A drag performer poses under a neon red sign they are holding, that spells 'now'.

11 & 12 Jun 2025

TESTO

Wet Mess

Wet Mess, Wet Messifies transitions, testosterone and the edges of drag.

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Event Details

Date 11 & 12 Jun 2025

Times 7.30pm

Location Loading Bay

Tickets Tickets from £5 ↓

Ages 17+

Access

Audio described

Drag icon Wet Mess brings their wild and extraordinary new take on cabaret to Loading Bay.

In TESTO by Wet Mess, Wet Messifies transitions, testosterone and the edges of drag. Expect dykeydesires, moustache meals and choreography of guttural sexuality pinching at the dull flesh of life where the magical is in the mundane and made up shit becomes real.

Wet Mess shows are not only thrilling and wild, but somehow sweet and life-enhancing.”

The Guardian

Genderpunk at its finest – watching it feels like taking my first deep breath in a very long time.”

The Skinny ★★★★★

About the artist

Wet Mess is a London-based artist who works across drag, movement, cabaret, nightlife, theatre and live art. The winner of Not Another Drag Competition at London’s legendary Royal Vauxhall Tavern in 2021, their solo and collaborative works have been shown in the likes of Tate Britain, Southbank Centre, Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Royal Court Battersea Arts Centre, The Place and Shoreditch Town Hall.

Content notes

This show contains:

Strobe lighting
Haze
Moments of complete darkness
Nudity
Strong language
References to sex
Verbal references to transphobia
Some set and props are made of latex

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Credits

Commissioned by The Yard Theatre, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge Junction.

With support from Arts Council England, Battersea Arts Center, Quench Gallery, Queercall Folkestone, Colchester Arts Centre, Raze Collective. Presented as part of Here & Now Showcase 2024.

TESTO is co-presented with Castles In The Sky. Part of Proud:BD.

Castles In The Sky is the home of LGBTQ+ arts and heritage in Bradford. They produce new work, provide residencies, reveal hidden histories and throw a really good party. Best known as the brains behind OUT OUT- the drag king project and Bradford Queer Film Festival Castles In The Sky are also lead programmers for Proud:BD.