The party ain't over yet! As long as that music keeps playing, I'll keep dancing! Raw, rude and raucous, Cherry Jezebel is a dazzling new drama. Hilarious and heartbreaking, it's a champagne blowout and the hangover from hell, a spin under the glitterball that lands in the gutter. The bass is pounding, the audience are cheering, and Cherry Brandy is blinking back tears. Tonight's the night she's finally recognised as the Queen she is, with the crown to prove it. Is this the triumphant moment she's always dreamed of? Behind the mascara, the wigs and the six-inch stiletto heels, all that glitters isn't gold. At least she's always got her best mate Heidi. But growing up queer in Liverpool is grim, and the queer family they've forged is about to slip through Cherry's nicotine-stained fingers. From the boudoirs to the bathrooms of Liverpool's gloriously gobby drag scene, Cherry Jezebel is a riot of lipstick and split lips, of bitching and bruises. It's a play that celebrates queerness while spilling the tea on the pain behind the polish.

A rude, raucous and raw new drama that explores Liverpool's drag scene and celebrates queerness

About the Author
JONATHAN LARKIN is a Liverpool-basedwriter, who is a core writer on C4's HOLLYOAKS for 10 years. Hisonline seriesPROPER MESSY,produced by Conker Media for BBC Switch was shortlisted in the Broadcast Digital Awards. Jonathan iscurrently developing original TV projects, as well as a horror feature with Jason Wingard (Hannah Stevenson Productions). For the stage, his association with the Everyman started with the Henry Cotton Writers on AttachmentScheme, followed by his first playPARADISE BOUND, which opened to widespread critical and popular acclaim, followed by FORGIVE THEM, part of the Mersey Bite night at the Hampstead Theatre and at the Everyman's Everyword Festival. For radio, Jonathan's credits includeLOST IN LIVERPOOL (BBC Radio 3).

Reviews
With merciless invective and scatter-gun put-downs, Jonathan Larkin's comedy is black to the point of cruelty in a bleak but uplifting play about after-hours queer culture * Guardian *
A sassy dark comedy about drag queens that is not afraid to challenge the audience * The Stage *
Cherry Jezebel is what it says on the tin: rude, raw and raucous. * Liverpool Echo *
Jonathan Larkin's gripping new comic drama Cherry Jezebel is a dark and dramatic delight and a love letter to the queer community of Liverpool * Reviews Hub *



Book Information
ISBN 9781350339125
Author Jonathan Larkin
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 1000g