Changing Room

<p>The answers to these questions - and much much more - are to be found in The Changing Room which traces the origins and variations of theatrical cross-dressing through the ages and across cultures. It examines:<br> * tribal rituals and shamanic practices in the Balkans and Chinese-Tibet<br> * the gender-bending elements of Greek and early Christian religion<br> * the homosexual appeal of the boy actor on the traditional stage of China Japan and England<br> * the origins of the dame comedian the principal boy the glamour drag artiste and the male impersonator<br> * artists such as David Bowie Boy George Charles Ludlam Dame Edna Everage Lily Savage Candy Darling Julian Clary and the New York Dolls.<br> Lavishly illustrated with unusual and rare pictures this is the first ever cross-cultural study of theatrical transvestism. It is a must for anyone interested in cross-dressing theatre and gender.</p>