RAG QUEEN ‘Crudi Dench’ CROWNED WINNER FOR DABBERS’ “NEXT TOP BINGO CALLER 2022”
University Event Coordinator by day and Drag Queen by night, Matt Stallworthy, AKA ‘Crudi Dench’ has been crowned Dabbers’ Next Top Bingo Caller 2022, winning £1,000 at the UK’s most exciting bingo calling contest.
Crudi Dench is the drag persona of Matt Stallworthy. Originally from Liverpool, Matt started drag in York while at university. “Crudi’s vibe has definitely developed from the northern women that I was surrounded by growing up in Liverpool and met while in York”. While in York, he helped set up ‘Haus of Dench’ a group of drag performers creating spaces for LGBT+ Creatives to showcase their talents, including the cult cabaret/club night Lip Sync Lollapalooza.
Performing as Crudi Dench has led to many wonderful and peculiar experiences – from working with the Cheeky Girls and RuPaul’s Drag Race Winner Sasha Velour to performing on top of the Matterhorn in Switzerland and being embroiled in a national TV scandal…
Matt is also part of the improv troupe Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody, an Edinburgh Fringe favourite which has recently finished a nationwide tour.
When not on stage, Matt works as a University Event Coordinator during the day, swapping wigs and heels for logistics and risk assessments. “Managing crowds at open days is definitely a different skill set from managing crowds at cabaret bars and comedy clubs! But with both I hope to leave guests happy and smiling”. Matt has recently moved to Brighton following the tail end of the pandemic and has just finished a run at of his show Drag Queens vs. Zombies during the Brighton Fringe. “Brighton is a great city for performing in and I’m very excited to be bringing my distinctively Northern flavour of drag to the South Coast”
