Christine Jorgensen Reveals
20 August 2005


In the 1950s Christine Jorgensen was the most famous woman in the US because she used to be a man. After the Second World War, Jorgensen discharged himself from the army and travelled to Denmark to undergo a sex-change. To her great surprise, she was met by a media circus on her return as she stepped off the plane at New York's Idlewild Airport.

It was said that she was the most written about person in the world, but amazingly only one recorded interview with her still exists. This sound recording has been digitally remastered and enhanced and is the basis of Christine Jorgensen Reveals. Bradford Louryk brings Jorgensen to life with elegant mannerism, and some perfect lip-synching. Her interviewer, know only as Mr Russell, appears in the corner on a black and white TV set. Jorgensen was clearly a funny and intelligent woman, who was more than a match for Russell as she casually, almost whimsically, debunked myths surrounding gender and identity. The capacity audience was enthralled. Highly recommended.

- Claire Piela