Timberlina is a performance artist and bearded lady who often utilises the international language of make-and-do and song to encourage collaboration and audience participation. She does community cabaret at places as richly diverse as the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Court as well as village fetes. This year Timberlina dares the audience to defy her with her keen repertoire of harsh wit, song, bravado, dance and machismo. In tribute to this year's Gay Shame his showcase sideshow is entitled ‘Emotional Couture’.