IT’S A DRAG by Janet Tennant

Part of a mini-season of events to look at gender and cross-dressing in theatre, opera, and the arts in general, we welcome Lichfield author Janet Tennant whose book It’s A Drag looks at this long tradition – from Greek and Roman theatre, via Shakespeare and Victorian music hall, right through to pantomime and film in the modern era.

Festival Trustee, musician and broadcaster, Kate Romano, will chair this panel event, joined by Janet Tennant and our Associate Artist Jessica Walker, as well as very special guest Martin Ballard (both long-standing BBC Radio Leicester presenter and regular panto Dame).

Other related events in this series include cabaret (Event 7C Girls Will Be Boys), opera (Event 9E Wearing the Trousers) and theatre (Event 10C Romeo & Juliet with all-male Shakespeare specialists, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men).

Sponsored by Mike & Adrienne Swallow