Category: queer

If These Wigs Could Talk: Panti Bliss Live In Melbourne

Melbourne, darling, get ready to bow down to royalty! The one and only Panti Bliss, Ireland’s most beloved drag queen and self-proclaimed accidental activist, has sashayed her way into town for Midsumma Festival, and let me tell you, her show…

Review A Body of Work at Theatre Works

If you are looking for a night of confronting, fascinating, holds-nothing-back, exciting theatre, go and see A Body of Work at Theatre Works while there are still tickets. This is its second season, its first was at La Mama last…

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen

Opening night of Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen at Arts Centre Melbourne was electric, marking a dazzling Australian debut for this darkly comedic gem, which is part of the Midsumma Festival. This production promises a masterclass…

F Christmas: A Festive F**k You to Traditional Holiday Cheer

It’s not hard to feel a bit disillusioned by Christmas. After all, Australians use more than 150,000 km of wrapping paper during the festive season. That’s nearly enough paper to wrap around Earth’s equator four times! It’s also estimated that…

A Hot Summer Night: Tramp Lights Up Naarm with Queer Joy

Last weekend, Melbourne’s queer scene was electrified as Tramp brought together a fabulous lineup of international icons, local legends, and unapologetically bold performances for a one-night-only celebration at PICA. Courtesy of the crew behind Summer Camp, this ALLWAYS LIVE event…

Finucane & Smith’s Global Smash Club

Twenty years after Finucane & Smith’s Burlesque Hour was born in the laneways of Melbourne, the divas have returned to throw an all you can eat art party at Melbourne Fringe Festival. Taking over the magnificent Trades Hall Ballroom for…

Now or Never

Now or Never is back with over 100 free and ticketed events to entertain Melbournians and those visiting with another electrifying and diverse lineup of performances, installations, and talks that will leave you breathless. Addressing the theme ‘Look through the…

Rent the Musical Rocks Melbourne

The iconic rock musical RENT, winner of multiple Tony Awards, is hitting the stage in Melbourne for only a few weeks before touring Australia! After wowing audiences in Brisbane, this all-new Aussie production arrives with a talented cast and promises…

Måneskin Rush Into Melbourne on their new World Tour

Melbourne audiences buckled in for a huge two hour set last night as Italian rockers Måneskin unleashed a sonic storm of good tunes at Margaret Court Arena. My plus one and I were there to catch the bands third studio…