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The
'WayOut Girls' are a coalition of some of the best drag queens / female
impersonators in London.
Each of the 'girls' has her own repertoire and performs a solo show -
But they all love nothing better than to get together to put on big extravaganza's
at The WayOut Club.
If the girls are not working at The WayOut Club in a show they will invariably
call in at the club after a show elsewhere or just to socialise with their
'sisters'.
Many of the girls have developed their skills at 'The WayOut Club' and
have indeed been competitors (but not necessarily winners) in the WayOut
Star Search.
WayOut
Shows are
usually scheduled
mid month
At least once per month
the 'WayOut Girls' bring together costumes, scenery and props in an Extravaganza
Show.
Some
shows are tributes to one artist or a genre of artists. Some are tributes
to a film, music concert or stage show
ALL are one off 'over the top' shows that could not be repeated
(even if we tried to)
We could not possibly put on such amazing shows without the creative life
styles of all of the WayOut Girls, especially Miss Sarah Lloyd who makes
costumes and backdrops (and also has an extensive collection of camp musicals
on film and and CD).
Once Vicky agrees the concept of a WayOut show for the diary, One of the
girls creates a sound track. By phone we swap ideas with everyone offering
costumes props and ideas. Sarah LLoyd will often make a set of costumes
in just a few days. Detailed routines and choreography are rehearsed indivbidually.
The whole show comes together in one session. These sessions can be stressful
with queeny egos pulling in all directions but they can equally be great
fun and a great release of creative energy by the talented team. They
are sometimes in the kitchen at the club 5 minutes before the show.
On the night (if we are lucky we run throgh the show before the club gets
too busy. On the night of a WayOut show at 9.30 you could catch the team
in heels and boy clothes (half made-up) walking the show through. Stressed
to bits cos everything is half prepared. After many years Vicky just gets
on with it quietly tieing up technical details and loose ends (who is
changing scenery who is switching lights).
At show time costumes are laid out make-up checked and an excited buzz
takes over the dressing room. All the girls are confident and practised
yet often the show has never been rehearsed completly. THIS IS THE
DRESS REHEARSAL and the first and last time this show will be performed.
The audiance are about to see something amazing we hope.
We
always at this point remember Steffan's develish grin as he almost dared
us to complete the challenge he set us to follow in his footsteps and
hear him say in our mind "Hear we go again girls - break a leg"
.
40
minutes later as many as 15 performers and hundreds of costumes collapse
in a happy heap. Back patting and thanks confirm the enjoyment. We gather
round the two inch screen of the video camera that has captured the one
and only exclusive performance.
Did
the audiance enjoy it? Did they notice the costume flown in from ibiza
for its 2min performance? Or the suptle third layer of rhinestones. Do
we care anymore - not really. The fun is in doing it. And next week we
will do it again with the same queeny aprehension, stressed egos and disbelief
and a develish twinkle from you know who, now watching us with an audience
of angels.
 
Miss
Jenner and Miss Maria
 
Pascha
and Sacha
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