Fresh Fruit: Drag and Queerlesque Course

"Fantastic, amazing, wonderful, inclusive, welcoming, life-changing, dream-making" - Previous course participant

Dive into the gorgeous world of drag and queerlesque and get in the spotlight with our 8 week course!

For all comedy clowns, club kids, bodacious babes, gender gremlins, and drag darlings, you will create your very own stage persona!

No experience is required. This course is for everyone aged 18+, for all genders, bodies, and expressions.

You will get the tools you need to put together a look and a drag or queerlesque routine in your own unique style, with an optional showcase at the end.

This is an 8 week course, with two 1:1 sessions and optional extra sessions, with a final showcase in July

We will be in the lounge room in East Oxford Community Centre. We will share detailed how to get there instructions with photos and video before the event.

• ♿ Level access
• 🚽 Accessible toilet
• 🚪 Wide corridors
• ⚡ Power assisted doors
• 🚼 Baby change facilities
• 🐕 Assistance dogs welcome
• 👶 Pram parking
• 🚶 Handrail on steps / ramps outside venue
• 🎧 Sensory items available
• 💺 Lots of seating available

The course is relaxed in nature, and there will be plenty of breaks. You are welcome to move around and stim as you need. We can adjust things like lighting levels and noise to work for you.

Content will also be provided in a written format for you to take away with you.

Please get in touch if you have any questions about accessibility on [email protected]

We have a travel fund, so anyone who cannot get a lift to our events can get a taxi. Keep your receipts and send them to us at [email protected] noting what session you attended, or we can book your taxi for you if you give us notice at least a few days in advance. We can offer a maximum of £20 total, per person & per session. Please fill out this travel fund form.

If you would like help planning your journey, please get in touch on [email protected].

This is an inclusive space that welcomes people of all ages (18+), genders, sexualities, races, religions and identities.

We will not tolerate any kind of homophobia, transphobia, sexism, racism, ableism, fatphobia, biphobia, femmephobia, interphobia, or non-consensual touching. Any behavior of this sort will result in expulsion from the course without refund. Treat everyone with respect and we'll send that love right on back to you 🌈

Info: Learn about the history of queer performance and start exploring stage personas.

Info: Scared of dancing? This session will give you building blocks on how you can move on stage. Experienced dancer? This session will help you to focus on characterisation and engaging the audience

Info: Learn how to build an act for stage and work out what you may want to create.

Info: Book in a 1 hour session with one of our teachers, where they can help you to choose and develop an idea for stage

Info: Start putting your act together in a supportive environment

Info: Practice practice practice!

Info: Book in a 1 hour session with one of our teachers, where they can help you to polish your act

Info: Rehearse your act in costume, and get a feel for what the showcase will be like!

Info: Exact time and date tbc

Info: Meet and greet your teachers and see them in action at this fabulous cabaret show! Tickets £1-22 on https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/oxphwoard-sprung/

Info: Learn how to edit songs and soundbites together to make the perfect soundtrack to your piece! Tickets £20

Info: Learn how to create gorgeous draggy looks. Some makeup provided, but we also recommend bringing your own! Tickets £20

Info: Learn how to turn clothes into dazzling costumes and / or tearaway pieces. Tickets £20

Info: This is an online session covering the basics of what you need to know as a performer, from how to get bookings to legal requirements. Tickets £10

Info: Learn how to turn a regular wig into a gorgeous draggy spectacle! You’ll be expected to bring your own wig (recommendations of where to purchase provided in advance)

Info: Need extra support with your act? Book in with one of our teachers for a session to build your confidence
Booked at a time to suit you at £25/session

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

East Oxford Community Centre, 44 Princes Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

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