The Amazing Mrs Shufflewick: The Life of Rex Jameson

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You’ve been making the case against animal cruelty for a long time – the latest musical manifestations being ‘The Bullfighter Dies’ and ‘I’m Not A Man’. What are your thoughts on the progress PETA and Greenpeace have made in pushing this agenda? The camp seaside town of Brighton has been synonymous with churning out some of the best and most established cabaret artists for decades.

During the 1980s, artists such as Reg Bundy who began his Cabaret 'life' as part of the triple Act "The Disapointer Sisters", performed his alter ego Regina Fong on Tuesday nights, attracting a following of "Fongettes". [10] Top drag acts such as Adrela and Lily Savage also appeared at The Cap during the eighties. Were you disappointed that your offer to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest fell on deaf ears?

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Some performers, however, thought this to be too little, too late as Roy Hudd’s comment indicates: ‘What a pity they didn’t show their affection in more tangible forms while he was still with us.’ Above - A Sketch showing the Metropolitan Theatre as envisioned as a Theatre Restaurant in 1959 - From the ILN, 11th April 1959.

on the 8th of December that year. On Easter Monday 1864 the building reopened again and this time with the new name of The MetropolitanThere have been a lot of rumours about your health. How upsetting is it to have people speculating about personal things like that? In the past many performers started out as mime artists, before moving onto live singing, but some of the most noteworthy acts were: Adrella, Andre Adore, David Dale, Sandra Hush, Lucia, Zsarday. This song by Barraca has been sung almost everySunday afternoon, for as long as I can remember, at Molly Moggs by Dame Julie Paid. It’s known as one of her signature tunes. Halfway through the first verse: ‘Mister, you’re eyes are full of hesitation. Sure makes me wonder, if you know what you’re looking for’, the audience always responds loudly with: ‘A DRAG QUEEN.’ For different reasons these acts will have you scratching your head. They’ve constructed shows to make you think and ponder on some of life’s social/political issues: Alp Haydar, David Hoyle, Dusty Limits, Scottee, Scott Capurro. Well, it would be a great help if Princess Anne gassed Jamie Oliver. He’s killed more animals than McDonald’s.

one more year after the production of 'The Whip' in 1962, but in April 1963 the curtain came down for the last I didn’t even raise an eyebrow. The fact that the dossier is supposedly missing is immaterial. People read it and know what it says, and they couldn’t possibly forget the names that they read. Similarly, the ‘royal’ family have determined that the file on the famous Profumo case not be opened or made available to the public until 50 years after Prince Philip’s death. Draw your own conclusions from that. What becomes farcical is the way the modern Conservative government dictate to the public about tax and recession and recycling, and we’re expected to listen and obey, whilst that same government apparently has a history of paedophilia which they go to excessive lengths to hide, whilst telling us how naughty everyone else is. Last week the Pope announced that 2% of priests, bishops and cardinals in the Catholic church are known paedophiles! And this was the fifth story on the news! And we’re asked to have faith in the Catholic church! The world has officially gone mad. The simplest of phrases or even words can become an artist’s tagline. Whether they are pre-planned or happen purely organically, they’re damn addictive and have the power to add a defining element to any act. Not Southend nor Holloway nor Kentish Town list either persona of Shuff among their notable residents on Wikipedia. Above - Jill Millard as 'ALADDIN' in the pantomime finale of Revudeville 317 at Christmas 1960 - Courtesy Jill Millard Shapiro.

Shuff, as both the actor and the character became known, became a fixture of the thriving gay scene of the 1970s. He gave an interview to Gay News in 1973, and was now open about his own sexuality. He did not seem to understand what the Gay Liberation Front was about, but twice Shuff was on a prominent float in the Gay Pride march. He was also a celebrity judge at Andrew Logan’s Alternate Miss World. I only know it’s called Steven – the very name I’ve crossed continents to get away from. Otherwise, no, I don’t know anything about it. He was fantastic and scored within the first 20 seconds. We were already out of our seats. He takes it all so casually and almost slowly. It’s confidence, of course. He really is the best.