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Scene from the Sofa – Five minutes with… Miss Disney

Graham Robson April 13, 2020

Camp, kitsch and full of nostalgia, award-winning international drag princess and vocalist Miss Disney drags her audiences through a queer journey of discovery! Graham Robson catches up with the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scene queen while in lock down…

Hey, been up too much? 

I have actually taken the first couple of weeks to rest! It’s not every day we get a bit of time to connect to ourselves, allow laziness and binge watch tonnes of Netflix! I’m giving myself a little bit of vocal rest too!

Now I’m feeling more rested I am definitely going to be doing some online performances, starting with this Tuesday with my gorg friend Ruffles The Clown who is hosting a Disney quiz on Facebook and Instagram from 7.30pm with a half time show from myself at around 8.30pm.

Sounds like a hoot! 

I hope we will have all those Disney fans squealing from the rooftops! I have yet to get into full drag and then not go anywhere, but I can already imagine it’s going to be the weirdest sensation!

Must be odd performing to camera, and not a sea of faces…

I can imagine the audience interaction being probably one of the biggest factors. As entertainers we can entertain in any situation, but the fact we won’t hear the audience vocally makes things interesting, especially as a lot of us really enjoy that part the most! Not only that the energy in one room and the networking you get to do post show, which will both not be present.

Have you seen much else online? 

Yes – the Brighton community are all doing their own shows and spin offs of their residential performances/shows and I think it’s really wonderful. And the fact everyone is tuning into each other’s work is just gorgeous. We aren’t letting this get us down!

Any tips to keep us from climbing the walls?

Definitely do stuff that you love! If you’re an extroverted outdoor person like me I get that’s hard. Best to take the energy out on catching up with friends and family. I spend at least three hours every day speaking to friends. It’s so important to stay connected especially the social butterflies out there! Try out new creative things, buy yourself a puzzle or a paint by numbers! Routine is very important, as hard as it can be when you feel like you don’t have a schedule or a plan, just the simple yet essential things like having a shower every day, or yoga/meditation every evening will make you feel like you’re keeping some consistency.

What are your plans for when this is over?

I had plans to take a comedy course and organise a vocal showreel. Those two things I would love to achieve before the end of the year!

Anything you miss?

I miss having vocal audience interaction, the buzz of the nightlife we have here in Brighton. Being able to see all my performer family in just a couple of streets ’cause we are all out working. I think that’s what I miss the most.

Any words of wisdom to keep us going?

Meditation is so important in this uncertain time, try and find something that makes you laugh every day. It’s vital to laugh to keep the endorphins flowing and of course GO GET DISNEY+!

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