Mayhem Miller Live in SA

S & S Productions and MVT Productions are pleased to announce that their third RuPaul’s Drag Race Contestant to perform in South Africa is none other than Season 10 Contestant Mayhem Miller. Performances will be at Zer021 Social Club in Cape Town on 30 April, and  Babylon -The Joburg Bar on 3 May.

Tickets: Zer021 Social Club - 30th April 2019. Tickets are on sale at R160 Pre-Sale and R220 at the Door, Limited Meet and Greets at R350. Tickets available through www.computicket.com Babylon – The Joburg Bar - 3rd May 2019. Tickets are on sale at R150 Pre-Sale and R250 at the Door, Limited Meet and Greet Tickets at R350 each. Tickets are available through www.howler.co.za   For more info regarding Babylon JHB contact Adam at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and for Zer021 Social one can contact Barry Reid at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Mayhem: noun - violent or damaging, disorder, chaos. There you have it folks: a complete spectrum of what you will be forced to endure upon witnessing Mayhem. Your feelings will be violently shifted and you will be stripped of what you previously supposed a “drag queen” should be while disorder and chaos descend over what you once thought, all because of Mayhem. Forever challenging your senses and shaking the very foundations of your emotions. To watch Mayhem is to be both alive and dead as she will bless and slay her way to your anxiously beating heart, and with her talons she will pluck you from the mundane and gift you purpose of being. She IS the show and the show IS she. Mayhem.  (From the website www.theonlymayhem.com ) 

Mr Gay World 2019 in Cape Town City Hall on 4 May

The Mr Gay World 2019 finale takes place in the Cape Town City Hall on Saturday 4th May. There are a number of high-profile contestants. Mr Spain, for example, is a medical doctor who has appeared on national TV in a campaign to promote the visibility of LGBTIQ people in the workplace.

Rumour has, though, that his appearance in National costume will feature only the Spanish flag. Tickets are available at computicket.

Jarryd Nurden will be on-stage in Chicago at Montecasino from 20 April

On the cover of this April issue of Exit we have shared with you Jarryd Nurden, International Performer & model. You can also see him in the flesh at Artscape and Montecasino as he is appearing there in the Broadway Smash Hit Musical ‘Chicago’, that sophisticated, elegant show about Murder, corruption, adultery and all that jazz.
Jarryd got into musical theatre by chance when he entered into the Reality TV competition of Mnet’s High School Musical: SPOTLIGHT South Africa. Those were the innocent days of youth! Since then he has played the camp part of Felicia in Priscilla Queen of the Desert (on the Norwegian Epic, a cruise liner that accommodates 5000+ people), and, switching roles in Moffie (written by André Carl van Der Merwe & conceptualized & choreographed by Bailey Snyman) where he played the butch part of the character who hates himself for being gay, and had to rape a guy on stage. Now that’s real Versatile!!
Of course, Jarryd has also appeared in Cats, West Side Story, Starlight Express, Joseph, Singin In The Rain, and numerous other productions, but it’s obvious why Exit has chosen to highlight Moffie & Priscilla as these are the shows that deal with such prominent themes nowadays, core experiences a lot of us have had. Speaking to Jarryd about CHICAGO, he had a new and progressive perspective with performing in CHICAGO. He said that it’s been the perfect show to present to the world the strength and self-power of being a gay man.
“You are able to simply be a MAN on stage. We don’t get told to perform like a gay man, nor do we get told to perform like straight man but to simply perform as men. Men who understand themselves, who aren’t afraid of their sensuality and can express their power through elegance and grace with the brilliant choreography of Mr Bob Fosse. No glitter , no overly dramatic props, but simple, stylish & revealing costumes.”
He says the story is told simply by our bodies, the personality we add to the characters and the magic making that is CHICAGO in its entirety. It’s a very real experience and a beautiful example that we all are equal. Men are men and women are women. Both can be strong, both can be sexy and both can be beautiful.
CHICAGO will be in Montecasino’s Teatro in Johannesburg from 20 April to 26 May 2019. Booking is open at Computicket.

MISS DRAG SOUTH-AFRICA 2019, IS HERE!

Calling all Drags… time for you to be a QUEEN! Miss DRAG South-Africa 2019, is here and entries are open! At Miss DRAG SA 2018, held at the Opera House in Port Elizabeth on the 29th of September 2018, Pageant Director Enigma Von Hamburg made the announcement that Miss DRAG SA 2019, is moving to Pretoria, Gauteng with the finale to be held at The Arena Venue, State Theatre on 04 October 2019.
Miss Drag South Africa, is a national pageant where beautiful and intelligent hopefuls from across the nation vie for this prestigious title. Enigma says that “the brand celebrates diversity and thus acts as an inclusive pageant to drag queens, gender queer and trans bodies. The platform highlights the aim of ‘Drag for a Purpose’ to inspire ordinary people that carry out extraordinary things to advocate the advancement of LGBTQA+ rights, drag culture, serve as agents for change and uplift their communities by serving as positive role models. 
At the 2018 edition, Miss Vicky from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, competed against 14 fierce finalists from across the country to be crowned Miss Drag South-Africa 2018. Her prize package to the value of up to R80,000 included a vast cash prize, wardrobe, shoes, make-up, training vouchers, a laptop, travel allowance and a holiday trip, amongst many.
Miss Drag South-Africa 2019 launched on Saturday 02 February 2019, with a dinner and media attending the launch at Berta’s in Woodstock, Cape Town.
The entries close on Friday 15 March 2019, of which the finalists and semi-finalists will be invited on a weekend bootcamp, the first weekend in May 2019, in preparation of the title and the run-up towards to the gala evening on 04 October 2019. The venue for the Bootcamp will be confirmed.

OUT launches Love Not Hate LGBTI Legal Clinic

With almost half of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) South Africans experiencing discrimination, OUT LGBT Well-being has launched the Love Not Hate Legal Clinic.
The free service, based at OUT's Pretoria office and funded by the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA), aims to provide legal advice, resources and information to members of the LGBTI community.
The Love Not Hate Legal Clinic is staffed by Moude Maodi-Swartz, a Paralegal who is pursuing her Bachelor in Law at the University of South Africa. OUT also has access to various legal services and works closely with other human rights NGOs, law firms and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
"Due to the high rate of injustices against the LGBTI community, OUT has identified a dire need for this kind of service," says Maodi-Swartz. "We aim to empower and encourage LGBTI individuals to take action against perpetrators using legislation and human rights mechanisms that they are entitled to.”