James Banham, Author at Star Observer /author/james-banham Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:13:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png James Banham, Author at Star Observer /author/james-banham 32 32 A guide to making the most of West Hollywood and how to recover from it /life-style/travel-life-style/guide-making-west-hollywood-recover/162994 /life-style/travel-life-style/guide-making-west-hollywood-recover/162994#comments Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:13:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=162994 How to do it like the locals, you ask? Here's our comprehensive four-day guide.

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]]> /life-style/travel-life-style/guide-making-west-hollywood-recover/162994/feed 1 Absolutely Fabulous premiere a smashing succes /artsentertainment/absolutely-fabulous-premiere-a-smashing-succes/151429 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:24:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151429 NOT quite bedecked in LaCroix but damn well as fine, Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley took to Sydney’s pink carpet premiere for Absolutely Fabulous: the movie. They looked nothing short ...

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]]> Ab Fab a must-see camp treasure you can’t go past /news/ab-fab-a-must-see-camp-treasure-you-cant-go-past/151277 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 06:00:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151277 TURNS out that despite winding up the initial broadcast of Absolutely Fabulous in ’96, it takes a lot more than time and too much ‘Bolly’ to beg stars of the ...

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]]> Meet the Entertainer: Mama Alto /artsentertainment/scene/meet-the-entertainer-mama-alto/147656 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:55:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=147656 EVERYTHING that is good about Melbourne’s creative arts space comes alive and is put to voice with its independent cabaret scene. There are few places around the world you’d find ...

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]]> Meet the Drag Queen: Aysha Buffet /artsentertainment/scene/meet-the-drag-queen-aysha-buffet/147395 Wed, 09 Mar 2016 08:50:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=147395 Meet the winner of Dragnation 2016.

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]]> Taking a bite of the big apple /artsentertainment/taking-a-bite-of-the-big-apple-2/140906 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:27:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=140906 SETTING off to conquer the world has always been a dream for Sam Oglialoro, a Melbourne-born couturier and designer. Never letting trepidation get in the way of a good experience, ...

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]]> Follow the rainbow fashion road /artsentertainment/follow-the-rainbow-fashion-road/139085 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 09:04:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=139085 FOR Matcho Suba, flying both the rainbow flag and and that of his eponymous fashion label in New York City recently was a dream come true. Since he founded Matcho ...

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]]> REVIEW: Madama Butterfly /artsentertainment/review-madama-butterfly/136136 Fri, 15 May 2015 16:31:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=136136 WHOEVER said “love makes us do crazy things” had not met Madame Butterfly. She throws a whole new perspective on the matter, but in the most adorably disarming way that to a ...

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]]> REVIEW: Dirty Dancing the musical /artsentertainment/review-dirty-dancing-the-musical/133934 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:51:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=133934 “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” is a line met with such huge reaction, it seems to thicken the air. It’s as if everything before and after doesn’t serve much ...

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]]> REVIEW: Sexercise, the Musical /artsentertainment/review-sexercise-the-musical/133673 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:36:46 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=133673 SEX on stage. Not quite what you expect to see in your typical musical, but a darn sight more of it is needed in this day-and-age, don’t you think? As much ...

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]]> Pool party with a twist /artsentertainment/scene-events/midusmma/pool-party-with-a-twist/132117 Thu, 05 Feb 2015 04:01:23 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=132117 THE Manhunt Pool Party in conjunction with Melbourne’s annual Midsumma festival is on again, bringing a chunk of Melbourne’s gay community poolside to celebrate what it means to be a half-naked-man-loving ...

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]]> Theatre review: Les Misérables /artsentertainment/theatre-review-les-miserables/124973 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 02:33:47 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=124973 IT’S hard to not be absorbed into the enthralling spiral of depression that is the story of Les Misérables. Despite just how bleak the story can be at times, the performance ...

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]]> Review: Australia’s own Circus Oz dazzles upon return to Melbourne /news/review-australias-own-circus-oz-dazzles-upon-return-to-melbourne/124401 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:17:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=124401 IN this day and age, it’s hard to think that money isn’t god. For this reason, it’s refreshing to have participated in something that bucks the trend and points out ...

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]]> Wickedly enchanted /artsentertainment/wickedly-enchanted/122766 Wed, 21 May 2014 00:40:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=122766 CHILDHOOD memories of a story long since past recreated. Such is the power of Wicked. There are no surprises that the show’s 10th anniversary opening night in Melbourne recently received ...

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]]> Oprahfication steadfastly more than Steadman /news/oprahfication-steadfastly-more-than-steadman/116240 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:40:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=116240 TAKING on the biggest woman in the world is no easy feat. Despite that, what the Australian actress behind the Midsumma festival’s Oprahfication cabaret has done in measuring-up to the ...

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