Bobby is a 16 year old aspiring drag queen still reeling from his mothers untimely death. Championed by his good time girl aunty Karen , and streetwise best mate Mandy , Bobby navigates his own sexuality and ambitions. Whilst his father Mick , still grieving , is oblivious to his sons differences and aspirations
As Ireland welcomes a new Taoiseach , Britpop throws its last hoorah and Girl Power becomes part of the zeitgeist towards the millennium. The summer of 1997 is one that will shape and change the lives of all four. As Bobby sharpens his heels , he encounters homophobia and bigotry still prevalent in a changing Ireland. And learns that all that glitters isn’t always gold. A material boy in a mixed up world , can he rise above it all in sky high heels