Join Leo Skilbeck and Campbell X in the historical New Union Inn, Manchester, as they chat with poet and artist Jay Mitra, uncovering a historical "personal massager", and Jay performs an intimate poem. Supported byTrans Vegas. Links She Wants a Dog Milk Presents Museum of Transology Bishopsgate Institute The Queer House Royal Vauxhall Tavern ..read more

Join Leo Skilbeck and Campbell X in the historical New Union Inn, Manchester, as they chat with the legendary Kate O'Donnell about gender reassignment surgery, dilators, and loving our trans bodies. Supported byTrans Vegas. Links She Wants a Dog Milk Presents Museum of Transology Bishopsgate Institute The Queer House Royal Vauxhall Tavern ..read more

A 28,000 year old stone dildo is the queer artefact in the spotlight as Leo is joined by prolific writer, performer Annie Siddons to talk desire, sex toys, enhancing bodies and queer labelling. They are joined by expert in queer histories and founder of the Museum of Transology, EJ Scott. As a response to the ancient stone dildo Annie Siddons weaves and performs the mythic tale of Hag and her mysterious pleasure-enhancing mission. Leo Skilbeck is a writer/director/creator for stage and screen and the artistic director of Milk Presents. Their work spans a decade of queer performance making, a ..read more

The weird and wonderful world of 1980s Gay small ads is uncovered in this episode. Leo is joined by Georgois Bourgeois, one half of extra-terrestrial duo Bourgeois and Maurice. With the help of post-doctoral researcher Jacob Bloomfield they analyse small ads for the Stud Gay Centre and Poppers by Post, chat about how queer advertising has changed over the decades and finally clear the stage for Georgois’ show-stopping ads-inspired cabaret turn. Leo Skilbeck is a writer/director/creator for stage and screen and the artistic director of Milk Presents. Their work spans a decade of queer performa ..read more

Non-binary drag artist, writer, director and ‘femme vers top’ ShayShay joins Leo as special cabaret guest with expert input from academic Jacob Bloomfield, honorary research fellow at the University of Kent. The artefact of the episode is a page of personal ads from the Gay Times in 1984, sparking fascinating chats about trends in self-labelling, the challenges of online dating and a show-stopping performance by ShayShay inspired by poems on grindr. Leo Skilbeck is a writer/director/creator for stage and screen and the artistic director of Milk Presents. Their work spans a decade of queer pe ..read more

The inimitable Ginger Johnson joins Leo and prolific filmmaker and activist Campbell X , who is on hand for historical context and episode expertise. The trio gossip on the RVT stage in a lively night of comedy and chat inspired by an unlikely queer artefact – the agony aunt column from the 1970s. A letter to the 70s agony queen Marge Proops is the inspiration for a comedy monologue par excellence, written and performed Ginger Johnson. Leo Skilbeck is a writer/director/creator for stage and screen and the artistic director of Milk Presents. Their work spans a decade of queer performance making ..read more

Leo Skilbeck of Milk Presents introduces the podcast. If you're ready to dive straight in, you can start with episode one ..read more

Host Leo is joined by cabaret legend Mzz Kimberley at the RVT to talk about her very first dress, red and beautifully detailed by hand, which is now an artefact in the Museum of Transology. Mzz Kim chats to Leo about her early life and career in New York and London in the 90s, sharing hilarious and poignant showbiz stories. Also joining Leo to give expert context and fascinating facts about the queer scene and queer lives in the 1990s is EJ Scott, curator, programmer and founder of the Museum of Transology. Leo Skilbeck is a writer/director/creator for stage and screen and the artistic direct ..read more

The Perverts Podcast is an audio cabaret recorded at the legendary Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London, with a live audience. Hosted by Milk Presents’ Leo Skilbeck, there will be onstage glamour & backstage goss, celebrating our ‘perverted’ queer history. Leo will be joined by expert historians to introduce a scandalous artefact from selected queer archives. In each episode a glittering cabaret star will perform a specially created act. Expect words, songs, chat, comedy and campery ..read more