusty is also the faint of heart.
So revel in your discomfort, revel in other people's discomfort and indulge in your schadenfreude as you watch Crusty tackle their innermost fears. From primary school RE lessons, to their first queer crush (we swear it's not Edward Cullen...) will Crusty be able to face their fears and live out their innermost desires?
ICONoclast is about reckoning with and exploring the huge amount of queer history within Catholicism. It’s about trans saints, women apostles, gay poly monks, Sapphic nuns, and the holiness of queerness. In ICONoclast, Sweet FA will put the trans in transubstantiation and the queerness back into history. What does it mean to be an icon, and whose stories get told and how? Honestly, it’s not written yet but it will definitely contain at least some of these, and jokes, live singing, lip syncing and probably partial nudity-it’s a drag show after all.
This show is for all the people who have been told they don’t belong, but who know we have always been here and we always will be.
THE WRITERS/PERFORMERS
Crusty (@crustydrag) is a gender-bending, nasty little bastard with a head of bald and a heart of mould. Actor, singer, idiot. The human behind Crusty has a background in musical theatre and clowning. They are a performer in, co-producer of, clown cabaret Funny Business(@funnybusinessclowns) with 7 shows including Brighton Fringe in their back catalogue, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling which is in its sold out third year running at the Pleasance. He competed in Not Another Competition season 3.0. Their work incorporates elements of musical theatre and clown through a queer lens, creating the world of 'Crust' to share with audiences. From parody songs to improvisations, burlesque to comedy sets - Crust truly is a must.
Huddersfield boy done God, Sweet FA (@sweetfa_drag) is the answer to the question, what would happen if Alan Bennett did Sister Act? He's a love letter to queer Catholics, he's just a Holy fool, and he'll be your Father Figure, baby (with your enthusiastic consent, OFC.) Described by Len Blanco as "so wholesome, it's punk" he uses comedy and music to skewer the church, state and kyriarchy, and to preach queer love and solidarity.
He is one of the producers and hosts of sellout fundraising nights Drag Down the Borders (@dragdowntheborders), and won Not Another Drag Competition season 3.0. He is a co-producer and co-host of Switches, You Gotta Get A Gimmick and Be Gay, Boycott Eurovision.
ACCESS
Auntie’s Ballroom is one minute away from Deptford station and this is the nearest step free station. The venue is wheelchair accessible with a wheelchair accessible toilet. There are some small speed bumps on the road the venue is on. The shows will contain loud music and theatre lighting but no strobe. There will be an interval, there will not be captioning or a BSL interpreter. If you have any questions about venue accessibility, please email Tristan@littlenans.co.uk
We encourage mask wearing for the show. Please Covid test before attending, we ask that you don’t attend if you’re ill and could be contagious. Community care starts with us.
Trigger warnings and content notes for the shows: HOMOglobin will mention blood, fetish, phobias, and needles,and there will be vomiting sounds partial nudity. ICONoclast will mention state violence, misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, martyrdom, and there might be partial nudity.
TICKET PRICING
We have tried to make this show affordable for everyone, please do pay what you actually can afford. If you need a free ticket, email sweetfadrag@gmail.com