Duckie’s Summer School – Ander Ardour #1
Ander performing the first of a series of performances at Happy Birthday RVT, developed as part of Duckie’s Summer School 2014.
Ander performing the first of a series of performances at Happy Birthday RVT, developed as part of Duckie’s Summer School 2014.
Niall Burgess performing at Happy Birthday RVT, developed as part of Duckie’s Summer School 2014
This is the Egoiste and wash and go sketch. This is also from CampCamp at Butlins Skegness.
Rupert describes how the Vauxhall felt like the campaign headquarters during the early days of the aids crisis.
Andrew used to work behind the bar at the Vauxhall in the 1970’s and remembers various drag acts performing on the bar at the time.
Ronald talks about being arrested by the Police in the 1960’s.
Andrew was a Saturday night Bar Person at the Vauxhall in the 1970’s when Peggy was the manager. Does anyone remember him?
L/S of a Rolls Royce arriving at Ricky Renee’s cabaret club (it passes the Fortune Theatre) in daylight. A glamorous blonde in a fur stole gets out of the car; this turns out to really be cabaret star Ricky Renee in drag. We see him in various other disguises as the doorman, the receptionist, a diner and a waiter in…
Rupert talks about various acts he remembers seeing at the RVT in the early 80’s.
Paul remembers the Police raiding the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in the 1980’s.
John has an impromptu look around the RVT
Breda and her husband Pat were the Landlords of the RVT from 1979 to 1993. Here, Breda talks about some of the occasions when the Police raided the building.