> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.lylanidevorah.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Glory - URL: https://www.lylanidevorah.com/work/the-glory/ - Published: 2026-10-21T14:31:13.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-21T22:09:25.000Z - Description: Photography for queer venue The Glory from 2017 to its closing day in 2024: Lipsync1000, Man Up and its National Theatre river stage takeovers. - Author: Lylani Devorah - Tags: #work From 2017 to its close, I worked with queer supervenue The Glory as their go-to photographer for their competitions Lipsync1000 and Man Up, as well as their yearly takeover of the National Theatre’s river stage. Despite deciding it was time for new energy after their Divine intervention, I still frequent the Divine and still love Woo, Sizzle, Jack and Mads to bits! ### Closing Day 2024 ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0894.JPG) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0879.JPG) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0867.JPG) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0863.JPG) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0858.JPG) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0913.JPG) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0925.JPG) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0932.JPG) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0920.JPG) ***Top row (L-R):** *Every drag king ever (* **Spoiler Rotten** *,* ***Papa Parmigiano** *,* ***Clay Taurus** *,* ***Cyro** *and I think* ***Richard Energy** *?).* ***Envy** *out of drag.* ***Emma/Yoko Fomo** *in mourning.* ***Middle row (L-R):** ***Jane Norman** *, somewhat in mourning.* ***Dr Ronx** *and friend. A glorious gay kiss!* ***Bottom row (L-R):** ***Camile Leon** *(in mourning) and friends.* ***Jonny Woo** *,* ***Leticia Delish** *and others.* ***Just May** *, no makeup.* ### Lipsync1000 Final 2023 ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/125908602662497c9d08e0dab91fd7bf.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/b068186a24a046c6b0b941c517a433ae.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/dd471c0753a14769b979ffe6fe7ab057.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/e0801ca05a774f5d92a386f555542d93.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/bb8736e4fc8c4e90b084ee40fbf53168.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/132e778e1aca46578ed4416be2581381.jpg) ***Top row (L-R):** *The Lipsync1000 final cast of 2023, celebrating on the Clapham Grand stage. Drag king* ***Dandy Darling** *helping their accompanying dancer get dressed as praying mantises (mantii?).* ***Die Lemma** *,* ***Masc Peach** *and* ***The Puf** *.* ***Bottom row (L-R):** ***Samuel Cox** *\+ backing dancers* ***Luspinda** *and* ***Glimmer** *, prior to performing an Indiana Jones tribute.* ***Cabbage the Clown** *prior to performing backup for another act. Finalists* ***Jane** ***Norman** *,* ***Lua** ***Ray** *and* ***Frankie** ***Fann** *.* ### National Theatre River Stage 2023 ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/4aaece5babe843b19048b4a70bd61738.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/9c0613f7a218476594111f72528d3bd7.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/33772c3e22fe432ea031efe864b2b0d2.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/94e684b73dfb42239265096fe981c0db.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/6785a3196052453589a615e06c36a824.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/9b1aacbef56c499ab3a80ecc2e9b2852.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/aa395b5078e849b59827feddbd85d605.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/12b870ff1b2b4bfaac8b403115537a96.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/bbbf2743faf94db89eeae1f95427b2d6.jpg) ***Top row (L-R):** *The debut performance of the London cast of '* **A Strange Loop'** *(what a privilege!). The audience enjoying mid-show bubbles while Dr* ***Adam Perchard** *sings. Night ravers.* ***Middle row (L-R):** *Drag queen* ***Camile Leon** *before a Loreen tribute (shortly after her 2nd Eurovision win). Drag kings* ***XO** *and* ***CHIYO** *dance as the cabaret ends and the rave begins. A hula-hoop act does a pop-up performance during the rave portion.* ***Bottom row (L-R): MC Gaff-E** *saluting* ***John Sizzle** *,* ***Aaron Manhattan** *and* ***Jonbers Blonde** *during a relaxed Sunday show. John Sizzle rides a Boris bike dressed as 'Padam Padam'-era Kylie.* ***Tom Rasmussen** *sings on stage.* ### Lipsync1000, 2018-2023 ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_9805.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_8825.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_7966.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_3162-2.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/PRINCESS-JULIA--JUDGE---no-logo-.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC_0414.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/montage.png) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/TOM-ALLEN--JUDGE---no-logo-.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/finalists-collage-with-nat.jpg) ***Top row (L-R):** *All from 2023\. A* ***Petty Nonsense** *face swap. Trans girl stripper* ***Frigid** *doing what she does best.* ***Sir Loin** *slaying the week they officially allowed drag kings to even the playing field.* ***Middle row (L-R):** *2022's Heat 8 competitors + host* ***Sue Gives a Fuck** *. A portrait of* ***Princess Julia** *taken when I was at my most experimental/dysfunctional (again, 2022!).* ***Will Young** *and* ***Fanny Minka** *during the 2019 finale.* ***Bottom row (L-R):** **A collage of the 2019 finalists – spot a young* ***Anita Piss** *, a younger* ***Kate Butch** *and London Trans Pride founder* ***Lucia Blayke** *!* ***Tom Allen** *during my Poundland George Hurrell days (aka 2018). The 2018 finalist dream team (* **Bimini** *!* ***Gingzilla** *!* ***Rileasa** *!* ***Rhys** *!* ***Yshee** *!).* ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/GRACE-DENT--JUDGE---no-logo-.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/SHANE-JENEK--JUDGE---no-logo-.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/BILLIE-JD-PORTER--JUDGE---no-logo-.jpg) **Extra row (L-R):* ***Grace Dent** *on green,* ***Courtney Act** *on purple and* ***Billie JD Porter** *on pink. All 2018; all because you can't peacock around too many celebs in your portfolio! ❤️* ### Man Up! 2018-2023 ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC00707.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC01907.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC00211-1.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC03541-46.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC03779-142.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/finalists-collage.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/RIKKI-BEADLE-BLAIR--JUDGE---no-logo-.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC_0545.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/man-up-finalists-pic.png) ***Top row (L-R):** **2023's Heat 4 lineup + host* ***Don One** *. Don with the Heat 8 lineup, four weeks later. The* ***Indie Boys from Reading** *in Heat 3.* ***Middle row (L-R): Dairy King** *during Heat 8 of 2022's competition, moments before making it to the final.* ***Dilly Boi** *during Heat 8 of 2022's competition, moments before making it to the final. 2019 finalists – apologies for the mildly unsatisfying colour matching!* ***Bottom row (L-R):** *2019 final; one of a trillion portraits I took of* ***Rikki Beadle Blair** *during this period. The 2018 finalists schmoozing backstage. Portraits of the 2018 finalists + hosts* ***Adam** ***All** *and* ***Baby Lame** *.* ### National Theatre River Stage, 2017-2022 ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_3712-alt.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_3682-alt.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/IMG_3422-alt.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC_0488.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC_0963.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC_0867.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC_0026.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC_0444.jpg) ![](https://www.lylanidevorah.com/content/images/2026/10/DSC_0116.jpg) ****Top row (L-R):** ****Sooz Kempner**, 2022 (or, I told you 2022 was ex-pe-ri-men-tal!). ****Sue Gives A Fuck**, ditto. ****Velvet Caveat** at the start of her SlayStation imperial phase, ditto. ****Middle row (L-R):** Dancer and performance artist ****Wet Mess**, 2019\. Madonna tribute props, again 2019\. ****Margo Marshall** and a young ****Tayce Szura-Radix**, 2018\. ****Bottom row (L-R):** ****Lucy McCormick** and ****Ted Rogers**, 2018\. ****Chester**, ****Joseph** and ****Felipe**'s splinter dance group, 2017\. ****Jonny Woo**, ****John Sizzle**, ****Grace Shush** and ****Yoko Fomo**'s Bucks Fizz tribute act, 2017.