Heads up all you wannabe drag kings, to kick off this hot King summer, we are bringing back our most requested online workshop - Drag King 101! Wherever you are in the world, if you’ve ever wanted to be a drag king, this is the workshop for you!
Don’t miss your chance to explore the masculine spectrum of the art of drag with two award-winning drag kings, Scotland's Dorian T. Fisk and the North of Ireland's Dick Von Dyke, and dabble in some fun creative expression that will literally put hairs on your chest!
In this Zoom workshop with Dorian and Dick, you will learn everything you need to know about being a drag king to get you started on your journey.
Get ready to learn about:
🎓 Drag King culture & history
🎓 Face contouring & highlighting
🎓 Faking the facial hair
🎓 Creating a bare chest illusion
🎓 Body language & movement
🎓 No penis, no problem!
🎓 Tips for creating a unique stage persona
This is an interactive workshop focussing on the performance of masculinity and open to people of any gender. Ticket holders will receive a list of optional makeup and materials to prepare. There will be live demonstrations and DIY activities - full participation is highly encouraged but not mandatory.
A captioned video of makeup and body language demos will also be made available to all ticket holders along with a PDF containing a summary of key takeaways and further resources after the workshop.
WHEN
This is a 3 hour workshop delivered over two 90 minute sessions on separate days via Zoom. Dates and times below:
Tues, August 11th 2026, 6:30pm - 8pm BST timezone
Thurs, August 13th 2023, 6:30pm - 8pm BST timezone
WHERE
Online (via Zoom - a link will be provided to all participants closer to the date)
COST: £30*
*A limited number of concessionary tickets are available.
If you have expendable income, please do buy a full priced General Admission ticket. If you have limited expendable income, you may opt to buy a Reduced Price ticket (while they last).
If you are a person of colour based in Scotland or the North of Ireland, please contact us as a number of fully subsidised places are available.
Accessibility:
The live captions function will be activated during the Zoom session. There will be several short screen breaks during the session. You may opt to have your camera off at any time. Please contact the organiser if you have any accessibility related concerns or questions.
What folx have said about previous workshops:
“This was my first experience of learning to be a drag king. It was packed with loads of useful information and helpful tips.”
“I learned a huge amount in just this one workshop. It was just enough information to get me started with drag as well as getting to learn some of its history.”
“An invaluable opportunity to learn from seasoned performers with real life experience delivered in an honest, practical and inspiring way.”
ABOUT DORIAN
Dorian T. Fisk is a multi-award winning Scotland-based drag performer featured in The Guardian as one of the UK's most inspirational drag kings. He is also the driving force behind Shut Up & King - a Glasgow-based platform for drag kings everywhere - whose workshops have spawned a multitude of drag kings across the world. Dorian T. Fisk photo by Donald Scarr.
More about Dorian at doriantfisk.com.
ABOUT DICK
Dick Von Dyke is the drag daddy of the North of Ireland. An award winning performer, he can be found regularly hosting some of the hottest alternative and cabaret events around. Nominated for two Belfast Pride awards this year as an entertainer and producer of Kingk, he is the epitome of serving big Dick energy, taking over the stage and your mum’s heart. Dick von Dyke photo by Grand Gareth.
