Parties & PeopleThe D.E. Experience @ RVT

The D.E. Experience @ RVT

17/07/16: Last Sunday was a day we all thought would never come, but oh boy, it did! 

After 3 years of being away from the helm of RVT on Sundays, Jonathan Hellyer, AKA The Dame Edna Experience, made a triumphant return to the RVT stage.

In a glorious silver tassel dress, pink and purple trademark locks, disco ball earrings and those all-too-important Dame Edna glasses. We heard reports of guests starting to form queues for the event as early as 8.30am and by the time the doors opened, they stretched right around Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens.

For someone new to the RVT or to seeing the D.E. Experience perform, last Sunday would have given you a small insight into the history of what was S.L.A.G.S. or South London Action Girls Society and the talent of Jonathan. S.L.A.G.S. was a world renowned Sunday event, where, no matter where you were from, no matter what size, shape, gender or persuasion you were, you were always welcome and more so.

It is a perfect fit for the new Sunday Social at RVT. With the support from DJ Simon Le Vans, Edna’s return was one to remember, with lots of new material as well as some of the classics (where the audience knew every word and what was coming next) it not only let you reminisce about the magic from before, but it felt fresh, felt now and the sell out crowd you could tell, felt the same.

With dancing into the small hours with DJ’s Liam Chaplin followed by Sean Sirrs, playing uplifting hands-in-the-air pop followed by some true RVT anthems, we were all in our element. We already can’t wait for the next installment!

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Words by Steve Gregory

Photos by Joel Ryder

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