Barbican, LondonWith her show The Lion The Witch and the Cobra, Paul Soileau’s vivid creation celebrates ‘warrior woman’ Sinéad O’Connor and rails against conformity
‘The pigs have infiltrated the palace,” Christeene remarks drily at the outset of this uproarious and profoundly moving show. As the drag creation of Paul Soileau, her appearances tend to be in clubs or dive bars, for confrontational shows full of nudity and blistering electro tracks such as Fix My Dick or Tears from My Pussy. But here, she’s in the main hall of high-cultural temple the Barbican, with dancers and a 10-piece band. She professes confusion at her string quartet – “They put wood between their legs … I don’t know where they learn this witchcraft!” – and says it’s the first time she has ever used anything so square as a mic stand.