Wobble your baubles and slap your sprouts! It's time for a very festive edition of Pint For a Piece - our monthly(ish) think piece covering theatre, live music, philosophy and other nonsense. This month, we were lucky enough to catch up with Britain's premiere nativity-themed drag king comics, Shesus and The Sisters - AKA Shesus, Sister Mary Berry and Sister Pauline Hollywood The London-based trio are bringing their critically acclaimed show The Gift of Presents for a run at Bristol's Tobacco Factory, and gave us 60 seconds to discuss such hard hitting topics as wet wipes, vegan gravy and seasonal flatulence. Let's talk nativity - the wise men traditionally bought Gold, Frankinsense and Myrrh. If the messiah was born from my child baring hips right here and now, what three items would you gift her? MB: Coconut oil... PH: ...wet wipes... S: ...and the gift of divine interconnecting balance. As three intellectual voices of our generation, we thought you might be able to tackle a time old metaphysical question - just how does Santa get around so quickly on Christmas eve? S: We live in multi-dimensions, and like any divine being Santa is omnipresent. Mariah Carey famously said "All I want for Christmas is you". This poses some serious modern slavery issues, so aside from a living person - what do you all want for Christmas? ALL: To not work and get paid anyway MB: ...and some pyjamas from COS! Summarise your show in three words S: Ballsy! MB & PH: That's one word ALL: Expect. The. Unexpected. One word each! S: I'll take 'The'. It's a solid word. Best part of Christmas dinner? * This question was answered after a well timed, and glorious, Christmas fart from the messiah herself* S: Sorry! That was quite Christmassy though... MB: Stuffing PH: Christmas pudding, definitely S: My mum's vegan gravy And finally, a slightly more serious question - what advice would you give to young artists as they look towards 2019? S: We're in this time of post-comedy; an umbrella beyond just humour - coemdy now can be almost any form of emotional release, and that’s exciting! There's a lot of femme and queer people out there bringing that to comedy. It makes it more embodied, more honest – for artist and audience. MB: Be brave, but sensitive! Have consciousness around your ego and keep it in check. PH: Celebrate your achievements, no matter how small. Be proud and have heart! S: Finally, remember that you, as an artist, are only 50% of the show... f**king digest that! Shesus and The Sisters are performing at Tobacco Factory Theatres until December 30th. Tickets and more information can be found here: www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/the-gift-of-presents/ You can keep up with Shesus and The Sisters via Facebook and Twitter, and read a proper interview from Bristol 24/7. Tom Stockley is author of this article. He's a Tobacco Factory Young Prodcuer and dabbles in journalism, design, performance and bouts of millenial neuroticism. As a performer he's received such acclaim as '...awful' and 'the worst thing i have ever seen'. To subject yourself to future works of intellectual integrity, click THIS LINK RIGHT HERE.
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