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PressRelease:April2016
HeelsofGlory
TheDragActionMusical
WrittenbyTricityVogue
ComposedbyRichardLink
ChelseaTheatre,7World’sEndPlace,King’sRoad,LondonSW100DR
9-12,15-19,22-26June2016,8pm
(3pmmatineeson11,12,19,26June)
PressNight:Friday10June,8pm(withpre-showbyMethandVIPafterparty)
Tickets£15(£12concs)
Bookinginformation
chelseatheatre.org.uk
02073521967
DRAGactionmusicalHeelsofGloryissettoheadlineatthisyear’sLondonPrideFestival,withathreeweek
runatChelseaTheatrefrom9–26June.
WrittenbycabaretperformerTricityVoguewithmusicbyaward-winningcomposerRichardLink,Heelsof
GloryisanoriginalmusicalwithanactionadventureplotandtunesinspiredbyvintageBondmovies.
PrideFestivalCurator,DuncanDay,said:“ItwillbeoneofthestrongestheadlineeventsPrideinLondon
Festival2016willhaveonitsprogrammethisyear.HeelsofGlory’scolorfulproductionwillprovidegreat
entertainmentandjoytotheLGBT+community.”
FrancisAlexander,ArtisticDirectorofChelseaTheatre,said:"TricityVogue'scompanyplayedtodelighted
sold-outcrowdsatChelseaTheatreduringtestshowings.It’sanhonourtoseethefinishedworkreturningto
itsearlyhomeforanevenbrighter,longerrunofbrilliantmaterial”
RichardandTricitymetassingingteacherandstudent,andconceivedHeelsofGlorysevenyearsago.Since
thentheshowhassoldoutwork-in-progressperformancesattheRoyalVauxhallTavernandTheAlbanyin
Deptford.ItwasworkshoppedatShoreditchTownHallin2014andwasawardedArtsCouncilfundingfora
twodaysell-outrunattheChelseaTheatrelastyear.
TricityVoguesaid:“HeelsOfGloryhaseverythingIloveaboutcabaretanddragonanepicscale:wit,
inventiveness,outrageousness,andofcoursefabulousness,atChelseaTheatreforafullthreeweeks.
“Thisiswhathappenswhenyoubringtogethertopcabaretartists,celebrateddragqueensandaward
winningmusicaltheatreactorsinonebubblingpot,andstiritupwithafour-pieceband.Expectnothingshort
ofageyserofglitter.”
ThestoryopensatnightclubLaDouche,whereinternationaldragsuperstarSplendorella(DragIdolfinalist
TopsieRedfern)isabouttolaunchanewcosmetictoawaitingworldofdragqueens.ButSupremeSureFire
Foundationisnotallitseems–itsvillainouscreator,AlluraSupreme(awardwinningcabaretartistSarahLouiseYoung),hasasecretmasterplantoannihilateallthedragqueensintheworld.Buddingyoungdrag
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queenHoney(MatthewFloydJonesofduoFriskyandMannish)andhertomboybestfriendJay(Susan
HarrisonfromOlivierawardwinnerShowstopper!)areallthatstandinherway.DoingAllura’sbiddingarea
haplessbunchofhenchmenplayedbyKikiLovechild,JoshMorrisAKABethNecessity,HolliDillonandGrace
KMillerAKAGoodNessGracious.
TheshowisdirectedbyStephenHeatley(HeadoftheDepartmentofTheatreandFilmattheUniversityof
BritishColombia,Canada)withproductiondesignbyMeth,memberofdragcollectiveTheFamilyFierceand
starofLondonLive’sDragQueensofLondon.
TricityVogue,AKAHeatherTyrrell,isanInternationalcabaretperformerandaward-winningscriptwriter
withawidenumberofcreditsinTVandtheatre.RichardLinkisanaward-winningcomposerofmusical
theatre,choralmusic,andmusicforfilm,televisionanddance.
Concessionaryratesareavailabletoanyonewhocomesindrag,withVIPfrontrowcabarettableseatingfor
themostfabulouslydressed.
Online:heelsofglory.com
OnFacebook:facebook.com/heelsofglory
OnTwitter:@HeelsofGlory
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Formoreinformationcontact:
MichaelEppy/[email protected]/07825837274
HIGHRESPHOTOSCANBEDOWNLOADEDHERE:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/to2vqrm3n2tydre/AAAEu3TlY6qD8skPsHpU-FRqa?dl=0
PhotographycreditJamesMillarhttp://jamesmillar.uk.com/
Notestoeditors:
CastandCreatives:
Splendorella
TopsieRedfernAKANathanKiley
facebook.com/topsie.redfern
AlluraSupreme SarahLouiseYoung
sarah-louise-young.com
Honey
MatthewFloydJones matthewfloydjones.co.uk
Jay
SusanHarrison susanharrisoncharacters.wordpress.com
Henchmen/DragQueenPrisoners: KikiLovechild
kikilovechild.co.uk
HolliDillon
hollidilly.wix.com/dillon
GraceKMillerAKAGoodNessGracious
facebook.com/MissGoodNessGracious
JoshMorrisAKABethNecessity
twitter.com/BethNecessity
Writer/co-producer
TricityVogueAKAHeatherTyrrell
tricityvogue.com
Composer/co-producer
RichardLink
richardlink.com
Director
StephenHeatley stephenheatley.com
ProductionDesigner
Meth facebook.com/dontdodrugsdometh
CostumeDesigner
NeilGordon
LightingDesigner PaulComerfield
StageManager FionaMcCulloch
Photography
JamesMillar
jamesmillar.uk.com
Publicity
MichaelEppy
michaeleppypr.com
07825 837274
[email protected]
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