TRANSIT
A safe space for the trans community and trans performance specifically. Trans women, trans men, the full trans spectrum — on stage, centred, paid, seen. Hosted by Lady Lexi. Three acts. Two numbers each. Bi-monthly. In step with Trans Pride.
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Meet Lady Lexi
Lady Lexi (Alexis Tuttle) is the host and creative lead of every TRANSIT show. Six years trans, 18 months performing. This is her legacy move.
Six years trans. Eighteen months performing. TRANSIT is Lady Lexi's residency — a recurring, named, non-negotiable trans-led night that sits in the London calendar as long as the city has a trans community.
This is the legacy move. Not a feature slot. Not a token. A platform she hosts, shapes, books, and grows.
Owned temptation. Owned presence.
Most "trans" nights in London are drag-led, headlined by gay men in drag. TRANSIT books trans performers first.
The aesthetic carries temptation — sensual, a little slutty, owned. The point of TRANSIT is to put trans bodies and trans performance on stage as desirable, present, and central. Never subtext. Never the diversity slot. Never the warm-up to someone else's headline.
The London scene is full of nights branded as trans-friendly that are programmed as drag-led. TRANSIT inverts the order: trans performers are booked first. Drag is welcome on the bill where it belongs. The host is trans. The headliner is trans. The producer reports to a trans creative lead.
We don't want to be tolerated on someone else's stage. We want our own stage — and we want to be understood, and to understand, in return. Lady Lexi · HAUS Representative, TRANSIT
One lead. Three acts. Two numbers each.
A three-hour show. Lady Lexi hosts. Three trans performers each do two numbers, bookended across the night.
Three acts means more time per performer, more rehearsal, more production value, more story arc. Each act delivers two numbers — bookended across the night, so the audience tracks each performer's journey, not a one-off showcase.
LEAD · Lady Lexi
Host and MC every show. Anchors the arc. Threads the theme. Runs the audience handle. Sells the patreonship of the night.
Acts · trans performers
Mixed disciplines: drag king, drag queen, burlesque, cabaret, vocal, spoken word, performance art.
Numbers per act
Each act gets two numbers. Bookended across the night, so each performer has an arc from intro to crescendo.
Running order — illustrative
Narrow focus. Wide welcome.
The stage is for trans performers. The audience is welcome from across the LGBTQIA+ community.
TRANSIT focuses tightly on trans performers as the centre of the stage. From there it expands outward through the wider gender-diverse community. The audience comes from across the LGBTQIA+ family.
Trans women · trans men · trans-masc · trans-femme. Booked first.
Non-binary · gender fluid · genderqueer · gender non-conforming.
All of LGBTQIA+ — the door is wide. The stage is trans-led.
The money flow.
Each performer is paid £100 to £120 per night for two numbers. The split is published before the show. Whatever's left funds the next show.
Performers paid by ticket split. Transparent. Published before the show. £100 to £120 per performer · per night · for two numbers. Top-tier performers shift onto management terms — see the growth model below.
| Stake | Who · what | Illustrative split | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performers | 3 acts × £100–£120 (2 numbers each) | £300–£360 | 20–24% |
| Host fee | Lady Lexi · MC + creative lead | £150–£200 | 10–13% |
| Production | RODE audio · Showteck lighting and FOH | £250–£350 | 17–23% |
| Venue | Hire / door / minimum spend | £200–£400 | 13–27% |
| Reinvestment fund | Next-show uplift · performer development · management seed | £190–£600 | compounds |
How it compounds: the reinvestment fund seeds the next TRANSIT — bigger production, more press, bigger draw, larger HubSpot list. Pythonic Growth at show-economics level. Every TRANSIT raises the floor for the next.
Working with us compounds.
A performer can move from a Trans Pride debut slot all the way to PC management and a Trans Pride main-stage booking. Six tiers. Earned by audience response and craft.
TRANSIT is not a one-off booking. Performers have a path from Trans Pride debut through to managed talent under PC representation. Each tier is earned by audience response, craft growth, and Lexi's nomination.
The handoff principle: when a T4 or T5 performer plays TRANSIT, they are no longer drawing TRANSIT's audience — they are bringing audience to TRANSIT. That uplift then funds T0 debut slots for the next cycle. The chain compounds.
The rig.
Audio kit is RODE-spec. Lighting and FOH come from Showteck. Every show is recorded — and performers keep their own footage for free.
Audio kit aligned to RODE specification — for consistency across shows, ease of swap-in, and clean recording for marketing assets. Lighting and FOH delivered by Showteck (existing ZODIAC contractor relationship). Every TRANSIT is recorded at the desk for archive, highlight reels, performer showreels, and the email flywheel.
Audio · RODE-spec
- RODE Wireless Pro × 3 — performer-worn lavs and handhelds (3 acts on rotation)
- RODE NT-USB+ or Procaster — Lexi MC mic at host position. Also feeds the recording line.
- RODE Caster Pro 2 — central mixer and recording bridge
- Reference monitors — RODE or Showteck-matched FOH spec
- Direct recording line — every show recorded clean
Lighting and FOH · Showteck
- Programmable LED stage bars — trans-flag palette presets (#5BCEFA · #F5A9B8 · #FFFFFF)
- 3× cabaret downlights — one per act position plus host position
- Mirror-ball and follow-spot — for cabaret and burlesque numbers
- Floor uplighters at runway edge
- FOH PA reinforcement — Showteck PA
Stage
- Centre runway · raised slightly · trans-flag inlay strip option
- Mirror at upstage — depth and the "Smash the Mirror" Studio19 motif read-across
- Dressing area · 3 + 1 (host)
- Prop and quick-change point stage right
Recording and content
- Multi-cam fixed-position plus 1 roving operator — pro showreel quality
- Audio direct from desk via RODE Caster Pro 2
- Pro photography — every act, every number
- Each performer receives their own assets free of charge — own showreel, own social cut
- Post-show photo recap drives the T+2 email send
How audience compounds.
Six emails per cycle, sent through HubSpot. Way Out is treated as an ally — never a competitor. Halo flows in.
TRANSIT runs a structured email flywheel inside HubSpot (PC portal 148132460). Audience is segmented across trans community, allies, industry, and press. Each show generates content that powers the next send. Audience grows with every cycle.
HubSpot send cadence — per cycle
Way Out is an ally — never a competitor
Way Out Club is the cultural elder of London trans nightlife — a long-running community institution. Vicky is the custodian. TRANSIT and Way Out occupy different lanes. Way Out is a club night. TRANSIT is a curated performance residency. The strategic posture is to be adjacent, not competing.
Halo flows in: cross-promotion, guest spots, mailing-list awareness, intergenerational community signal. Trans community elders endorsing the night — that is the credibility compound. Lexi-led intro to Vicky, executed with care. Never extracted. Never positioned as a rival.
Open question: who introduces? Lexi direct, through Lady Phoenix (ZODIAC), or via PC?
The flywheel: HubSpot send → drives ticket sale → ticket sale funds performer fee plus reinvestment → reinvestment funds production uplift plus management seed → bigger production = bigger draw = more press → more HubSpot list growth → next send hits a bigger list. Each turn is bigger than the last.
Every two months · in step with Trans Pride
Six shows a year, anchored to Trans Day of Visibility (March), Trans Pride London (July), and Trans Day of Remembrance (November).
A six-show year, anchored to the trans community calendar. Trans Day of Visibility (March 31), Trans Pride London (July), Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20) — these set the rhythm.
Why TRANSIT exists
Trans-branded London nights are mostly drag-led, with gay men in drag at the top of the bill. Trans performers are folded in but rarely booked first.
The London queer-nightlife economy has expanded. The number of nights branded around trans culture has not kept pace with the number of trans performers actually programmed. The blending of drag, queer, and trans cultural production has created a quiet erasure: trans people are folded into "trans-friendly" lineups without being booked as the lineup.
Note: internal until Lady Lexi reviews and approves the tone and the named venues. Empirical claims only. No commentary published without sign-off.
The non-negotiables
Lady Lexi voice always leads on TRANSIT-specific content. Same posture as Lady Phoenix for ZODIAC Trans-founded content. Simon does not speak for the trans community.
No critique of named venues without Lexi sign-off. Empirical claims only. No subtweet.
Trans flag colours only (#5BCEFA · #F5A9B8 · #FFFFFF). No purple/pink ZODIAC overlay until residency-vs-touring is decided.
Drag king discipline. Minimum 1 every show. Trans-masc visibility is structural, not a feature.
Performers paid via ticket split — published before the show. No exposure bookings. £100 to £120 floor.
TRANSIT is not a drag night with a trans frame. It is a trans night that may include drag.
Way Out posture: ally, never competitor. Halo flows in, not extracted.
Every performer keeps their own footage. Free of charge. Their showreel is theirs.
Accessibility-first communications. Reading toolbar present on all TRANSIT pages. No PIN-gated handoffs to performers — magic-link only when sharing the doc out.
Decisions to make
- Naming. TRANSIT preferred? Alternatives in play: PASSAGE · TRANSMISSION · TRANSCEND.
- Drag king discipline — confirm minimum 1 every show.
- Trans-masc parity — booking targets across the year.
- Themed arc across the year, or open lineup per show?
- Ticket-split percentages — sign off on the trickle-down model.
- Studio19 capability versus PC presents — credit-line shape.
- Venue model. ZODIAC residency, or touring across two or three trans-friendly venues a year?
- Way Out / Vicky intro route — Lexi direct, Lady Phoenix, or PC?
- Management arm — at what tier (T3? T4?) does PC formally take talent on? Standard split?
- Showteck quote — kit list above costed by 12 May.
- Lexi email — direct line for performer applications?
A dramatic mark on the planet.
Six years trans. Eighteen months performing. TRANSIT is the move that outlives the cycle Lady Lexi is in — a recurring, named, non-negotiable trans-led residency that holds its place in the London calendar as long as the city has a trans community.
Every TRANSIT raises the floor for the next.