Stage Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/stage-whats-on Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:20:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Stage Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/stage-whats-on 32 32 Little Triangle: JUDY /whats-on/little-triangle-judy/236703 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:30:40 +0000 /?p=236703 “There’s a little Judy Garland in all of us.” Six performers showcase the wit and wonder of a queer icon, a star of stage and screen, a legend: Judy Garland. ...

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LGBTeeHeeHee /whats-on/lgbteeheehee/236725 Thu, 29 May 2025 01:57:10 +0000 /?p=236725 Laugh your way to warmth this winter at LGBTeeHeeHee, from your hilarious host Hunter Smith, to the knockout lineup of queer comics including Maddy Weeks, Freddie Arthur, Donna Collins and ...

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A Night With BeBe Gunn /whats-on/be-be-gunn/236705 Mon, 12 May 2025 06:46:02 +0000 /?p=236705 She’s a dangerous gal with a filthy mouth and no filter, she’s a back-to-back winner of Queensland Drag Performer of the Year, she’s a sharp shooter and the “Savant of ...

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Jeanette Winterson: 40 Years: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit /whats-on/jeanette-winterson-40-years-oranges-are-not-the-only-fruit/236634 Mon, 12 May 2025 00:31:08 +0000 /?p=236634 It’s hard to believe that we’ve shared a planet for a full 40 years with Jeanette Winterson’s debut novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, the groundbreaking semi-autobiographical novel of ...

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An Afternoon of Embrace: Queer Youth Performance Showcase /whats-on/an-afternoon-of-embrace/236500 Tue, 06 May 2025 21:28:32 +0000 /?p=236500 Celebrate all the talent and joy of queer youth in Brimbank at An Afternoon of Embrace, featuring the best and boldest performers, with their friends, families, allies and fans cheering ...

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Queer Life, Love and Identity: Writers in Conversation /whats-on/queer-life-love-and-identity-writers-in-conversation/236562 Tue, 06 May 2025 21:28:11 +0000 /?p=236562 A night of storytelling and discussion, in celebration of the power of queer storytelling, join Norman Erikson Pasaribu and Dylin Hardcastle in conversation with UNSW’s Christy Newman. An Indonesian writer, ...

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Queer Joy: Stories of Delight, Defiance and Triumph /whats-on/queer-joy-stories-of-delight-defiance-and-triumph/236138 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:16:12 +0000 /?p=236138 Presented annually by the Dear Nelly Podcast, Queer Joy is here to cut through the noise, the fear and those that would seek to drag us back. Queer Joy is ...

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The Unburdening of Dolly Diamond /whats-on/the-unburdening-of-dolly-diamond-2/236137 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:12:58 +0000 /?p=236137 Beloved icon Dolly Diamond is leaving Australia, and it’s time to ensure she takes no luggage with her! So come along for an emotional unburdening as she works  through the ...

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Hairy Mary’s Easter Sunday /whats-on/hairy-mary-easter-sunday-social-bbq/236016 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:12:17 +0000 /?p=236016 Nobody does Easter like Hairy Mary’s! Join the Brisbane hot spot for not one, but three days of fabulousness, beginning on Good Friday with Spag, Drag & Cabaret, the fabulous Something ...

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Freddie Arthur’s Dysfunctional Family Jukebox at MICF /whats-on/freddie-arthurs-dysfunctional-family-jukebox-at-micf/235841 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:05:10 +0000 /?p=235841 “Musical comedy meets mental illness” in Dysfunctional Family Jukebox, the debut solo show from beloved local comic Freddie Arthur. Described by comedian Scout Boxall as having a “quietly unhinged stage ...

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Father Daddy’s Palm Sunday /whats-on/father-daddys-palm-sunday/235839 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:09:23 +0000 /?p=235839 The stage is his church, but it isn’t like any other you’ve heard of, it’s His Eminence, Father Daddy, and the fabulous AC Saunders (7.30pm) and Lizzy & the Licks ...

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Queer Cabaret Merri-bek /whats-on/queer-cabaret-merri-bek/235790 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:43:21 +0000 /?p=235790 Get down to Merri-bek’s Schoolhouse Studios for a night of fun, frivolity and fabulousness with your hostess Lucy Best at Queer Cabaret! With an unbeatable local lineup featuring: Two Women ...

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Slay at Theatre Works /whats-on/slay-at-theatre-works/235336 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:33:47 +0000 /?p=235336 A delightful camp horror brought to you by a group of emerging queer artists, Slay tells the story of four lesbians who’ve been blamed for a sudden disappearance. Setting a ...

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Purple is the Gayest Colour at MICF /whats-on/purple-is-the-gayest-colour/235495 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:33:17 +0000 /?p=235495 “A comedy show for hot gays and allies to hot gays”, Purple is the Gayest Colour tells Alayne’s story from growing up queer in rural New Zealand to the natural ...

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BONEZ Festival 2025 /whats-on/bonez-festival-2025/235597 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:33:03 +0000 /?p=235597 Celebrate BONEZ Alternative Party’s birthday in style with their biggest lineup yet! Featuring a special guest DJ set by Alex Lahey,  live music from Cry Club, Being Jane Lane, Rub Punk, ...

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The Boys In The Band /whats-on/the-boys-in-the-band/235021 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:32:38 +0000 /?p=235021 She may be 58 years of age but don’t let that fool you – this 1968 play by Mart Crowley is as sharp and timely as ever, negotiating the complexity ...

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Queerly Beloved Comedy: Trans Day Of Visibility Showcase /whats-on/queerly-beloved-comedy-trans-day-of-visibility-showcase/235694 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 02:31:59 +0000 /?p=235694 Beloved five-year Melbourne International Comedy Festival stalwart Queerly Beloved is back, with their standard rotating lineup of exceptional queer comedy talent. This year, in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility, ...

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It’s Not Funny, It’s Private — Jenna Suffern @ MICF /whats-on/its-not-funny-its-private-jenna-suffern/235496 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:59:13 +0000 /?p=235496 It’s 2021 and Jenna Suffern is a triple threat: a freshly dumped, freshly unemployed, “loveable Lexapro lesbian”. To top it all off? They thought they’d dive into the world of ...

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Disney In Concert /whats-on/disney-in-concert/235337 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:42:01 +0000 /?p=235337 Join international musical theatre superstars Amy Manford, Christine Allado, Nick Afoa, Joshua Robson and Ruva Ngwenya and over 100 musicians from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and MSO Chorus for a ...

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The Kaye Hole Hosted By Reuben Kaye /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/the-kaye-hole-with-reuben-kaye/235321 Sun, 09 Feb 2025 23:38:07 +0000 /?p=235321 Tumble down The Kaye Hole with Reuben Kaye for the ultimate night out this Mardi Gras – queer, messy, fast, loose and f*cking funny. The hottest late-night ticket in town ...

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