Lady Boys of Bangkok: Performer of the Year 2017

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It's that time of year again... 

The days are getting colder, the nights are getting longer, and The Lady Boys of Bangkok is in its final exhilarating week of this year's tour. 

Which can only mean one thing... the time has come to vote for this year's Lady Boys of Bangkok Performer of the Year!



It's a great award to win, and one that our performers all take very seriously - so it's up to us to ensure the award goes to the person who we all believe has earned it. So we made it as fair as possible and went around everybody we could think of to gather their votes.

We asked our wonderful crew who work hard behind the scenes, our fantastic office team, our fabulous front of house staff, our amazing box office squad, and of course the LadyBoys themselves to submit their choices for Performer of the Year.

If there is one thing that everybody unanimously agreed on, it was that this year has been one of the hardest yet to decide on just one person to take home the prize. Every single performer has been incredible, and they have given their all on stage for each and every show - which is no easy feat.



The votes have now been cast, the polls have been counted, and the top 3 performers are...

3rd: Amy



2nd: Jennifer




1st: And the winner is... Sonya


Phillip Gandey presenting Sonya with the Performer of the Year award




Congratulations to Sonya, Jennifer and Nicole! And a huge well done and thank you to all of our wonderful performers! It's been a fantastic tour this year... and you've answered the question that was on everybody's lips:

Who Runs the World?... The Lady Boys of Bangkok!!!



The Lady Boys are performing nightly in Belfast with their spectacular 'Who Runs the World' show until Saturday 18th November, followed by one final theatre show in New Brighton on Tuesday 21st November before wrapping up until next year.


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