Savage, a play about Paul O’Grady’s rise to national treasure, to premiere in February
Summary
A new play called Savage will tell the story of Paul O’Grady’s rise from a care worker to a famous TV presenter known as Lily Savage. The play will open in Leicester in February and then move to London, showing parts of his life including his work during the AIDS crisis and his unique style of drag performance.Key Facts
- The play Savage is inspired by the life of Paul O’Grady, also known as Lily Savage.
- It premieres at Curve Theatre Leicester in February before a London run.
- Danny Beard, a winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, will play Paul O’Grady.
- The play shows O’Grady’s early career in gay pubs and his experiences during police raids on gay venues.
- O’Grady visited men dying of AIDS, showing support before good treatments were available.
- Playwright Jonathan Harvey used many lines from O’Grady’s autobiographies.
- O’Grady was still working on new projects before he died at age 67.
- The play ends with O’Grady retiring the Lily Savage character in 2005.
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