Uma Gahd’s childhood best friend Margaret has stood her up on a date. Luckily she has a whole audience on hand to help her pass the time, which she does by recounting her life story, interspersed with tangents about dating and some killer lip-synched musical numbers. Drag is such a polymath art, comprising stand-up, dance, fashion and generally holding a room, and Gahd is particularly gifted at the latter. 

She is warm, slightly daft, and thoroughly loveable, even when schooling straight men in the audience on consent or sharing tips on how to respond to unsolicited dick pics. She’s also an absolute assassin at lip-synching, serving us a glorious cocktail of clowning and drama. The show’s blend of warm-hearted storytelling, feminist messages and stand-up doesn’t always switch gears smoothly. But Gahd is such marvellous company that by the end she’s found a room full of besties to happily stand in for Margaret. 

Are You There Margaret? It’s Me, Gahd, C cubed, until 16 August, 9.30pm.