Hinge and Bracket

Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were characters devised by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe for their comedy and musical act. Hinge and Bracket were elderly, intellectual female musicians; in these personae, the male Logan and Fyffe played and sang songs to comic effect. They made many appearances on television and radio. The two generally performed together, but on rare occasions appeared separately. The partnership ended when Patrick Fyffe died of cancer on 11 May 2002, at the age of 60. George Logan died on 21 May 2023, at the age of 78. Characters Patrick Fyffe and George Logan devised the Hinge and Bracket act after they met performing at the Escort Club in Pimlico, London. Fyffe had already gained experience performing in his cabaret drag act as a glamorous soprano named Perri St Claire, and his character had appeared in small parts on television shows such as Z Cars and Doctor in the House, as well as the 1972 film version of Steptoe and Son. Fyffe and Logan began to work on a comedy act featuring Fyffe as a retired opera singer who still thinks she can sing, with Logan as her male accompanist. The idea developed into a dual-drag act featuring a pair of eccentric old ladies. Their act was distinct from drag queens in that their portrayal was a more realistic portrayal, allowing them to gain more mainstream appeal beyond gay clubs. Author Roger Baker considered Hinge and Bracket to be "at the forefront of a new development in drag which was based in the creation of completely convincing characters". The illusion was augmented by the fact that, rather than just playing a drag act, Fyffe and Logan sustained the identities of Hilda and Evadne in real life, always appearing offstage in character for interviews and other appearances. Some fans were convinced by their performance and were unaware that the elderly ladies were being acted by two young men, although their act was frequently decorated with double entendres.