Australians most sought-after drag artist Trevor Ashley brought a touch of talent to the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue on Monday 9th October with his show Queen of the Moment and he certainly is a Queen of drag artists. This marks Ashley’s third show in the West End previously bringing Liza (on and E) and Liza’s Back! (is Broken).

However, upon reading up further about his accomplished career I discovered a wealth of other talents from writer, director and actor.

The show is a brilliant combination of musical tributes to some of his pop diva idols and legends Ertha Kit, Dame Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner and Liza Minella. The performance of Minella saw Ashley change into the iconic short black haircut wig and the impersonation was fairly accurate. The respect and admiration for these icons shone through during each of the songs.

Along with a few insights into behind the scenes of Queen of the Universe a recent global drag artist singing contest hosted by Graham Norton where Ashley competed and finished runner-up.

Ashley’s performance of the Kylie Minogue hit Better the Devil You Know was fantastic.   The pop icon herself saw this version and gave her “thumbs up” approval on the published YouTube version. What an endorsement!

It is no surprise after watching the fantastic performance to learn that Ashley has appeared over his career in Les Miserables, Hairspray, and Jesus Christ Superstar and originated the role of Miss Understanding from Priscilla Queen of the Dessert. One of my firm favourite films and productions of all time.

In all honesty, I had never heard of Ashley until now. Boy have I missed out on a treat. The pre-show meet and greet allowed those “meet and greet” ticket holders to briefly say hello to Trevor Ashley and have a photo taken together. All smiles and full of enthusiastic energy Ashley was a delight and looked gorgeous. It truly was a pleasure to meet the Queen of the Moment.

If you’re now intrigued by this fabulous Drag Artist or already a fan please take a look at the website and find out more about past and upcoming performances. If you get the opportunity go and watch Trevor Ashley, you won’t be disappointed.

https://www.trevorashley.com.au/

https://m.youtube.com/user/CleoCoupe

Four Stars.