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Theatre

Lipstick: A Fairytale of Iran, Omnibus Theatre

26 Feb 19 – 24 Mar 19, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

A story of modern Iran is played out through a mix of theatre and drag cabaret

By CW Contributor on 27/2/2019

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Lipstick: A Fairytale of Iran, Omnibus Theatre
Lipstick: A Fairytale of Iran, Omnibus Theatre
Lipstick: A Fairytale of Iran, Omnibus Theatre Lipstick: A Fairytale of Iran, Omnibus Theatre Kristina Foster
It is summer 2010 in Iran. Two drag queens, Orla and Mark, eagerly prepare for the opening of their new drag bar. But after returning from witnessing a failed revolution, Orla starts to question their venture under a renewed climate of censorship.


Written and directed by Sarah Chew, Lipstick: A Fairytale of Iran is a creative product of her theatre residency in Tehran where she bore witness to the 2010 riots which called for the removal of populist President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Through her characters, Chew seems to comment on her role as an artist by questioning the price of creative freedom in a time of political upheaval.


Themes of ‘rage’ and ‘redemption’ will be played out in a performance style that mixes both theatre and drag cabaret by an impressive two-person cast featuring award-winning actor Siobhan O’Kelly as Orla and celebrated drag queen Topsie Redfern (AKA Nathan Kiley) as Mark. Lipstick forms part of the Omnibus’s 96 Festival, a celebration of queerness and theatre which promises to be an ‘extravaganza of cabaret, drag, burlesque, theatre, music, art and activism’.



What Lipstick: A Fairytale of Iran, Omnibus Theatre
Where Omnibus Clapham, 1 Clapham Common North Side , London , SW4 0QW | MAP
Nearest tube Clapham Common (underground)
When 26 Feb 19 – 24 Mar 19, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Price £13-£16
Website Click here to book now



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