“Commanding the room is Dixie Longate herself. She is quite a creation: a 6ft, Titian-haired, trailer-trash drag queen in crotch-grazing gingham, peacock-blue eyeshadow and white stilettos. … Dixie may be the alter ego of American actor Kris Andersson, but is also a bona fide Tupperware salesperson. The catalogue I’m holding contains an order form and a UK sales contact. If I want to order those collapsible salad bowls, I can.”