Wearing The Trousers - the true story of Vesta Tilley, the fabulous cross-dressing musical hall star that most of the world has never heard of…
Born Matilda Alice Powles in 1864, Vesta was England’s highest-earning woman and ‘greatest recruiting sergeant’, singing patriotic songs in an enlistment drive for World War I. 

Peppered with anecdotes, songs and flashbacks, Vesta’s story is traced from her birthplace in Worcester to her later years in Monte Carlo, sifting truthful narrative into the fictional framework of an older, mischievous Vesta in her golden years.

Seizing The Day Company is a Bristol theatre collective that gives a voice and opportunities to mature professional performers. The Company was last seen pirouetting around the country in Bluffing Your Way in Ballet, selling out the Ustinov Studio and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With quite literally hundreds of years of experience, we are still here and still relevant!

Date: Friday 19th February 2027

Doors: 6.30pm
Start time: 7.30pm
End time: 9.30pm approx
Interval: 20 minute interval after the first 50 minutes

Ticket price: £15

The Armstrong, Chapel Street, Thornbury, BS35 2BJ

No age restriction but we'd suggest 8+ years

We look forward to seeing you!