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Coco Peru, Komedia, Brighton, until May 21
3:28pm Monday 19th May 2008
"Just think of this show as a group therapy session and it's my turn to talk," says glamorous LA drag queen Coco Peru with a mascara-heavy wink.
Dressed in a twinkly black mini dress, with red wig curling neatly at the shoulder, her show is a collection of honest, eye-opening and wickedly funny stories about her remarkable transformation from Clinton Leupp to Coco Peru.
She talks about the tough reality of growing up in The Bronx and being known as the "girly boy" who lived in a pink house with a father who loved farting and a mother who fought bullies with her sewing kit!
But Coco isn't a bitchy, foul-mouthed drag queen - she's a lovable broad who captivates a sell-out crowd with her fascinating and often provocative observations on life.
It's heart warming stuff, but there's also plenty of kick-ass attitude, sassy laughs, upbeat songs and the occasional burst of bubbles.
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Woe of Woolies
Woolworths, one of the best-known names on the British high street, has been put into administration with £385 million of debt. As company bosses and administrators Deloitte wrestle with the task of rescuing the business, RICHARD GURNER takes a look back at the company’s history in Sussex and asks business leaders what needs to be done to revive its fortunes.
This week's walk: Horsted Keynes and Furner's Green
From the village of Horsted Keynes, this walk heads eastwards to encircle the nearby settlement of Danehill, crossing and recrossing two well-wooded valleys before returning along part of the Sussex Border Path, a longdistance walking route which sticks fairly closely to the boundary between East and West Sussex.
In this section
- Eyes Down! Bingo with Ida Barr, Udderbelly, Brighton, May 24
- Brain Drain, Cella @ Sanctuary Cafe, Hove, May 24
- Ising On The Cake, Friend’s Meeting House, Brighton, until May 23
- The Marilyn Monroe Show, The Parlure Spiegeltent, Brighton, until May 25
- Rob Deering, Udder Place, Brighton, May 17
- An Evening Of Playback Theatre, The Brunswick, Hove, May 18
- Me And Jezebel, Brighton Little Theatre, Brighton, until May 24
- Follow Me, Komedia, Brighton, until May 21
- I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!, Brighton Unitarian Church, until May 21
- Little Howard And The Pencil Of Life And Death, Udder Place, Brighton, May 16
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