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Cast Announced for The Drag at The National Theatre

Theatre Weekly Press by Theatre Weekly Press
June 26, 2017
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National Theatre Neaptide and Wig Out Casting TWNational Theatre Neaptide and Wig Out Casting TW

National Theatre Neaptide and Wig Out Casting TW

The National Theatre will mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales by staging its first Queer Theatre event series from 6th – 10th July 2017.

A group of world class actors and directors will look at how theatre has charted the LGBT+ experience through a series of rehearsed readings and post-show discussions in the Lyttelton Theatre.

The final production in the series of rehearsed readings is The Drag by Mae West (1927), Monday 10th July 7.30pm.

Directed by Polly Stenham, The Drag – the play that scandalised 1920s New York – follows respected, married socialite Rolly. Son of a homophobic judge and married to the daughter of an eminent gay conversion therapist, Rolly is keen to keep his homosexual tendencies under wraps. However, when he decides to host a drag ball in his drawing room, events soon spiral out of control. One of the first plays to shed light on gay counter-culture, Mae West’s rarely performed comedy was banned after ten performances.

Cast announced today includes:

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The NT’s Queer Theatre event series is hosted in partnership with Pride in London and includes:

  • Neaptide by Sarah Daniels, directed by Sarah Frankcom, Thursday 6 July, 7.30pm
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  • Bent by Martin Sherman, directed by Stephen Daldry, Sunday 9 July, 2.30pm
  • The Drag by Mae West, directed by Polly Stenham, Monday 10 July, 7.30pm.
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