TRANS/FORM at The Island
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"PWYC debut from trans/nb performance art collective The House of Bussy; where drag and physical theatre meet to tell immersive tales of queer joy and trans bodies."

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A event held at The Island on Wednesday 24th May. The event starts at 19:00.


Come inside us, we know you want to. You’re curious; what makes us tick? what’s between our legs? what is it that makes us human?

You’re invited to bite our nails, peel our skin tags, bop with our magic school bussies in an immersive journey into the trans body. A merging of cabaret, drag and performance art with an all-trans cast, production team, dreamers and schemers alike.

Are we everything you’ve read about?
This is a retaliation against the social dissection of gender non-conforming bodies, where our emotions and experiences are splayed savagely on a cold operating table.

With myriad lives and metamorphosing sensations, our all trans cast will move as a complex multiform creature. Our legacies of love and passion, and the haunted flesh marked with the monstrous maladies of the dead.

Join our mycelial network, the dissolution of individualism, and the deliciousness of unwatered, authentic queer joy.

This is the debut of THE HOUSE OF BUSSY. An all trans and non-binary performance collective merging drag, theatre and performance art.

Cast:
Gender Criminal
Blxndie
Tammy Pink
Xanthe Kween
Habibi

This show is donation based, but the more funds we raise, the more delights we can bring you! We have a suggested tier below, but please pay what you can xxx

our network (QTIPOC/LOW INCOME) £5
transforming (GENERAL RELEASE) £10
helping us expand! (PAYING IT FORWARD) £15

ACCESSIBILITY
The Island Cells have no step-free access. There are two steps to enter the venue, followed by a flight of steps to descend to the basement. This show will have limited seating, prioritising folks with mobility needs.

Entry requirements:

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