Panti Bliss to return to Soho Theatre
Following her smash-hit sold out run earlier this year, Ireland’s drag queen, national treasure and accidental activist Panti Bliss, returns to Soho Theatre with her brilliant comedy show, High Heels in Low Places.
In 2014, Panti landed herself in the middle of a media shitstorm christened ‘Pantigate’. Soon after, she became a Youtube sensation when a speech she made about homophobia, described as “the most eloquent Irish speech” in 200 years by Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole, went viral, was broadcast around the world, debated in parliament and even remixed by the Pet Shop Boys – sparking a powerful conversation about equality and feeding directly into Ireland’s recent Marriage Equality referendum success. If you’ve been living under a rock for the past two years or need a refresher on the speech in question, check it out below:
High Heels in Low Places is her riotous stand-up show about life after ‘Pantigate’, as Panti’s world turned on the axis and she experienced firsthand the highs and lows of fame. The show has already played to rave reviews and chock-a-block houses at the Soho Theatre, as well as Paris, New York and Sydney.
info: Panti Bliss, High Heels in Low Places, October 12-17 at Soho Theatre.
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