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Brizzle Boyz to host their biggest drag night so far
“Over the last couple of years, the Bristol Scene has been putting on shows that raise voices that were unheard before,” says Roddy Jodphurs, co-organiser of Brizzle Boyz.
Brizzle Boyz are undoubtedly a huge factor in the increased diversity of Bristol’s LGBTQ+ performance scene, bursting into the queer nightlife community three years ago.
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Roddy and Oliver Assets runs the drag king-cum-cabaret night, producing the the “premier queer, punk, drag show of Bristol” together, as well as performing and hosting each night.
Each Brizzle Boyz show is full of high energy and high emotion, with a huge variety of performers taking to the stage at each event.
Oliver Assets and Roddy Jodphurs on stage. Photo by Diego Maeso
Roddy and Oliver’s next cabaret night is going to be Brizzle Boyz’ biggest yet, taking place at the Trinity Centre in celebration of Bachelors’ Day on February 29, when, traditionally, women were allowed to propose to men.
The Bachelors’ Day show will turn this outdated, heteronormative and cisnormative tradition on its head, with gender-bending drag kings such as Fruit, Bae Sharman and Mr Wesley Dykes taking to the Brizzle Boyz stage.
Fruit creates hilarious and poignant drag about fruit while Mr Wesley Dykes performs a combination of dance, song and spoken word: “He’s just really polished and detail-orientated,” says Oliver.
Mr Wesley Dykes is “is your friendly neighbourhood fxckboi”. Photo by Diego Maeso
Bae Sharman’s drag is focused on Islam, and is radical, political and powerful. “They left me with this starstruck feeling,” says Roddy.
Also on the lineup are Mr Party and Manly Mannington. Mr Party is a Brighton-based king, best described as a combination of Steve Tyler of Aerosmith and a ‘dickhead rockstar’. Manly Mannington is coming from one of Bristol’s newest drag houses, the House of Mannington – an especially impressive talent to welcome to the stage as he isn’t just part of the house, but in fact is head of it.
“It’s our first show of the year and we’re aiming put on a huge gender-punking, love and spring celebration,” say Roddy and Oliver.
Brizzle Boyz is for anyone prepared to be amazed and entertained by queer art, and those who are new to alternative drag.
“People are entertained and, often, surprised at the professionalism,” says Roddy. “But we work with a huge variety of performers at the top of their game. Each show is different, and each show is better than the last.”
Find out more and buy tickets to the event at www.trinitybristol.org.uk
Main photo of Manly Mannington by Amy Demidow.
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