Rita Bratovich, Author at Star Observer /author/rita-bratovich Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 01:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Rita Bratovich, Author at Star Observer /author/rita-bratovich 32 32 Reuben Kaye as Maniacal King Herod? Jesus Christ (Superstar)! /artsentertainment/reuben-kaye-as-maniacal-king-herod-jesus-christ-superstar/233823 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:00:28 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233823 In an inspired bit of casting, one of the most maniacal, murderous kings that ever held a sceptre is being played by one of the most outrageous, sardonic queens that ...

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‘Flat Earthers: The Musical’: A Queer Romantic Conspiracy /artsentertainment/flat-earthers-the-musical-a-queer-romantic-conspiracy/233157 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 01:53:05 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233157 This post also appeared in City Hub. Flat Earthers: The Musical is the highly anticipated new work from creative trio, Jean Tong, Lou Wall, and James Gales, whose 2017 one-act show, Romeo ...

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‘All The Fraudulent Horse Girls’ at The Old Fitz – giddy fun /artsentertainment/all-the-fraudulent-horse-girls-at-the-old-fitz-giddy-fun/232853 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:27:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232853 Rita Bratovich’s review of ‘All The Fraudulent Horse Girls’ by playwright Michael Louis Kennedy and director Jessica Arthur at The Old Fitz in Woolloomooloo. How to describe this one-hour, one-act, ...

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New Fortnightly Queer Sketch Club At Kinsleas /artsentertainment/new-fortnightly-queer-sketch-club-at-kinsleas/232709 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 01:01:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232709 Sketchy things have been known to happen in the basement of Kinselas, but none quite as shady as this. It’s a new fortnightly Queer Sketch Club, devised and run by renowned ...

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‘A Gay Escapade’: A Fabulous Musical Revue /artsentertainment/a-gay-escapade-a-fabulous-musical-revue/232677 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:13:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232677 Even if you’re not familiar with the names John Kander and Fred Ebb, you will definitely have heard their music. The duo are responsible for timeless jazz standards including “Cabaret”, ...

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‘Pickled’: New Belvoir Production Isn’t Jarring At All /artsentertainment/pickled-new-belvoir-production-isnt-jarring-at-all/232578 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:50:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232578 This post also appeared on City Hub. It’s a play about grief and loss, but it’s far from maudlin. In fact, Pickled is a play filled with warmth, discovery, humour and a ...

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Guy James Whitworth: Exploring Trauma of The HIV/AIDS Crisis Through Art /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/guy-james-whitworth-meliorism/232100 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 03:46:47 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232100 “Meliorism is from the Latin ‘melior’ which is ‘to make something better’”, says Guy James Whitworth, explaining the title of his upcoming exhibition. Meliorism is the prominent Sydney queer artist’s 8th solo ...

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‘The Will To Be’: A Compelling Solo Performance /artsentertainment/the-will-to-be-a-compelling-solo-performance/231902 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:05:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231902 Mark Salvestro wrote, produced and performs alone in this beautifully crafted, visceral story of a university lecturer who discovers true love, social rejection, and a new quest all at once. ...

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SGLC: Back to the ‘80s – REVIEW /artsentertainment/sglc-back-to-the-80s-review/231624 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:00:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231624 This post also appeared on CityHub. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir (SGLC) pulled out all the stops — as well as a heap of hair product, face paint, lycra ...

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71st Sydney Film Festival /artsentertainment/71st-sydney-film-festival/230676 Thu, 09 May 2024 01:25:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230676 By MARK MORELLINI The prestigious Sydney Film Festival (SFF) will be celebrating its 71st anniversary this year, with a program of over 200 movies from around the world. Filmmakers will ...

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Collaborator – A Work in Progress /artsentertainment/collaborator-a-work-in-progress/230672 Thu, 09 May 2024 01:15:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230672 Daniel Kitson is emphatic about his distaste for audience participation. He finds the concept loathsome, unimaginative, confronting, and an insult to audiences. In the same breath, however, he describes his ...

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Writers After Dark at Carriageworks /artsentertainment/writers-after-dark-at-carriageworks/230667 Thu, 09 May 2024 01:11:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230667 Sydney Writer’s Festival has an incredible program this year with a plethora of sessions to keep keen writers and readers busy from morning to evening. A special three-day After Dark ...

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Vivid music at Carriageworks /artsentertainment/vivid-music-at-carriageworks/230661 Thu, 09 May 2024 01:06:13 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230661 Carriageworks will explode with light and music when its Vivid Sydney program unleashes an incredible spectrum of local and international acts. With a diverse range of exciting contemporary genres resonating ...

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Vivid flavours at Carriageworks  /artsentertainment/vivid-flavours-at-carriageworks/230658 Thu, 09 May 2024 00:59:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230658 Vivid Sydney at Carriageworks is a vast and diverse program that caters to all the senses, not least, taste and smell. This year, come and enjoy the culinary delights of ...

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Party in Pyrmont! Wine, dine and shine on the harbour /artsentertainment/party-in-pyrmont-wine-dine-and-shine-on-the-harbour/230644 Thu, 09 May 2024 00:33:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230644 Undoubtedly one of Sydney’s most popular and anticipated cultural festivals, the annual Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Beer, Food, and Art will enliven the Pyrmont peninsula again this May. The festival ...

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Treasures and treats at Pyrmont Festival /featured/treasures-and-treats-at-pyrmont-festival/230309 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:13:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230309 You know about the wine and food and art, but there are some incredible goodies you might not know about. Each year, the Pyrmont Festival presents a range of unique ...

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Everything you love at this year’s Pyrmont Festival /sponsored-content/everything-you-love-at-this-years-pyrmont-festival/230130 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:31:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230130 Undoubtedly one of Sydney’s most popular and anticipated cultural festivals, the annual Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Beer, Food, and Art will enliven the Pyrmont peninsula again this May. The festival ...

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Get yourself a good lawyer /sponsored-content/get-yourself-a-good-lawyer/229713 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 02:45:51 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229713 Meeting someone special and building a relationship can be one of the most rewarding things a person can experience, ending a relationship can be one of the most traumatic.  The ...

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Get your fingers sticky for a good cause /sponsored-content/get-your-fingers-sticky-for-a-good-cause/229212 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:56:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229212 The famous Bobby Goldsmith Foundation Bake Off is back!  So put on your gingham apron, warm up the Sunbeam Mixmaster, and whip it good (the cream, that is) for the ...

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Shakespeare To The Max: Pride Guide 2024 /whats-on/shakespeare-to-the-max-pride-guide-2024/228691 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:00:12 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=228691 With a book by Emmy-winning writer of the quirky comedy series, Schitt’s Creek, and featuring the repurposed songs from phenomenal pop-hit guru, Max Martin, the success of & Juliet is virtually guaranteed. ...

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