Contributor, Author at Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/author/contributor Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:21:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Contributor, Author at Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/author/contributor 32 32 Discover ‘Oscar’, A Captivating Celebration of Love And Art, In Sydney /whats-on/discover-oscar-a-captivating-celebration-of-love-and-art-in-sydney/233177 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:21:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233177 Immerse yourself in the world of Oscar Wilde with Oscar, a bold new ballet by The Australian Ballet and Tony award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, known for An American in Paris ...

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Just Desserts Ft. Ngaiire At Sydney Fringe Festival /whats-on/just-desserts-ft-ngaiire-at-sydney-fringe-festival/232558 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 01:06:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232558 Indulge in ‘Just Desserts’, a transcendent collaboration that merges color, taste, and sound into a premium sensory experience at Sydney Fringe Festival.   Three artists unite: Ngaiire with her R&B, future ...

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Dancefloor Conversion Therapy At Sydney Fringe Festival /whats-on/dancefloor-conversion-therapy-at-sydney-fringe-festival/232625 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 01:13:41 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232625 Learn the story of how a repressed Christian Youth Minister swapped out Jesus for Disco and found a new religion on the Dancefloor. Jonny Hawkins was once on the straight-and-narrow, ...

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‘Oscar’, A Ballet Celebration Of Oscar Wilde, At The Regent Theatre /whats-on/oscar-wilde-ballet-regent-theatre/232684 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 01:00:26 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232684 Literary, musical and choreographic creative forces collide in the world premiere of Oscar, a full-length ballet commissioned exclusively for The Australian Ballet. This bold, new production by the Tony Award-winning ...

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Lola’s Piano Bar At Sydney Fringe Festival /whats-on/lolas-piano-bar-at-sydney-fringe-festival/232561 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 04:49:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232561 Australia’s most talked about pop up piano bar featuring a fabulous selection of your favourite cabaret superstars for a raucous night of serenading, shenanigans, and sing-alongs.  We’re Back! Sydney Fringe ...

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Queer Hub At Sydney Fringe Festival /whats-on/queer-hub-at-sydney-fringe-festival/232563 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:53:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232563 Sydney Fringe Festival returns in spring with an explosion of unexpected! Since 2010, the Festival has been painting the town pink every September, and this year, it’s introducing the first-ever ...

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Hillsong Boy At Sydney Fringe Festival /whats-on/hillsong-boy-at-sydney-fringe-festival/232551 Sun, 25 Aug 2024 01:00:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232551 Father. Son. Holy Megachurch! After 20 years of church involvement, Hillsong heretic Scott Parker has stories to tell. Pull up a pew and join him for a queer holy communion!  Hillsong ...

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Sex Workers Celebrated In New AGNSW Film Program /whats-on/sex-workers-celebrated-in-new-agnsw-film-program/232622 Sat, 24 Aug 2024 23:00:54 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232622 By HOPE PRATT Celebrate the legacy of sex work on the silver screen in the Art Gallery of NSW’s latest cinema program, By hook or by hustle. Each film centres sex ...

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History Of House At Sydney Fringe Festival /whats-on/history-of-house-at-sydney-fringe-festival/232556 Sat, 24 Aug 2024 03:20:05 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232556 An exhilarating trip through the history of dance music with ARIA-nominated DJ Groove Terminator and three-time Grammy®-winners Soweto Gospel Choir. “a 100% must-see this Fringe” ★★★★★ The Clothesline  History of ...

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‘Gondola’ At Queer Screen Film Fest /whats-on/gondola-at-queer-screen-film-fest/232176 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:07:25 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232176 The closing night film for the 11th Queer Screen Film Fest is Gondola, a super-charming ride that will leave you grinning from ear to ear. Cleverly told without a word of dialogue, ...

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‘Close To You’ At Queer Screen Film Fest /sponsored-content/close-to-you-at-queer-screen-film-fest/232175 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 05:55:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232175 Academy Award nominee Elliot Page (Juno, The Umbrella Academy) is stellar in the Centrepiece film at the 11th Queer Screen Film Fest, an incredibly authentic tale about a man confronting ...

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‘Wife’, A Look At 60 Years Of Sexuality, Playing At New Theatre /artsentertainment/wife-a-look-at-60-years-of-sexuality-playing-at-new-theatre/232303 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 01:57:26 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232303 “The truth is we have to give up parts of ourselves if we want to be with someone.” A love-letter to the power of theatre, and a decade-hopping investigation into ...

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‘Liv Queer: A Coming Out Journey’ At Sydney Fringe Festival /artsentertainment/liv-queer-a-coming-out-journey-at-sydney-fringe-festival/232231 Sat, 03 Aug 2024 03:00:58 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232231 Prepare yourself for a dazzling night of heartfelt storytelling and spectacular performances with “Liv Queer: A Coming Out Journey,” a one-woman queer cabaret show making waves at the Sydney Fringe ...

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Jens Radda Presents ‘Skank Sinatra’ at Sydney Fringe /whats-on/jens-radda-skank-sinatra-sydney-fringe/232177 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:21:22 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232177 Australia’s queen of cabaret returns to Sydney with her award-winning cabaret that has been sweeping the country by storm. Jens Radda’s glamorous, hilarious and fiercely clever show won Best Cabaret in Adelaide, ...

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‘The Astronaut Lovers’ At Queer Screen Film Fest /sponsored-content/the-astronaut-lovers-at-queer-screen-film-fest/232171 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:13:31 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232171 The Opening Night Gala screening of the 11th Queer Screen Film Fest is The Astronaut Lovers, coming from prolific Argentinian queer filmmaker Marco Berger (The Blonde One, Mardi Gras Film Festival ...

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SciFest: AJ Lamarque Fuses Science & Comedy /news/scifest-aj-lamarque-fuses-science-comedy/232069 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:41:58 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232069 By ASPEN ABNER On August 16 at UNSW, SciFest will make you realize that you can love science and comedy at the same time. Combining his background in science and ...

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‘swim’ By Ellen van Neerven Opening In July At Carriageworks /artsentertainment/swim-by-ellen-van-neerven-opening-in-july-at-carriageworks/231797 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:43:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231797 This post also appeared on CityHub. By JOHN MOYLE In its first production outside of its Darlinghurst home, Griffin Theatre is staging swim in the intimate space of Track 8 ...

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Stonewall Day: “When The Gays Fought Back” /news/international-news-news/stonewall-day-when-the-gays-fought-back/231799 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 02:59:24 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231799 Today, June 28, is Stonewall Day – the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. It honours the day in 1969 when a routine police raid on the Stonewall Inn in ...

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‘Trophy Boys’ Is An Excellent Rhetoric Rally /artsentertainment/trophy-boys-review/231768 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:26:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231768 By ASPEN ABNER Trophy Boys is a relatively short, 70-minute play that requires no intervals because you’ll be captivated from beginning to end.  The show begins and ends with four ...

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‘Watershed: The Death of Doctor Duncan’ is extraordinary queer opera /artsentertainment/watershed-the-death-of-doctor-duncan-review/231649 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 02:45:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231649 This post also appeared on CityHub.  By IRINA DUNN How to tell you about this extraordinary work that is a collaboration between Opera Australia and the Adelaide Festival, where it premiered in ...

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