Nancy falls into a whirlwind of adventures across the city, first becoming a ‘rent boy’ in Soho Square and then being taken on as the kept lover of Diana, a wealthy widow with unusual sexual appetites. However, Nancy’s heart is broken when Kitty marries their manager, Walter, and chooses respectability over love. Nancy falls deeply in love with Kitty and the couple become a successful, cross-dressing music hall double act.
When the two women meet, the spark is immediate and Nancy follows Kitty to London, giddy with desire and yearning for excitement. Nancy goes to her local music hall every night, desperate to catch the rose of the headline act, Kitty Butler, the girl who wears trousers. Laura Wade’s adaptation of Sarah Waters’ best-selling novel, Tipping the Velvet, tells the story of Nancy Astley, an oyster girl from Kent.
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