Deuce tour: Camden people's theatre: Come as you are festival

White, Paul Samuel; Marshman, Tom; Miles, Rachael

Abstract

In June 2018 Rachael Miles and Tom Marshman presented their new performance work, Deuce, at the Arnolfini in Bristol. Deuce explores the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Section 28, the infamous legislation that banned local authorities from ‘promoting’ homosexuality and had a profoundly damaging effect on the ability to be visible as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) person without fear of, or actual, reprisal. Growing up in the grip of clause 28 Tom and Rachael took their role models where they could find them, from Martina Navratilova, The Fall Guy, Princess Leigh to Cindy and KD Lang. Deuce explores female masculinities and male femininities using pop cultural references to unpick historical representations of gender non-conformity and reinsert/instate them (and their relevance) into contemporary ‘queer’ discourse.

• Digital Artefact Type: Other
• Conference Name: Come as you are festival 2018
• Start Date: Nov 1, 2018
• End Date: Nov 1, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Keywords: performance, queer histories
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/857672
• Related Public URLs: https://vcrg.co.uk/2018/10/01/new-performance-deuce/
• External URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJr2NypLuGM&list=PLfhYN8HBM4ExPd5eo8vYmZqYmsGNp_DF5&index=2