George and the Drag Queen

Pipeline Theatre grasps the issue of immigration in rural communities in its own inimitable way – finding the funny, the weird and the wonderful.

Former St. John’s Ambulance volunteer Maddy recollects the strange encounter she witnessed between George, a fellow volunteer, and Usman, a refugee, at a village summer fete. George – bluff, a fount of old-school, wise-cracking banter now close to retirement, and self-appointed mentor to Maddy – asthmatic, unlucky in love, but with more than enough wit to outsmart George. 

George and Maddy are expecting a quiet day. But a stranger, Usman appears in their gazebo. It turns out Usman and George know each other from a former, almost unrecognisable life. A twist of ‘fete’. The fallout turns this into a fete like no other.

Pipeline Theatre uses comedy, heartbreak, music, a transmogrifying set, pin-sharp dialogue and indelible characters, to show that when caught in the riptide of history, you never know who might just save your life…

This show is part of the national Create Tour Connect project.