Saturday 23 November 2024
Doors for the festival open at 11.30am
Workshop times vary, click here for full details
Anniversary Show starts at 8pm
Entry to festival: Free
Workshops: £7.50
Anniversary Show: £15, £10 Concessions
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Contains haze, flashing lights and partial nudity
Theatre & Performance
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It’s Pecs Drag Kings 10 year anniversary and baby, we’ve brought you all a special celebratory present – Pecs: A Drag King Festival
Join us in our love letter celebrating the Drag King community – a whole day extravaganza filled with drag king masterclasses from some of the best in the scene, panels with legendary kings and drag practitioners, exhibitions showcasing drag king history and a queer market.
Then settle in for the evening and put on your birthday crown as Pecs bring you a special anniversary cabaret. Revisiting some of our greatest hits, highlights and maybe, just maybe, a few new treats just to keep you salivating. Dance with us into the next decade of Pecs.
Supported by Arts Council England
Doors to the festival open at 11.30am and entry is free.
Workshops and the Anniversary Show in the evening are ticketed. You can find out more and book tickets for the workshops by clicking here.
Come to the main Festival Hub for mini masterclasses, queer market, food & more!
Available throughout the day: Glitter Beards, Queer Market Stalls, Zine Making, Drag King Merch, Queer Carboot, Tooth Gems, Photo Booth
Drop-In Mini Masterclasses
Teaching you all the essential skills we’ve picked up in the last 10 years of being Drag Kings. Sit, chat, ask questions, join in, these masterclasses are relaxed sessions that you can come and go from.
12pm - 1pm: Tearaways 101 with Loose Willis
12pm - 1pm: Alterations Clinic with Victor Victorious
1pm - 2pm: Rhinestoning Station with Johnny Gash
3pm - 4pm: Audio Help Drop in with Sigi Moonlight
4pm - 5:30pm: Drop in Act Surgery with John Travulva and Mr GoldenBalls
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Binding 101 with Sigi Moonlight
Workshops will be taking place throughout the day, where you can learn more about building a brand as a performer, to work on the best approach to make-up. To find out more about the workshops and to book tickets, click here.
£20 Ticket offer: Book a workshop and a ticket to the evening Anniversary Show and save £10. Just add tickets to your basket and the discount will apply automatically.
All panels will be streamed online with captioning. More details on how to access these will be made available nearer the time.
Chair: Isabel Adomakoh Young / Izzy Aman
Panelists: TBC
Drag Kings and Queer performance have and continue to exist in grassroots spaces, in this panel we talk to folks who have built their own nights and communities across the UK about how they did it, what their challenges and successes were and how they put their community first. We’ll consider some of the biggest challenges we are facing today such as how do we build community when we have a space crisis, and what does the future of Drag King & Queer performance look like?
Chair: Dais Hale / Daddy Pecs
Panelists: TBC
Creating accessible spaces for Drag and Queer performance is essential, but how do we do this when facing difficult buildings, rising costs and narrow-minded gatekeepers? And how do we continue to keep this prioritised in an ever-more saturated Drag scene? This panel will discuss how we create accessible spaces in their broadest form, taking inspiration from DIY events culture and what are we still yet to embrace to increase access to drag events?
Chair: Shardell Joseph / Shardeazy Afrodesiak
Panelists: TBC
What are the forgotten histories of Drag Kinging? Who has been influential to our history and which voices are we yet to raise up? This panel will discuss drag king history, decolonising drag and how do we continue to honour and learn from our elders?
After a day of festivities and fun, we’re rounding off with a special anniversary show!
Settle in for the evening and put on your birthday crown as Pecs bring you a special anniversary cabaret. Revisiting some of our greatest hits, highlights and maybe, just maybe, a few new treats just to keep you salivating. Dance with us into the next decade of Pecs.
Book tickets to the Anniversary Show by clicking "BOOK NOW" at the top of this page, or click here.
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