When it comes to successful theatrical storytelling, one common component is heritage and culture. Such is the case with Pickled, a queer story centring around two gay Middle ...
On October 2024 / By Matt MyersIn 1972 a gay hate crime in South Australia morphed into a major positive change for gay rights. The tragic death of Dr Ian Duncan is now being ...
On July 2024 / By Matt MyersWith a title centred on the penis, Cock sounds like the ultimate gay play. True, it has a gay theme, but the unconventional plot sees a gay guy ...
On July 2024 / By Matt MyersTwenty-eight years after its premiere, RENT is still a theatrical tour de force and cultural phenomenon. Jonathan Larson’s rock musical RENT is endearing to many, especially as it ...
On May 2024 / By Matt MyersOne of the greatest things about the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival is the choice of various cabaret, burlesque and drag productions peppered throughout the city. ...
On May 2024 / By Matt MyersStraight men with hipster and bear personas dancing in a pub? Sounds like a gay man’s fantasy! These beer-fuelled men foot-stomping around on a ‘pub stage’ and singing ...
On May 2024 / By Matt MyersThe border towns of Albury/Wodonga have produced more than just fruit flies – there’s a whole circus of them, and two have fallen in love! I got to ...
On March 2024 / By Matt MyersGrab onto your boleadoras! A group of sultry, leather-clad Latin Americans are about to hit our shores – they are called Malevo! Created by Argentinian director, choreographer and ...
On January 2024 / By Matt MyersLiam Head takes on a princely role in Wicked, with charm – and looks! I caught up with the Prince himself backstage! This year Wicked celebrates its 20th ...
On November 2023 / By Matt MyersTwenty years after it first premiered, The Sunshine Club is still raising an Indigenous voice, and the timing couldn’t be better. Australian musicals can be a bit hit ...
On November 2023 / By Matt Myers