Himish Macbeth

No wheelchairs were harmed in the making of this video. Video description: at the start, Himish, a white drag king in his 40s, is sitting in his wheelchair using a power drill to attach a feathered fan. Text reads 'POV: They tell you not to attach anything to your wheelchair...' The text is completed in the next clip: '...but you just can't stop peacocking'. That clip shows Himish performing onstage with 2 peacock feather fans attached to his wheelchair. He's loving it. #DragKing #Peacocks #WheelchairUser #DisabledJoy #DisabilityPride

Thanks @doriant.fisk for getting hold of a paper copy of @snackmag_ , which mentions me in the drag kings article. It's always especially exciting to see your name in print these days! Want to know more about my 'something exciting in the pipeline'? Come along to the Adam Smith tonight (5 November) to see my funding pitch, and give @ghost.whistles a follow. To read the full article, see @doriant.fisk 's post. ID: A photo of part of a magazine article. Text reads "PERFORMER HIGHLIGHT: HIMISH MACBETH Himish is a Fife-based drag king who was one of the first participants in the Shut Up and King KINGcubator programme a few years ago. He is fast becoming one of the UK's most well- known disabled drag kings, was a finalist in Europe's biggest drag king competition, and has performed as far away as New Zealand. Himish also has something exciting in the pipeline for Fife, with hopes to create peer support and showcase opportunities for queer and marginalised performers." #DragKing #DragKings #FifeDrag #KingdomOfFife #LGBTQFife #LongLiveTheKing

Hi, I'm Himish Macbeth, I'm a drag king here to spread queer disabled joy, with a side of anarchy. I can do hosting, spoken word, and kids' events, as well as more 'traditional' lipsyncs. I do mad shit like buying a sword because it was featured in my favourite TV show, so now I need more bookings so I can pay for it. Based in Fife, but happy to travel. Video description: A montage of short video clips of Himish Macbeth performing onstage in a variety of venues. Himish is a white middle aged drag king who performs with 2 elbow crutches. Overlaid text at the start reads "Himish Macbeth, Fife-based drag king spreading queer disabled joy and anarchy, Lipsyncs - Hosting - Spoken word". #DragKing #DisabledJoy #DisabledDrag #ScottishDrag

Meet our performers… ✨HIMISH MACBETH✨ Himish Macbeth is a Fife-based drag king, in it to spread queer disabled joy and anarchy. Complete with his dragged up mobility aids, has entertained audiences from Aberdeen to Auckland, and is ‘fast becoming one of the UK’s most well-known disabled drag kings’ Snack magazine]. He was a finalist in the 2024 Man Up contest, and runner up in the recent Bro Code handmade costume contest - wearing the costume he’ll be in for the Showtime Cabaret! Come see our show at @sunshine_fife - 23rd May. Click the link in our bio for tickets 🎟️ ID: Himish Macbeth, a white drag king in his early 40s, posing for the camera, sat in his manual wheelchair. He is wearing green sequin shorts and matching bolero jacket, with his chest taped and contoured. He has a bowler hat covered in green glitter and matching knee-high boots. The hat has peacock feathers coming out of it, and the chair has a fan of peacock feathers coming out of each side. His legs are spread wide as he leans forward, looking confidently into the camera.

Wheelchair accessible accommodation for Edinburgh Fringe? A few people have asked me about this and I got nothing. Must be level access, with an accessible bathroom of some description. The different people who've asked me have different specific needs so tbh any leads at all would be great. Central would be great but commutable could work. Please comment or DM me if you have any leads. As a side point, if anyone's looking for extra acts in any drag/cabaret shows in an accessible Edinburgh Fringe venue, let me know! I know a lot of talented people who are excluded from most venues due to access. ID: a photo of me, a drag king, sitting onstage in my wheelchair, with overlaid text across three slides, as given in this caption. #EdinburghFringe #EdFringe #AccessibleAccommodation

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing some life modelling at The Little Art Hub in Galashiels with Looking Sketchy - @lookingsketchylifedrawing It's been years since I last life modelled, and it was pre-disability, in full femme times. It was lovely to do it again. Cos and all the team made me feel very safe and respected, and the pictures are amazing! IDs: Images 2, and 4 are photos of me posing at the little art hub. I am sitting in my manual wheelchair, wearing a green sparkly shorts, fishnet tights and a green sparkly hat with peacock feathers in it. Images 1, 3, 5 and 6 are of pictures the artists were drawing In image 2, I am also wearing sparkly green knee high boots, holding my right foot on top of my left knee. Image 1 is a black and white outline drawing of the same pose, drawn on a ipad Image 4 is a photo of me from behind. I am topless and you can see tape on my back from where I have taped my chest. Image 3 is a black and white outline of this drawn on an iPad, with '3 min' written in the top left Image 5 is a head and shoulders drawing of me with my head turned away. It's drawn using coloured highlighters. Image 6 is drawn using a red pen. It shows me in entirity, including my wheelchair. It's drawn from a rear perspective, but I am turning towards the artist. There is a fan of feathers behind my chair. Image 7 is a photo with art supplies in focus at the front. I am in posing in the background, out of focus. #LifeModelling #DragKing #LittleArtHub

We did it! Thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who helped support Saturday's show, whether you came to see it, helped promote it, bought a pay-it-forward ticket, helped with the million things needed on the day, or were part of the gorgeous cast. We're gathering audience feedback and will share nice comments soon, as well as planning to address any problems anyone had. In the meantime, check out these gorgeous photos from our photographer @oniteevee ID: A series of photographs taken onstage. All have a green curtain backdrop and a mock gold frame around the outside. The first shows the 5-strong cast onstage posing at the end of the show Image 2 is of Mx Peri Mint, a drag king, in black and white makeup. He is wearing a white shirt, black trousers and a black corset. One arm stretches forward, while his face shows an imploring expression Image 3 is of Mr Brake Down, a trans man and drag king of White/Romani heritage, next to a masculine presenting person from the audience. Both are facing forward with their arms bent in a dance. Brake wear a black shirt and khaki trousers with brown braces/suspenders. He has short curly grey hair and glasses. The audience member has a brown cowboy-style hat on, and wears an orange jumper. They are heavily tattooed. Both look happy. Image 4 is of Ewan McPherson, a middle aged white man, dressed comfortably in jeans and a light grey jumper. His eyes are wide open, and he is speaking into a microphone. His expression conveys energy and a sense of being deeply engaged in his performance. One arm is raised in a dramatic flourish. Image 5 is of My Brake Down again, this time wearing the hat seen in image #3 on the audience member. He is holding up a floral garland in the colours of the trans flag. Image descriptions continued in comments.

Queers of Kirkcaldy! Get yourself to the Adam Smith Theatre next Saturday night to see @mx.peri.mint @_scarlet_carson @ewanfilmsanddrinkscoffee @mrbrakedown and @himish_macbeth ! Video description: Himish Macbeth, a white drag king in his 40s, is dressed in drag makeup with a green glitter beard and eyebrows and a bowler hat. He is talking to the camera. As he talks, photos flash up of the various people he mentions. Transcript: Queers and allies in Kirkcaldy and beyond! This is your sign to go now and book tickets for "Queer Chronicles IV: Histo-Riots" happening next Saturday, 21st of Februar, at the Adam Smith Theatre. Doors open at 7.15. It is going to be an amazing night of queer cabaret with all kinds of different performances from queer performers from Fife and beyond. So here in Fife we have the beautiful theatrical drag king Mx Peri Mint from Kirkcaldy. We have the sultry burlesque performer Scarlet Carson from Dunfermline. We have me, Himish Macbeth, I'm from somewhere in the middle. And from outside of Fife we have Ewan McPherson, who is coming through from Glasgow. Ewan is a comedian and filmmaker. He made a film abouthis stand-up has been shown at film festivals all across the world. You now get to come and see that stand-up live! And lastly we have Mr Brake Down who is coming up from down south. He is an award-winning drag king who has had multiple five-star reviews at the Fringe and we're very lucky that he's up here visiting and able to come and be queer in Fife with all of us! We're gonna have a raffle, we're gonna have merch, we're gonna have all sorts of fun things going on! Saturday 21st of February doors open at 7.15 Adam Smith Theatre. Tickets are booked though via Skiddle. I will put links where I share this video Hope to see you therel! #LoveKirkcaldy #DragKings #FifeDrag #LGBTQFife

Less than 2 weeks to go until our queer cabaret at the Adam Smith Theatre! Featuring @_scarlet_carson @mx.peri.mint @ewanfilmsanddrinkscoffee and @mrbrakedown . Hosted by @himish_macbeth Book your tickets now - they'll cost more on the door! Video description: a 23 sec video with short clips and photos of the cast of Queer Chronicles IV. There's no dialogue, just an audio clip of 'Never-Ending Story' #FifeDrag #LoveKirkcaldy #FifeCabaret #DragKings #LGBTQhistory

Meet your host! Hosting Queer Chronicles on 21 February is Himish Macbeth. Himish is a Fife drag king, raconteur and provocateur, in it to spread queer disabled joy and anarchy. Complete with his dragged-up mobility aids, he has entertained audiences from Aberdeen to Auckland, and is 'fast becoming one of the UK's most well-known disabled drag kings'【Snack magazine @snackmag_ ] • FINALIST Man Up, May 2024 • NOMINATED Best Drag King, Scottish Drag Awards 2024 • SEMIFINALIST and MX CONGENIALITY, Kandy Krush III, January 2024 • WINNER, Ladywood's Legends, September 2023 • WINNER Slay Lipsync Battle, January 2023 @manupldn @ladywoodslegends Queer Chronicles: Histo-riots, Saturday 21 February, 7:15pm, Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy (Beveridge Suite) Tickets on Skiddle - link in bio! - ID: Picture 1 is a photo of Himish Macbeth, a white drag king in his 40s. He is standing in front of a blue curtain posing for the camera. He is wearing a burgundy velvet waistcoat over a white shirt. The top button of the shirt is undone and a black bowtie hangs undone around his collar. He's staring at the camera, looking rakish, his hands in his pockets. A gold frame surrounds the picture. Pictures 2 and 3 show the same gold frame with text describing Himish as given at the start of this caption. Picture 4 is a different photo of Himish, performing onstage. He is wearing black leather trousers, a white Jacobean shirt, burgundy doublet and a sporran. He has elbow crutches dressed in burgundy fabric to match the doublet, laced up in black cord. The crutches are crossed over his head, with his eyes closed in an expression of passionate frustration. #FifeDrag #DragKings #BookDragKings #LoveKirkcaldy

Queers of Kirkcaldy and surrounds! Come to a stunning night of burlesque, drag, and cabaret marking LGBTQ+ History Month. Book your ticket from only £6.50. Link in bio! Expect anything, from the serious to the sensual. Strictly 18+ Hosted by local drag king @himish_macbeth - follow for full cast announcements. Queer Chronicles IV: Histo-riots Saturday 21 February 2025, 7:15pm Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy (Beveridge Suite) Photo credit: @queerlymano lD: a poster for Queer Chronicles, giving the information as in this caption. The background photo shows Himish Macbeth, a white drag king in his 40s, posing confidently in his manual wheelchair. He is wearing green sequin shorts and matching bolero jacket, with his chest taped and contoured. He has a bowler hat covered in green glitter and matching knee-high boots. The hat has peacock feathers coming out of it. His chair has a fan of peacock feathers coming out of each side.

Who are you calling Tiny? I can't describe what a beautiful experience it was to go down to London at the end of last year to do my own spin on Tiny Tim for the Muppet Christmas Carol homage. Not only did the audience take to the act exactly like they did in my head (which never happens!). Not only did I get to perch in the wings and watch some truly phenomenal performers doing their thing. But best of all, I got to experience feelings of such incredible love and belonging and community from cast, crew and audience alike. (Plus, I got to sleep all night with a big orange cat on my back. BONUS.) Thanks a million to @daisthehale for having me along, to my muppet parents @hunter_gatherer_drag and @natfunni , and to everyone - too many to tag! - who was part of this incredible making of magic. Thanks to @_he_photos for all these photos, except for the Cratchit family portrait, where credit goes to @jenny_graphic ID: the first 4 photos show me, a white drag king in my 40s, performing onstage as Tiny Tim in the Muppet Christmas Carol. I am wearing check trousers, a white shirt, brown waistcoat and a burberry scarf. I have a pair of vintage wooden crutches. In the first, I am on my knees with the crutches crossed in front of me, with a distraught expression. In the second I am standing with my weight on my crutches and one leg kicking out. I have green sparkly flippers on my feet. In the third I am standing, leaning, and gesturing to the audience. In the 4th, I am standing smiling and looking relaxed. Photo 5 is a 'family portrait showing me dressed as Tiny Tim in front of another white drag king dressed as Kermit/Bob Cratchit and the performers dressed as Miss Piggy/Mrs Cratchit and two Piggy Cratchit sisters. The final photo shows the audience of the show, smiling as they are showered with fake snow. #MuppetChristmasCarol #DragKing #TinyTim