STAGES SPOTLIGHT: CONVERSATIONS REVISITED - GRAEME BROWNING/MITZI MACINTOSH from May 31st 2018

Summary: With over 230 episodes in the STAGES archive, it's time to revisit conversations featured in previous seasons. STAGES spotlights such episodes, in case you missed them first time 'round - or so you can simply savour a second listen. Either way, you'll be accessing precious oral histories from the people who were there, on and around our stages. Mitzi Macintosh is a much loved drag doyen who graced the stages of prominent Sydney venues for over two decades. Outrageous, subversive, possessed with a heart of gold and immaculate comic timing, she is the drag persona of performer Graeme Browning. Now residing in the UK, Graeme (and Mitzi) were back in Sydney in March 2018 for their first one-woman show - 'Mitzi Macintosh - My Life in Lipstick' - a riotous evening presented as part of the 40th Anniversary Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Graeme's knowledge of drag as an art form and recollection of a Sydney now past, is extensive. He is a precious custodian of the vibrant drag scene that existed in Sydney through the 1980s and 90s. He sat down with STAGES, three days after the Mardi Gras parade and party, to discuss his show, his process, and the art of Drag. The Stages podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify, Whooshkaa and where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au