Everybody's Talking About...Manila Luzon, Glee Club, Birmingham - Review

RuPaul's Drag Race season three, All Stars One and All Stars Four alum Manila Luzon was in the building with her brand new show Everybody's Talking About...Manila Luzon ready to wow a sold out crowd.

First up to warm the crowd however, was Worcester queen Ginny Lemon. In an eye-catching rainbow boa and beaded wig, Ginny's personality outshone her fluorescent outfit as she captivated the crowd with tongue-in-cheek jokes and live renditions of her own songs.

The Village Inn 'hostess with the mostest' suitably got the crowd going, with everyone shouting 'fancy a slice' by the end of her first act.

The queen's second number, an outrageous ballad about Cilla Black, had the crowd gasping and laughing in equal measure - exactly what you want from a drag show.

Klub Kids London regular Santi Storm sashayed onto the stage in a glittering baby pink number, whipping the crowd up with her flexibility and creativity.

She flipped, dipped and twirled across the stage with ease while showering the audience in confetti and money.

Her intricate doll-like costumes and choreography had everyone's attention every second she was on stage, and stuck vividly in my mind whenever she wasn't.

Klub Kids Newcastle queen Mutha Tucka performed an uplifting and thought-provoking piece that saw the bearded queen rip paper containing homophobic slurs from her body, revealing rainbow tassels underneath.

The powerful lip sync routine celebrated pride in every sense, and Mutha embodied courage and strength in every bold movement.

Cheers echoed across the room as Manila danced onto the stage in a sophisticated blue dress and her signature blonde and black hair.

The 37-year-old queen has had a long and illustrious career in drag, and that experience and passion shone through as she expertly grasped the audience's attention with her subtle yet strong movements and comical facial expressions.

As well as being an expert lip sync artist, Manila showcased her comedic sides with anecdotes ranging from growing old to her time on RuPaul's Drag Race that had the audience in stitches.

A quick costume change into a glittering Union Jack ball gown and the queen stunned the crowd with a sultry and sexy performance to a cover of Queens Bohemian Rhapsody.

Mixing it up again with a beige dress and tasseled biker jacket, Manila leapt into the crowd to get up-close and personal with the audience in a high octane performance of How Will I Know by Whitney Houston.

Each of her numbers were varied and showcased a variety of her talents, as well as how she can grasp any theme or song and master it.

Dancing through the crowd once more to another classic Whitney track, I'm Every Woman, Manila closed the energetic show on a palpable high.

Everybody's Talking About...Manila Luzon had everything from stand-up to dancing and lip syncing, cementing why the drag legend is still at the forefront of her art form.