Tina Turner - out! northeast magazine

THEATREOphelia Balls,Theatre Editorget help fromTRIXIEMiss Trixie,Agony AuntHowdy all, Happy Mothersday and Happy easter etc...(Idiscovered low fat chocolate..ugh..) anyway as always pleasefind just a small selection ofwhat I think would be worthspending ya spare cash on,to go and see when theseglorious shows and concertsare running.Sunderland Empire ,see Josephand his gay coat ...again ,this timewith Craig Chalmers ,one of themost popular finalists in series awhile back, 4th - 9th May, Thenfrom 12th -16th May ,one of myfav’s “Singin In The Rain” with TimFlavin..Thinking ahead for the EmpireJane Mcdonald 8th November, and“TheSound Of Music” with ConnieFisher November/December too.Thinking ahead to Metro RadioArena “Mamamia The Musical”12 Dec- 10th Jan ,perfect xmaspressies for mams, nana, auntyetc, from £15, soo much to talkabout BUT, Girls Aloud ,Pink (2ndNov extra show.) and BeyonceWOW....The Sage Gateshead, one nightworth mentioning is “SandraBernhard” Without You ImNothing , Sat 6th June. Sandraunashamedly says what we allthink of saying... She started outon the comedy circuit in the 70’s,she’s funny,but foxy,super smartand slightly madCity Hall Newcastle Thinking aheadto “Michaell Ball” 2nd Oct. andLeon Jackson (x factor ) 6th Juneand “Same Difference” AwwwBless, they’ve shared it to get acrowd in...lol, I did like Leon tho..Darlintons Civic Theatre hasCole Porter’s classic sailing intotown “Anything Goes” 22nd April-2nd May Tickets @ £10 This is aproduction by Darlington OperaticSociety.Newcastle Theatre Royal 14th-18th April “Jolson” with AllanStewart and Think ahead for “EvitaTour” in June..Plus Plus Plus. Starting in May atThe London Palladium “Sister ActThe Musical “ taking the lead willbe Patina Miller and the role ofMother Superior, Sheila Hancock., This along side Priscilla will bethe show to see in the West Endthis year,so dont put off ,cheap railand cheap accomodation is nearlyalways on offer. Whatever you goand see ,enjoy itYou cant beat a bit of theatre.Till next timetake careOphelia BBalls Mansions.Hi everyone it’s that time againwere I try to help with yourproblems and give you someadvise. Summer is just aroundthe corner thank god and wecan get out there and see allthose sexy men (and women)on the beach mmmmmmmmmmI just can’t wait.QDear Trixie I have been wantingto write to you for some timeand at last I have been braveenough I want to become adrag queen and I’m to scaredto come and talk to you aboutit when I see you in the pubsand clubs working. How can Iget started and what do I haveto do. I have always wantedto do drag as a job and go toevery show I can and have seenlots of different drag queensall over the country. I would begrateful for any help or adviseyou could give me. I just don’tknow were to start.AWell being a drag queen is one ofthem jobs were you can do it oryou can’t, there is no middle road.Sadly there is no collage were youcan go and learn the job. I’m sureit’s in your blood or its not. I ama bit worried that you were to shyto come and talk to me about itat one of my shows as one of thekey parts of the job is you haveto be VERY out going and beingshy and drag don’t go together.I’ve been doing drag for 22 yearsand I have loved every day of itI can not think of any other job Iwould want to do. Some peoplethink it’s just party and fun but itreally is hard work. People justsee the show and think that’s allthere is to it. They forget the longdrives up and down the country,the rigging up and down of thesound system and sometimesthe job can be very lonely. Sayingall this I would never change myjob for the world. I love to try andmake people laugh and if I get oneperson saying they have enjoyedthere night then I have done myjob. Next time you come and seeone of my shows come and chatto me after the show and I will tryand help you as much as I can. I’mnot going to be around forever andwe always need new younger kidson the block. Hope to speak soon.Love Trixie.?QI am 42 and just come out asa gay man. I was married for13yrs and in the end I told thewoman that I still love that Ican’t live my life a lie anymore.It’s been a very hard time thelast 6months for me and mywife but I just had to be honestwith her and myself. I havecome to terms with the fact thatI am a gay man and I’m veryhappy. My one problem is that Ijust can’t seem to find a man toshare my life with. I don’t wantto get drunk and take drugsand sleep around with differentmen. I don’t know if it’s justme or is this what happens onthe gay scene? I want to finda nice guy and settle down. I’mnot getting any younger haveI left it to late to find true loveand be the person that I havelonged to be all my life?AI must say first well done for beinghonest with yourself some peoplelive there whole life a lie and arenever happy. Sadly I’ve been workingand living on the gay scene allmy adult life and I am ashamedto admit you may be right abouthow life looks on the gay scene.Yes there are lots of drink drugsand sex, but there are people outthere that don’t want to spend allthere life on a none stop party. Iam nearly 42 and I don’t want toparty 24/7 anymore so there mustbe other gay men that want tosettle down and be happy with thatspecial person. If there is anyonereading this that is around ourages then you have got to middleaged men looking for love. If anyonewrites in I will pass on the postto you after I’ve kept one for myselflol. Good luckQTrixie I have been with my girlfriendfor just over a year nowand I’m very much in love andvery happy. There is just oneproblem that is my girlfriend’sparents don’t know she is gayand it is starting to affect ourlife together. She also won’ttell her friends we are together.We share a one bedroom flattogether and every time herMam comes to visit she makesup the bed settee in the loungeand pretends that we are flatmates. It breaks my heart andI can’t stand it anymore. Whatcan I do?AI have to tell you what I would doas that is what you have asked meto tell you. I wouldn’t put up withit for one more day. If my partnerwas living with me and thenpretends just to be my flat mate itwould break my heart to. You needto sort this out with your partnerNOW. You can never be happy withthis girl and build a life together ifthe outside world thinks you arejust flat mates I wish you luck. Bestrong and try to let your partnerknow how much this is hurting you.That’s all I’ve got room for thisissue. I hope you enjoyedreading my page. Keep themproblems coming in. you canalways contact me at trixietreat@hotmail.comI’m alwayshere to help were ever I can.Until the next issue. Be safebe happy and be nice to eachother.Love always TRIXIESend us your questions totrixie@outnortheast.com24 Out North East / Issue 15 / www.outnortheast.comOut North East / Issue 15 / www.outnortheast.com 25