A story about waste collection and drag – it is not something you put together everyday but that is exactly what this show has done. The narrative of the show is based around a bin man who has dreams of becoming a drag queen. It is a one man show and it takes you on a narrative journey about the journey they go through to get to this dream.

Right from the start you are left feeling incredibly entertained as it opens with a musical number which is catchy and I think I still had the chorus stuck in my head when I left the venue. The story throughout has many elements that make it incredibly engaging – humour, emotion, drama and sadness. It is a rollercoaster of an hour but in a good way and you want to keep watching to find out what happens in the end.

The set for the show is quite simple but Joe uses it in such a way that each time it changes to a different time or a different scene you can see the set in a completely different light. It is clever use of space and there is some very funny props along the way that the audience really enjoyed.

There are a few key important messages that lie underneath the show and they are expressed throughout – uplifting ones such as hope and believe in your dreams and more serious ones about homophobia. For an hour it fits in a lot and doesn’t do it in a preachy way but in a way that is incredibly clever and engages with the audience.

At the beginning of the show we are told that Joe has had an injury recently and that he won’t be able to do a few dance moves or wear heels – the whole hour (apart from lack of heels) you could not even tell if he was maybe in pain because he put on such a great show with dance moves and everything that if you had not been told at the beginning he had an accident you would of just thought he just wasn’t a fan of stilettos.

This is a very good show, it is glamourous and storytelling at it’s best.

**** 4 Stars