Mark Anderson is a natural entertainer. He possesses an easy wit that promptly breaks through formality and welcomes familiarity; usually in the form of hysterical laughter. He is the kind of talent that thrives on the dictum: “It’s funny because it’s true.”The irony in this approach is that, when he performs as Sybil Barrington, he sells an illusion, a pantomime, a lie. The fact that the lie rings true is a testament to the considerable skill with which he tells it.To be clear, Mark is not fooling anyone; he’s about as convincing a woman as RuPaul was in his prime. I mean, dressed-to-the-hilt with perfect make-up and hair aside, it’s still pretty difficult to pass a 6ft 4in, solidly built man off as a woman. Now Mark is not quite as burley as RuPaul, but he isn’t exactly petite either. He is, however, decidedly fabulous!In fact, most of the fellas who took the City Hall stage on Friday night looked the part. Dresses were all glitter and glam, and the make-up and hair crew performed admirably. Were these men attractive women? Well; no. Was the illusion adequate? Yes.Local queens delivered lip-synced homages to Patti Labelle, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Julie Andrews, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, and Ciara with enthusiasm and energy to burn. Stand-outs included Miss Skylar’s stunning tributes to Gloria Gaynor (‘I Am What I Am’), and Lady Gaga (‘Born This Way’) during which he wowed the audience repeatedly with high energy movement and impressive flexibility (dude did a full split!).Mark himself was pretty fantastic as Julie Andrews singing ‘Le Jazz Hot’ from the seminal cross-dressing classic ‘Victor Victoria’. As Sybil, he once again solidified his position as the undisputed (and unofficial) ‘Queen of Bermuda’; prancing and preening about the stage like a peacock on the prowl. He was imperious, impetuous, and irresistible.Costumes were dazzling throughout, and Miss Ashton certainly deserves recognition for striking a memorable image during her (his?) renditions of the Beatles’ ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ and Tina Turner’s ‘Proud Mary’. Although I would have thought that the famous red tasselled dress would be more apt for the ‘Proud Mary’ number.Performance-wise, Miss Skylar was a revelation, while Anoni Amaya delivered a dance hall-infused Ciara impersonation to die for! Anoni gyrated and gesticulated like a Dancehall Queen obsessed, doing things to the music that only women should really be able to do. Very impressive as a performance piece, but a full-grown man doing a full split just makes other men kinda cringe (unless it’s Jean-Claude Van Damme and two chairs are involved).Speaking of things that make grown men cringe; that toe-stepping thing that ballerinas do is pretty icky too. Well, there was a ballerina on show on Friday night as well. International female impersonator Robert Carter made a spectacular cameo at the City Hall, and absolutely amazed the half-capacity crowd.Outfitted if full ballet regalia (and more than looking the part I might add), Robert delivered two astonishing dance pieces that had the audience rapt from start to finish. He oozed professionalism, and proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that there’s nothing simple and trivial about impersonating females. This married father of two exhibited a honed craft that demands commitment, dedication, and determination from even the best in the world. Wow.The first half of this show was plagued by sound issues, but those were resolved during the intermission. The second half of the show was entertaining, but began to lag after the two hour mark passed. The crowd enjoyed the show all the way through, but it did become an epic undertaking at one point.Sharon Brown, a fully female singer from New York City, closed the show at some time near 11pm (almost three hours!). Ms Brown performed a few up-tempo dance music type pieces that were received well. She spoke about Bermuda’s gang issues and implored us to take the situation very seriously, and then she sang some uplifting songs. It was a nice end to a marvellous night of performance and pantomime.