The answers to these questions - and much, much more - are to be found in The Changing Room , which traces the origins and variations of theatrical cross-dressing through the ages and across cultures. It examines:<BR> * tribal rituals and shamanic practices in the Balkans and Chinese-Tibet<BR> * the gender-bending elements of Greek and early Christian religion<BR> * the homosexual appeal of the boy actor on the traditional stage of China, Japan and England<BR> * the origins of the dame comedian, the principal boy, the glamour drag artiste and the male impersonator<BR> * artists such as David Bowie, Boy George, Charles Ludlam, Dame Edna Everage, Lily Savage, Candy Darling, Julian Clary and the New York Dolls.<BR> Lavishly illustrated with unusual and rare pictures, this is the first ever cross-cultural study of theatrical transvestism. It is a must for anyone interested in cross-dressing, theatre, and gender.