Event – Andro & Eve

An Enchanted Forest edition of The Kingdom Come!

27th November 202427th November 2024 by androandeve

Drag king Pure Gliss sings dressed as a mushroom while onstage using a wheelchair

On 19 October we produced the ninth edition of our drag king cabaret, The Kingdom Come, transforming Crookes Social Club into an enchanted forest for a night of mischief and magic.

This night showcases some of the UK’s most exciting drag acts, and they’re all drag kings, although those attending this evening’s event could be mistaken that the stage had been taken over by all sorts of creatures and beings!

_{Ding Frisby, The Kingdom Come (2024). Credit – Nelly Naylor}

Yorkshire-based Ding Frisby took to the stage as a mushroom, with a very witty act finding the connections between the world of mycelium and polyamory, while Pure Gliss’ first act was also mushroom inspired, with a beautiful costume. Pure Gliss wowed us with their siren song with their second act too.

_{Manly Mannington, The Kingdom Come (2024). Credit – Nelly Naylor}

Our host Manly Mannington started the evening dressed as a giant blue flower, and ended up as a cyborg robot character, whose mesmerising movements had all eyes glued on him. Jamie Fuxx served up his smooth singing and seduction, with two acts that had their fair share of surprises.

Drag king Jamie Fuxx in gold waistcast and matching cap and black trousers sings on the mic — _{Jamie Fuxx at The Kingdom Come (2024). Credit – Nelly Naylor}

Dandy Darling brought his high octane acts, bursting forth on the stage as both a worm and praying mantis. All we could say was ‘wow!’

_{Dandy Darling, The Kingdom Come (2024). Credit – Nelly Naylor}

We knew we could rely on Sigi Moonlight to supply us with some seriously surreal and fairly sexual acts, and he appeared both as a tin man and Adam, who of course you’d meet down in the forest. He was said to have a bit of bother with a snake who attended with one of the audience members, but nothing of enough concern to warrant the casting of any spells.

_{Sigi Moonlight, The Kingdom Come (2024). Credit – Nelly Naylor}

Good job too, as many in our community had arrived dressed as magical beings, and who knows what they were keeping under their mushroom hats. It was great to see so many embracing the theme!

Our Community Information stall was back (read more about that here in this blog) with added crafts, so some took the opportunity to model some creepy crawlies from the modelling clay we provided. As usual the vegan cake from Little Town Pantry was gone before the first act was done!

_{Audience costumes at The Kingdom Come (2024). Credit – Nelly Naylor}

Thanks to all who took part in the raffle, helping us raise vital funds for our Pay it Forward ticket fund, enabling us to continue to provide discounted and free tickets to those who need them at future events. A huge thanks also to the Andro & Eve team, tech team and volunteer crew who helped everything run smoothly on the night.

This event was a fundraiser for Andro & Eve, and we were relieved to meet our fundraising target of £1000 – which we will use as match funding to support future programmes of creative activity for our community in South Yorkshire.

The Kingdom Come will return in 2025, so to be first to find out the date of the next event, and get access to the ticket pre sale, make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter. It also contains lots of useful resources for support for LGBTQ+ folks and a roundup of queer friendly events in South Yorkshire. Ideal!

For now enjoy these extra snaps from The Kingdom Come, Enchanted Forest edition by Nelly Naylor.

_{Pure Gliss, The Kingdom Come (2024). Credit – Nelly Naylor}

_{The Kingdom Come (2024). Credit – Nelly Naylor}

Back to the 90’s with A Reyt Queer Do!

5th November 20245th November 2024 by androandeve

Drag king Lionel Bitchie raises one eyebrow as he poses for the camera

We started Autumn in full celebration mode with the return of A Reyt Queer Do, with a sold out ‘Back to the 90’s’ edition at Sheffield gig and nightlife venue, Sidney and Matilda.

This queer cabaret and party is all about platforming fresh queer, Northern artists, sharing whatever performance style they like in front of our supportive and welcoming community.

Bipolar Abdul and BSL interpreter Becky Mayo onstage — _{Bipolar Abdul. A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

On 22nd September we were joined by drag king Lionel Bitchie, comedian Stevie Yardy, singer-songwriter Jay Womack, drag king Mr Brake Down, and burlesque artist Spyhnxie, with the early evening event hosted by drag artist Bipolar Abdul. It was an eclectic and fun line up that didn’t disappoint, with our audience enjoying these talented acts. They took us from plenty of laughs to more poignant moments. Our BSL interpreter, Becky Mayo was a superb asset to the show!

Burlesque artist Sphynxie holds an umbrella high onstage while she performs — _{Sphynxie. A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

Alongside the queer performance we made space for a craft table in the courtyard of Sidney and Matilda and many enjoyed the chance to draw, clay model and share their thoughts.

Our usual vegan cake (from Little Town Pantry) was a tasty Sunday afternoon treat and the raffle helped us raise vital funds for our Pay it Forward Ticket fund. 10 members of Lesbian Asylum Support Sheffield were able to attend this event thanks to past support of this scheme.

Three people craft with modelling clay at a table in a brightly painted courtyard — _{Crafting at A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

Thanks to everyone who joined us for this special event, creating such a supportive atmosphere for our artists to share their work. Also huge thanks to the team at Sidney and Matilda and our team and volunteers for producing an event so many enjoyed. As one audience member said;

‘That was fun, inclusive, welcoming and joyful’
Audience member, A Reyt Queer Do 7

We never rest on our laurels at Andro and Eve, and are aware that stage height and seating options need to be adjusted for future editions of this event. We’re working on this and say thank you to those who highlighted this issue. As a small project-based arts organisation, operating in a city with limited venue options, finding accessible venues has always been a challenge, but we’re always trying to improve the ways our community experience our events and workshops.

Jay Womack sings while playing keyboard onstage — _{Jay Womack. A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

If you want to support our work, a one off or ongoing donation is so helpful – helping us secure grant funding to ensure our events are accessible as possible. You can donate via our website at the top of this page or Kofi.

Our next A Reyt Queer Do is on 14 December. 60% of tickets have already sold, so don’t hang about if you’d like to join us for this Camp as Christmas edition hosted by cabaret star Rhys Pieces!

And if you can’t wait until then for a dose of queer culture, why not come along to our Feeling Fabulous Queer Dance workshops with Ghetto Fabulous? We’ll get you moving and boost your mood this winter!

Four people hold their crafted sculptures seated at a table and smile — _{Crafting at A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

Drag king Mr Brake Down performs gestures with his hands onstage with Becky Mayo signing — _{Mr Brake Down. A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

Three white people smile and pose wearing gothic outfits — _{A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

Drag artist Bipolar Abdul speaks to a group of audience members onstage — _{A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

Crowd of people in a bar facing a stage — _{A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

Comedian Stevie Yardy performs her comedy onstage — _{Stevie Yardy. A Reyt Queer Do (2024). Credit – Emma Bentley Fox}

A whale of a time at The Kingdom Come!

24th May 202414th May 2024 by androandeve

5 drag kings including CYRO, Oedipussi Rex, Captain Cock, Pip Dream and Beau Jangles along with Finn of Andro and Eve pose for a photo on a stage lit by colourful lights

Last month we produced the eighth edition of The Kingdom Come, our drag king cabaret, and it was a Salty Seas themed night of queer joy!

We were back at Crookes Social Club for a night of nautical nonsense featuring some of the UK’s most exciting drag acts. We transformed the main hall into a sea themed wonderland bringing together over 300 people to celebrate some incredible drag king talent.

Beau Jangles, a slim brown drag king wearing navy dinner jacket and white trousers sings on a mic — _{Host Beau Jangles brought old school crooner charm to the night. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2024)}

We were blown away by the talents of the artists performing and need to say a huge thank you for them sharing their acts – CYRO, Oedipussi Rex, Captain Cock, Pip Dream and of course our captain for the night – Beau Jangles! From Beau’s smooth singing, to Captain Cock’s hearty shanties, Pip Dream’s obsession with a buoy, CYRO’s powerful (and very witty) performances to Oedipussi Rex’s total drag nonsense as giant sandcastle, angler fish and rowdy viking, everyone was thoroughly entertained.

Oedipussi dressed as giant yellow sandcastle with turrets for a headpiece. They are lipsyncing onstage — _{Oedipussi Rex gave us pure drama dressed as a sandcastle. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2024)}

Our tech team and volunteer crew helped keep everything ship shape. Our thanks to them, the artists and you, our wonderful community for helping create a space where so many people feel free to be themselves. Your kindness and generosity is so so appreciated. As one audience member said;

‘It’s a space where queer people are welcomed to be their most authentic selves’.
Audience member

The vegan cake from Little Town Pantry went down a treat and raffle excitement kept everyone on their toes! Thanks to everyone who helped us raise vital funds for our Pay it Forward ticket fund enabling us to continue to provide discounted and free tickets to those who need them at future events.

Crowd shot of smiling people — _{Credit – Nelly Naylor (2024)}

We also introduced a Community Information Stall. Through this we shared information about local organisations fighting for a more just world and ways you can support them. We feel it is important to build solidarity in our region between those of us fighting against different systems of oppression.

Two white queer people smile wearing Andro and Eve Tees as they sell tasty cake — _{Some of the brilliant Andro and Eve volunteer crew selling vegan cake! Credit – Nelly Naylor (2024)}

Whilst climate change is set to become an even bigger cause of displacement and migration, particularly in the Global South, the UK government continues to create a hostile environment for migrants and refugees. The Rwanda bill is yet another example of this. We must not forget that many people also face hostile treatment in their countries of origin because of their gender identity or sexuality.

There are many local organisations supporting refugees and those seeking asylum, and we would highlight the work of ASSIST Sheffield, City of Sanctuary Sheffield and our friends from Lesbian Asylum Support Sheffield as groups to support.

At future events, our intention is to raise awareness of other local campaigns and groups supporting and advocating for migrants and refugees along with environmental sustainability. If you are connected to any such local groups then please feel free to get in touch.

CYRO, a Black drag king with painted face and flowers in their hair and red gloves — _{CYRO wowed the crowd with their powerful performances. Credit – Nelly Naylor}

We’ll be announcing news of future events very soon (make sure you’ve signed up to our newsletter to be first to hear) but in the meantime, enjoy these wonderful photos taken by Nelly Naylor of The Kingdom Come Salty Seas edition!

Three white queer people dressed as pirates pose excitedly — _{Ahoy there hearty seafayrers! Credit – Nelly Naylor (2024)}

Captain Cock drag king wearing red tartan skirt and tricorn hat — _{Drag king Captain Cock gave a swashbuckling performance. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2024)}

Drag King Oedipussi dressed as a viking, charges up the stage steps with 3 people in his cardboard boat — _{Oedipussi Rex got everyone on board with his drag barbarian antics! Literally.}

A white person and Black person smile as they pose for a portrait — _{Credit – Nelly Naylor (2024)}

_{Drag king Pip Dream shared his love for his very own buoy! Credit – Nelly Naylor}

Drag king Oedipussi onstage in cardboard boat dressed as a viking with crowd in front of them — _{Oedipussi the drag barbarian. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2024)}

Group of six friends pose in costumes — _{Squad goals at The Kingdom Come. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2024)}

Three white queer people in pirate themed costumes — Credit – Nelly Naylor 2024

Bookable Gender Awareness Training

16th January 202413th December 2023 by androandeve

We’re pleased to announce a new date for our Gender Awareness Training. Booking is now open for 15 March 10am – 1pm. This online session is aimed at freelancers, individuals and organisations where less than 6 people would like to undertake this training.

This 3 hour Gender Awareness Training session is designed to pass on knowledge and best practice enabling you to better serve and meet the needs of clients and customers of all genders, particularly those who fall under the Transgender umbrella.

We cover topics including, language, intersectionality, non binary identities, allyship gender in a global context, feminism, LGBTQ+ herstory and transgender health and equality and the law.

Learning Outcomes – You will;

Feel more confident in your knowledge of the experiences of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+).
Understand what gender inclusive language is and when to use it.
Learn about LGBTQ+ histories, rights and current legislation and understand what this might mean for trans and non-binary people living in the UK today.
Explore practical steps to help build gender inclusive practices and spaces, including by being an ‘ally’ to trans, non-binary and gender minoritised people.

As one past participant said;

‘This training was empowering and motivating, and I felt that the trainer created a really safe space for respectful and open discussion’.

Each participant will take away a resource pack with content covered in the session along with further advice and reading. Places are limited, and priced on a sliding scale. Book via Eventbrite now!

Access Information – We will take two breaks during this session and each participant receives information on session structure in advance. Closed Captions will be provided via zoom and the training is supported with slides with text and images.

The Kingdom Come: Pride is a Protest

14th May 202418th September 2023 by androandeve

Shardeazy Afrodesiak stands on stage with raised fist wearing black latex underwear in front of a crowd of people

Time for a roundup from our Pride month edition of our ever popular drag king cabaret, The Kingdom Come!

This special edition’s theme was chosen by our community and as usual featured kings, costumes and plenty vegan cake (this time provided by Sheffield based Little Town Pantry). This sold out event was also a fundraiser for Andro and Eve – vital for a small queer arts organisation navigating a very challenging situation when it comes to funding, the cost of living crisis and specific to Sheffield, use of accessible, well located venues. But thats another blog post….

Drag king Richard Energy sits on stage flanked by kings, Shardeazy Afrodesiak, Unknown Amazon, Toby Carvery, Wesley Dykes and Billy Butch — _{L-R, Billy Butch, Richard Energy, Unknown Amazon, Toby Carvery, Wesley Dykes, Shardeazy Afrodesiak. Credit -Nelly Naylor (2023).}

And so to the night, hosted by the seriously suave and silly Richard Energy. His puppetry was on point, but the jokes and camaraderie he created were the things that made this so special and helped everyone feel so welcome. Yay!

Richard Energy a slim white king with sharp contour and short hair, lip syncs onstage with an actual sink with giant red lips. — _{Richard energy performs with his Lip Sink at The Kingdom Come. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2023)}

We were treated to incredible performances by drag kings including Unknown Amazon, Billy Butch, Wesley Dykes, Shardeazy Afrodesiak, and Toby Carvery. These acts packed a punch, ensuring no one forgot the true meaning of Pride as a fight for our rights as LGBTQ+ people, while also being seriously entertained. A big thanks to all these acts for performing at The Kingdom Come.

Two white people sit next to each other on a red velvet banquet seating smiling. Behind them are handmade card placards that say ' Lavender Menace' 'ban conversion therapy' — *^{The Kingdom Come 7. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2023)}*

The community showed up in style and with many a placard, helping transform Crookes Social Club into a haven of queer joy and power. A special thanks should to the venue for their support and our team who helped things run smoothly.

A crowd of people sit looking upwards at a stage in a hall lit by rainbow coloured lights — *_{The Kingdom Come 7. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2023)}*

We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who bought a ticket, donated to our crowdfunder or played the raffle HARD (yes there was a queue to get tickets at one point). You helped us raise an amazing £1,076 which we were able to use as match funding for an Arts Council bid. If successful, this will help support a programme of work with accessible events and creative opportunities for everyone to participate in and celebrate queer culture.

Unknown Amazon, a Black woman dressed as a blue vein man reaches her hand out on stage — _{Unknown Amazon performs at The Kingdom Come. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2023)}

In the meantime, enjoy the photos of The Kingdom Come; Pride is a Protest edition taken by Nelly Naylor. And don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter to be first to hear news from us x

Billy Butch, a white drag king with swept back dark hair, is dressed as a priest in black with a dog collar. He is kneeling on stage holding the bible — _{Billy Butch took us all to church. Credit: Nelly Naylor (2023)}

Toby Carvery wearing a rainbow suit and chicken head, struts on stage — _{Toby Carvery at The Kingdom Come 7. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2023)}

A Chinese man and white femme with blue hair stand with their arms around each other smiling in front of a pink glitter curtain — _{All smiles at The Kingdom Come 7! Credit: Nelly Naylor (2023)}

A crowd of people cheers and claps in a big hall lit by warm lighting. — _{Round of applause for the drag kings! Credit – Nelly Naylor (2023)}

Wesley Dykes, a Black West African drag king stands singing into a mic on stage lit by purple lighting. — _{Wesley Dykes at The Kingdom Come 7. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2023)}

Two South East Asian people smile with open mouths up at the stage. The woman is wearing a headscarf — _{Credit – Nelly Naylor (2023)}

Shardeazy Afrodesiak, a mixed race drag ting with strong beard and quiff smiles onstage wearing a gold and black blazer — _{Shardeazy Afrodesiak at The Kingdom Come 7. Credit – Nelly Naylor (2023)}

Drag Kings are part of our Queer Future

23rd November 202223rd November 2022 by androandeve

Two slim, white drag kings dressed like cowboys with cowboy hats and shirts, stand back to back on a stage. They are lip syncing and lit by blue, red and purple lighting.

Last month our drag king cabaret, The Kingdom Come made its long overdue return to Sheffield. Suffice to say, we were very excited. The queer future is here, and drag kings are definitely part of it!

Taking over another new venue for us, Crookes Social Club, we transformed this community venue into a silvery, spacey fantasy ready for our stellar line up to take to the stage.

Drag king Romeo De La Cruz is dancing onstage at Crookes Social Club. The stage is adorned with gold glitter bunting that says ‘The Kingdom Come’ behind which is the traditional Crookes Working Mens Club engraved lettering in gold. Romeo is a Black non binary person with short shaved hair. They wear a black shirt, sliver chains and patterned black trousers and have a serious look on their face. — _{Romeo De La Cruz. Credit: Dawn Kilner}

Our hosts for the evening was the ‘godfather of the modern UK drag king scene’ Adam All, and his partner, Apple Derrieres. With Sigi Moonlight, Mark Anthony, Romeo De La Cruz and Brokeback Yorkshire, our sold out audience was treated to thrills and spills all over.

*_{Adam All and Apple Derrieres hosting The Kingdom Come #6. Credit Dawn Kilner}*

With Adam and Apple blasting out the power pop anthems, Mark Anthony treating us to his seductive boylesque moves, Brokeback Yorkshire being the campest and sexiest gay cowboys we’ve seen, Romeo De La Cruz powerfully commanding the stage with their choreography and Sigi Moonlight taking us on a sublime yet silly seaside journey!

This was also our first live show where we were able to offer audio description, beautifully delivered by Dot, and our BSL interpreter, Max smashed out the BSL with panache galore.

*_{Sigi Moonlight as Captain Birdseye. Credit: Dawn Kilner}*

A huge thanks to Crookes Social Club for the warm welcome, to all our artists and crew and brilliant volunteers for helping things run smoothly. We also want to say massive thanks to our community, who on the night, through fervent raffle action, managed to raise £246 for our Pay it Forward Ticket fund. This fund helps us provide free and discounted tickets to those who need them at future events.

_{Our friendly crew and volunteers were serving up cake and smiles!}

The Kingdom Come: Queer Future Edition was our last event of 2022, but we’ll be back in 2023 with more queer joy and delight. Just make sure you’ve signed up to our newsletter to be first to hear about upcoming events and opportunities.

Enjoy the pictures, shot by Dawn Kilner!

*_{Death to heteronormativity in the queer future!}*

The Making of A Reyt Queer Extravaganza

26th October 202227th October 2022 by androandeve

Angel Blaque duck walks onstage under pink lighting. Angel is a Black, femme with pink braids wearing a pale crop top and cute flared mini skirt with chunky white trainers.

Back in July, we produced our biggest ever event, A Reyt Queer Extravaganza, a collaboration with visual arts and dance company Ghetto Fabulous.

So we’re thrilled to share a specially commissioned film by filmmaker Toni Lee that shows the making of A Reyt Queer Extravaganza and what it meant to the participants and artists involved.

*_{Toni Lee filming participants of Forgeous, Sheffield. Credit – Misha Warren}*

This collaboration with Ghetto Fabulous was a year in the making, with queer dance and movement workshops in June and July, which brought together a group of LGBTQ+ people from South Yorkshire who were supported to create their own collective and who made their performance debut at A Reyt Queer Extravaganza.

a group of people in various elegant costumes pose and dance onstage with one person strutting their way onto the catwalk. The scene is lit by warm orange lighting — _{Forgeous onstage at The Leadmill. July 2022. Credit – Misha Warren}

A Reyt Queer Extravaganza in July was Sheffield’s first queer led ball, and a huge event, with 25 performers taking to the stage at The Leadmill, and 300 audience members. This film celebrates the people and processes involved in making it all happen. As one audience member said..

The whole event had a brilliantly inclusive feel to it. It felt like everyone on the stage and in the audience was being encouraged and uplifted

Relive the memories, or see what you missed and have a watch now!

Credits

Cinematography and Editing – Toni Lee

Stills photography – Emily Obeng

Artistic Directors – Darren Pritchard for Ghetto Fabulous and Finn Warman for Andro & Eve

Workshop Facilitator – Sym Mendez

Host of Reyt Queer Extravaganza – Rikki Beadle Blair

With thanks to The Leadmill, Montgomery Theatre, Andro & Eve staff and volunteers and all the fierce performers who took to the runway.

This project was made made possible through funding from Arts Council England and The Civic, Barnsley.

A REYT QUEER EXTRAVAGANZA: OUR BIGGEST PARTY EVER!

25th October 202223rd August 2022 by androandeve

a group of three black performers strike poses on a catwalk. The person in the centre wears a gold dress and has gold paper flowing from their body.

We showed Leadmill how to really throw a party this July with our biggest event ever – A Reyt Queer Extravaganza!

An evening packed with lewks, lipsyncing and crazy choreography, our artists and fantastic audience made it a night to remember.

Legendary MC Rikki Beadle-Blair kicked off proceedings in full bridal couture, and served powerful looks and even more powerful laughs throughout the night.

Rikki Beadle-Blair, a black man, stands at the front of the stage with his hands outstretched. He's wearing a classic long white wedding dress and veil — _{Host Rikki Beadle-Blair stunned in bridal couture} *_{– Credit Emily Obeng}*

After weeks of exploring queer dance and movement, Sheffield’s very own Forgeous made their debut bringing style, vogue, attitude and queer joy to the catwalk.

*_{Forgeous made their debut. Credit – Misha Warren}*

Jaws were seen dropping as South Yorkshire legends Bi Polar, King Confuza, Ivy Alexander, Ditzy O Darlin, Northern powerhouses Val Qaeda, Kaan Ghetto, incredible singer/rapper Meduulla and the unstoppable House of Noir and House of Blaque – stunned with impressive looks, walks and tracks in categories from Turn a Lewk to Queer Kink to Lipsync.

Vyn Noir stands holding a big beach bag. They wear a pink latex swimsuit, long black PVC platforms, a sailors hat and they hold a multi coloured giant beach ball — _{Yvn Noir kept it cool – Credit Emily Obeng}

Overseeing the evening was our judges – Stuart, Claud Cunningham and Heather Paterson who gave 10s across the board to our performers.

*_{Stuart – one of the judges – Credit Misha Warren}*

Tasty vegan cake, merch and a slightly more chilled vibe was found in room 2. There, our audience could take a breather, have a chinwag, meet our fantastic volunteers and try to stop themselves buying all of our badges!

And the whole crowd looked incredible of course – were we ever in any doubt?

_{Party goers enjoyed a danc}*_{e – Credit Misha Warren}*

We’re so grateful to all of you who came down and made A Reyt Queer Extravaganza our biggest event ever. Getting together in a huge party, seeing the support for the artists and being in a room full of love and joy with 300 people made the night truly magical!

Drag queen Ivy Alexander kneels on a catwalk under bright golden lights. Ivy is a plus sized queen with big blonde wig and wears a blue sequin bodysuit — *_{Ivy Alexander performs onstage at A Reyt Queer Extravaganza. Credit – Misha Warren}*

And a huge shoutout to our fantastic volunteers (who really are the glue that holds everything together), our incredible audience and to our partners The Civic, Barnsley and funder Arts Council England – their support made this event possible!

Keen for more? Get tickets to The Kingdom Come #6 NOW!

a crowd of people in a dark room look upon a stage out of shot — *_{The crowd enjoyed the show. Credit – Emily Obeng}*

Angel Blaque leaps onstage under pink lighting. Angel is a Black, femme with pink braids wearing a pale crop top and cute flared mini skirt with chunky white trainers. — *_{Angel Blaque jumping for joy – Credit Misha Warren}*

A Reyt Queer Do: Back with a bang!

8th July 20225th July 2022 by androandeve

A black femme presenting person with blue Afro hair wears a black PVC mini dress and smiles on a mix in front of a crowd of people. She is lit by purple lighting.

On the 12th June we produced our first live cabaret event in 2.5 years at Sidney and Matilda with our 6th Reyt Queer Do. The night was full of great music, cake and stunning looks from both the acts and audience.

*_{A Reyt Queer Do #6 at Sidney and Matilda. Supported using funding from Arts Council England.}*

Hosted by Sadie Sinner, with performances by cabaret star RhyssPieces and a host of Yorkshire talent including drag queen Ditzy O Darlin, poet Audrey Violet, singer Jordan Meriel, singer songwriter, Laura Hegarty and drag king Raymond Petty, the venue was filled with queer cheer. The audience did not disappoint, as they also brought the energy with singing, dancing and general enthusiasm.

Our raffle was back too, with 1st place winning a hamper of queer goodies and treats, and 2nd place winning a gift box from Beer Central. The proceedings went towards the Pay It Forward ticket fund, enabling us to provide those on low incomes and refugees with free or discounted tickets at future events.

*_{RhyssPieces works the crowd at Sidney and Matilda}*

We would like to say a huge thank you to the crew and volunteers who helped us to run this event. Thank you to those who bought tickets to support the acts, and to those who bought raffle tickets. A huge thanks to all the performers for showcasing their talent, and to Sidney and Matilda for hosting us.

We’re even more geared up for A Reyt Queer Extravaganza, our collaboration with Ghetto Fabulous, supported by Barnsley Civic in July now!

Here are some more photos all taken by Sophie Okonkwo of our acts and audience….

A caramel skinned drag performer wearing a long auburn wig, heavy makeup and red beaded dress on one side. They are wearing short black hair and a black suit on the other side. — *_RhyssPieces*

A white drag performer kneels in front of the crowd. They are wearing a blue leotard with long sleeves, thigh high black PVC boots and a brown mullet wig. — *_{Drag Queen from Donny, Ditzy O Darlin}*

*_{Jordan Meriel and Leo our BSL interpreter}*

A group of 7 performers, joined by the co-founder of Andro and Eve (bottom left, wearing pink).

Feeling Fabulous Workshops

16th May 202216th May 2022 by androandeve

Werk a runway, strut, dance and pose!

We’re collaborating with Ghetto Fabulous to bring some fabulous queer dance and movement workshops for all levels, to the people of Sheffield.

*_{Feel Fabulous with Ghetto Fabulous. Skimpy clothing not a requirement though!}*

On three Tuesdays in June, you can join dancers from Ghetto Fabulous to explore queer movement. You will learn to werk a runway, whether you sissy that walk or turn out the trade! Alongside walking you’ll have space to explore finding your own picture perfect poses and style. Use the killa soundtrack to tap into the fierce fabulousness that’s inside of you just screaming to get out.

Wear what ever will make you feel fabulous, just remember you’ll need to be able to dance and move!

If you’re in Sheffield, you’ll need to head to the Montgomery Theatre, where we’ll be taking over the dance studio on the 7th, 14th, and 21st June. If you’re in Barnsley, three sessions will be held on Wednesdays 8th, 15th, 22nd June at The Civic.

These sessions are designed to build the confidence and skills of those new to dance and are open to everyone. You just need to book in advance so we can keep an eye on numbers.

A second block of three workshops will take place on Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 July in Sheffield at the Montgomery Theatre. These extra free sessions are designed to enable participants from the June workshops in both Barnsley and Sheffield to come together and develop their performance skills and form collectives. The collectives will perform together at Andro and Eve’s Reyt Queer Extravaganza, alongside Ghetto Fabulous, and performers from across the North of England, on Saturday 30th July at The Leadmill, Sheffield.

Whether you feel super confident about moving your body, or need space to bring you out of your shell, we encourage you to come along to these sessions to meet new members of your queer family, and get inspired and creative. If you attend the June sessions theres no obligation to attend the July workshops, but the July dates are aimed primarily at those who’ve come along to at least one or two of the June sessions.

Need further info? Just drop us a line. We’ll be happy to answer any questions.

You can book for the June Sheffield dates here.

An Enchanted Forest edition of The Kingdom Come!

Back to the 90’s with A Reyt Queer Do!

A whale of a time at The Kingdom Come!

Bookable Gender Awareness Training

The Kingdom Come: Pride is a Protest

The Making of A Reyt Queer Extravaganza

A REYT QUEER EXTRAVAGANZA: OUR BIGGEST PARTY EVER!

A Reyt Queer Do: Back with a bang!

Feeling Fabulous Workshops

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