Kitschy, glitzy and very definitely bitchy, Lulu McClatchy's plumped-up, celebrity-obsessed alter-ego Supergirly takes on the world of pop and pours tart (yet envious) satirical sauce all over it. Return Of The Pop Princess is an extended two-hour drag show where guttermouth camp and pop culture celebrate one another in a frothy, sequined parade of outfits, misfits and tunes we all know. Complete with Britney, Gaga, Maddy and even Lorde, this could well be called Frock Of The Pops. It's a tongue-in-cheek, slightly ridiculous, backing track cabaret show with occasional disco lights.
However, rather than simply stringing together a bunch of her lyrically altered covers, McClatchy has created a live biopic, filling the audience in on the life and times of an Aussie girl who made it big piss-taking pop stars in the UK before returning to the relative obscurity (and vegetables) of home. Accompanied by actor/director Lyall Brooks as a stand-in Bradley Cooper, she creates a picture of a sagging but resiliently hopeful wannabe living her life in memories and ballgowns. The humour is late night, rude and raucous – just what you'd expect from a gay club drag act. Laced with vodka and utterly infused with a not-so-secret love of a girl-pop anthem, for best results, don a tiara.
