Reviews – The Age Xmas Show Review

The Age, December 23, 2005

The campest Christmas show of all has become an institution. 




Full of mouthy offence, blasphemy, tinsel, sequins and sparkles - it's
Christmas to a disco beat with long-time drag outfit, those big old show
queens the Showbags.

Jessica James, Amanda Monroe and Miss Elwood will be donning their
electrified Chrissy frocks and Santa earrings to rock St Kilda in a way that
few could foresee.

Now in its fifth year, the campest Christmas show of all has become an
alternative institution that leads up to the unveiling of a new prime beef
act for every New Year's Eve.

Like the insanely decorated Christmas houses that fight for attention on
neighbourhood streets, where each resident is intent on outdoing their
neighbour's neon displays, Jessica James is responsible for increasingly
outlandish costumes. Three fat, juicy, sparkly-spangly Christmas puddings
taking the stage replete with creamy white sauce will show this year is no
exception.

Kicking in alongside the usual Yuletide suspects will be tunes such as I
Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, Walkin' 'Round in Women's Underwear
(Winter Wonderland), Porky Pig's Blue Christmas and I Want a Boob Job for
Christmas. It's peace and joy the Showbags way.


The Age,December 23, 2005
By Lily Bragge