Glitterati
“The closure of The Dragon, and the curtain closing on The Panti Show both had a big impact on the community.” So says, Beth Hayden, founding member of Glitter HOLE, a gang of performers who mix their response to a percieved lack of drag diversity with radical queer politics. So what we can expect from the inauguaral Glitter HOLE Fringe show, The Fianna Fellatio Party?
Back row, left to right: Tara McKeon, Daniel Power, Liadh Young, Emma Chubb, Jade O’Toole, Ryan McConnell. Front row, left to right: Pamela Connolly, Beth Hayden, Sophie Bradley
Photo by Hazel Coonagh.
Glitter HOLE is a queer performance space, a DIY drag collective and a bit of a laugh. It is a response to my own frustration over the lack of diverse, non-corporate queer events taking place in Dublin and an attempt to establish a bit of variety in an often stale and exclusionary queer nightlife scene. Above all that, it is an excuse for my friends and to dress up and show off.