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Ashley Vickers, player-manager of English soccer team Dorchester, tackled a pitch invader dressed as comic character Borat in a curly wig and skimpy mankini during a match against Havant. He was thanked by stewards but then sent off for violent conduct.

What's beneath the wig?

Drag performer Taylor Mac wants to challenge audiences, writes Paris Pompor.

Wigged frontman's Savy performance conquers Laneway

ST JEROME'S LANEWAY FESTIVAL Sydney College of the Arts, February 6

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Today's fact Some 18th-century wigs contained birdcages.

Loving The Leotards

IN A Brunswick warehouse, 15 women in leotards, wigs and legwarmers are rolling around on the floor while Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar On Me thunders from the stereo.

Radio

Encounter 7pm, Radio National: Stairway to heaven or just a walk up the hill to King Street? St James Anglican Church in Queens Square - up there among the wigs and gowns - is Sydney's oldest church building. I went there once for a funeral. Consecrated in 1824, its choir is regarded as one of Australia's finest. Geoff Wood drops in on his Lambretta to attend vespers and to take a look behind the scenes. What intrigues have been worn into the polished wooden stalls over the decades? In The Ark at ...

All Talk

I hope people see that there's a brain beneath the wigs. And a heart beneath the boobs. Dolly Parton.

In The Heat Of Battle, Green And Gold Fans Cheer Until They're Blue

THIS is January in Melbourne. Thirty-odd degrees with a big sun. More than 41,000 people at the tennis - 15,000 inside Rod Laver Arena alone - the roof open, sandwiches, beer, sunhats, tanned summer holiday shoulders and singing sports fans in green and gold wigs. They sing songs of Australiana from every corner.

Hot Cross Fun

It's music, mayhem and wigs in our sleaziest suburb during bite.

'daffyd' Ties The Knot With His Prince

WITH wigs and war paint in abundance, the deluded "laydee" Emily would have failed to get a look-in when Little Britain star Matt Lucas celebrated his marriage to his long-term lover.

On A Long And Dusty Road

Tamsin Carroll approaches her role as the pop icon with 26 costume changes, 14 wigs and boundless energy, writes CLARE MORGAN.

Oh Beehive! Wishin' And Hopin' For A Long Dusty Run

PAUL Flanagan and Corinne Day call themselves Dusty wranglers. Actor Tamsin Carroll, who plays soul singer Dusty Springfield in a new $6 million musical, wears 30 different outfits and 11 wigs during the 160-minute show.

Wishin' And Hopin' For A Long, Well-beehived Pop Diva Run

PAUL Flanagan and Corinne Day call themselves Dusty wranglers. Actor Tamsin Carroll, who plays soul singer Dusty Springfield in a new $6 million musical, wears 30 different outfits and 11 wigs during the 160-minute show.

New Judges Break With Tradition

THERE were wigs and gowns and allegiance sworn to the Queen, her heirs and successors.

Students Make Leap From Class To Stage

PINK wigs, cowboy hats and leopard-skin prints vied for attention yesterday as the 18th annual South Coast Public Schools' Dance Festival began.

Wig Wags Winners

IT'S official. Newcastle Knights fans are the best in the world . . . at wearing wigs.

Saucy Extravagances

BUSINESS must be booming for Europe's peruke providores, lace makers and fencing coaches. Between lavish miniseries and documentaries, 21st-century television screens are awash with wigs and heaving bosoms.

Marie Antoinette Look-alikes Prefer Tzatziki To Cake

WITH their Marie Antoinette-style wigs, elaborate costumes and musical instruments, the women from Cheeky Tzatziki are bound to attract curious looks.

On My Bedside Table - Gretel Killeen

I only read one book at a time. I know a lot of people say they are reading several books at once but I wonder if this is a ploy to appear multi-faceted - you know, romantic, scientific, into cooking and the history of wigs. Then again, maybe I'm just mono-faceted and should extend myself by reading more books at once.

Public To Have Say In Wigs, Gowns Debate

Attorney-General Rob Hulls has convinced the Law Institute to get the public's view on whether wigs and gowns should be worn in the courts.