I’ve just been reading Paul O’Grady’s Biography, which is broken down into 3 books. There’s some very interesting recollections of the RVT. The part below is from the second book ‘The Devil Rides Out’ when Paul was performing as part of the drag group ‘The Glamazons’. “At the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, in what felt like a rough part of sarf…
Stuart Feather was a member of the Bloolips with Bette Bourne, as well as well being a member of the Gay Liberation Front in the 1970’s.
Jason & Robert discuss gay bars from their younger days and homophobic abuse outside the RVT.
Filmed as part of Duckie’s Vauxhall Bacchanal last year. Built in 1863, this legendary London pub is 150 years young. How far back does it’s queer identity and its reputation for drag shows go? Rupert Smith investigates with Neil Bartlett, Stuart Feather and Maisie Trollette.