Early in his career, Tom Luscombe immersed himself in the underground queer drag scene in Sydney. Through fostering trust and respect he was able to capture a burgeoning subculture.
‘Folly of Gossip is my love letter to those far-off days. Days full of hope, as well as fear. Shared triumphs and shared persecutions. That last, feverish, glittering, sexy, hysterical, tribal dance, before the sun rose, and our lives changed forever.’Shane was one of the famous Albury Hotel barmen, pictured here hugging Maude in the beer cellar/dressing room. Maude Boate is still one of the brightest stars in the drag firmament.
This venue was in many ways the home of drag in Sydney. There were performances seven night a week, and Polly held a talent show every Sunday called Polly’s Follies. The stairs lead to the beer cellar under the hotel, where the queens would get ready, sharing their dressing room with kegs of beer.That most infamous of times, when the sun rises after a night of revelry. The parties didn’t really finish, they just moved to another location.
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