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Considered one of the most important transvestites in history, the mystery of d'Eon de Beaumont's sex began when, as a royal spy for King Louis XV, he successfully dressed as a woman in order to infiltrate the court of Czarina Elizabeth of Russia.

Was he a man, or was she a woman - that was the question that sparked a betting pool on the London Stock Exchange. Amounts became quite large, such that plots were begun in order to capture d'Eon bodily, and determine the matter once and for all.

Simon Morrison-Baldwin brings this fascinating character to life as 7-foot chanteuse Lady Diamond; melding drag, spoken word and song in an exploration of gender, the body politic, secrets, bets, threats, poisonings and plots.

Simon Morrison-Baldwin is a VCA graduate most recently seen during the Melbourne International Comedy Fest as the Narrator of the live superhero radio play Bullet. He continues to carve out a niche as a drag performer, from an impressively bustled Lady Bracknell (Rough & Tumble; Adelaide Fringe), to Berkoff's downtrodden Mum (East; Seymour Centre) to a 7" Mother of three fighting the H factor (The Joy Before Thinking; Theatreworks). Particularly unforgettable was his portrayal of the sadistic lesbian prison Matron of Cellblock Booty (Sixxters Grimm).