Le Gateau Chocolat is the nearest thing the queer community has to a renaissance man. This multi-faceted performer with an exquisite baritone voice is equally home of the stage of the Royal Opera House or wearing outrageous drag acting the fool at Jonny Woo ‘s The Glory in London’s East End. He is wickedly funny, honest as the day is long, with a political conscience that puts us to shame.

We caught up with him in his dressing room at Gate Theatre where he is currently appearing in My Effigies of Wickedness