Ahoy there! Drag artists Benthic Zone and Doxxie Phisher launch their latest show and it's all hands on deck.
Shiver me timbers and prepare to get wet, Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! is back for another night of queer chaos, drag comedy and musical performances this time with a pirate twist. Hosts Benthic Zone and Doxxie Phisher return with authentically accented special guest host Binjuice bringing with them showstopping outfits and more nautical puns than you can shake a wooden leg at.
It’s not all just low-brow puns and sexual innuendos though! Doxxie’s lip-synch to the best DVD advert of the early 2000s taught us some valuable tips on torrenting as well as questioning the ethics of digital pirating (you won’t catch me paying for a Disney or Amazon movie until they stop bashing the queer community), and Binjuice provided us with a fascinating history of the pirate accent which ended with a map of the West Country being chucked at my head. Rounding off the night was a showstopping reimagining of a beloved Muppets Treasure Island Song that would have brought Tim Curry to tears- the pirate trans flag was a particularly nice touch.
As always, it wouldn’t be a Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! without a heavy dose of audience participation and as such we were treated to a cannon battle of epic proportions, a treasure hunt throughout the Lord Roberts with an unfortunately tragic ending, and a life-sized game of Pop Up Pirate that I definitely regret taking part in- I don’t know how Benthic managed to handle all those swords!
If you love drag, supporting the local queer scene or even just having an evening of ridiculous fun, then you should definitely make it to the next show, I cannot recommend it enough!
RIP to both Doxxie’s hat and the furry offspring of the show’s beloved mascot.
Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! performed at the Lord Roberts on Thursday March 13th 2025.
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