Trocks in frocks!

Okay, if you live in London or are planning a visit here before this Saturday you just have to stop off at Sadler's Wells' Peacock Theatre and check out Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.

It’s an all-male drag ballet troupe that parodies traditional ballet romances all the while performing exquisite and flawless routines to show off their perfectly sculpted, utterly scrumptious bods!

An ex-colleague and I met up last night in Holborn for a bite at Itsu before making our way to the theatre, not exactly sure about what we were about to witness, but the three-act performance did not disappoint.

Established in the USA in 1974, The Trocks, as they’re affectionately known, were founded by three ballet enthusiasts Peter Anastos, Antony Bassae and Natch Taylor and originally performed late-late shows in off-off Broadway lofts. A positive review in The New Yorker brought them to the world stage… and Autumn finds them in London.

Attention to detail is paramount in the performance, and not just in the dancing. Their costumes are stunning – particularly the malting-Swan in Act Two – and seeing men dancing en pointe is captivating. If only I’d stuck with physical culture as a child maybe I’d be one tenth as graceful as the darling Trocks!