4th July - The Knicker Lady
4th July - The Knicker Lady (£10.00)
Starts 8pm
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The Knicker Lady™ is the hit show that romps through the history of the humble knicker with a tempo and hilarity that leaves audiences, both male and female, spellbound and dying for more!
Surrounded by old suitcases, boxes and hat stands, Rosemary delves through
two hundred and fifty years of bloomers, briefs and bustles and presents the
myriad of colourful characters that wore them, in a unique and enigmatic
style of her own.
Audiences are transported back to the muslin clad elegance of Jane Austen’s
England, the corset bound nineteenth century, the suffragettes, and daring
darlings of the roaring twenties. With charismatic vivacity, The Knicker Lady
scrutinises, like never before, the liberty bodice, school knickers, the
mighty Y-front and much much more... there isn’t a brief left unturned!
Rosemary Hawthorne is a classically trained actress, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In addition to being a RADA medallist, she was also awarded the coveted Costume Prize... which is where it all started. Rosemary cultivated her passion for unusual historical clothing and its sociological link to the last two centuries, becoming a well respected fashion historian. With little being documented about the history of underwear, Rosemary emerged as a leading authority.
Her first book, ‘Knickers: An Intimate Appraisal’ (1991), was a huge success
and became the gospel on everything from pantaloons and pantalettes to
divided drawers and bloomers.
Armed with her stage props of historical bloomers and bras, known as The
Rosemary Hawthorne Collection and a large helping of wit, Rosemary’s
reputation quickly grew and The Knicker Lady was born!
Tickets: £10 / Concs £8