Going behind the curtain of Cork's drag scene — from Danny La Rue to Mockie Ah
While shows like 'RuPaul's Drag Race' have brought the artform of drag to a global audience, a new documentary looks at its history in Cork. Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks to some of the performers and film-makers
From left: Robin Guiton, director of 'Dragging Up the Past'; Mia Gold; Letycha Le’Synn; Konrad Im, project manager; and Vitor Oliveira, aka Vicky Gold.
Sat, 30 Jan, 2021 - 08:00
Mike McGrath Bryan
Like many other elements of counter-culture that make their way to the mainstream consciousness, it can sometimes be easy to take the current prominence of drag for granted.