Stage Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/stage-whats-on Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:42:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Stage Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/stage-whats-on 32 32 Disney In Concert /whats-on/disney-in-concert/235337 /whats-on/disney-in-concert/235337#respond 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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]]> /whats-on/disney-in-concert/235337/feed 0 The Kaye Hole Hosted By Reuben Kaye /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/the-kaye-hole-with-reuben-kaye/235321 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/the-kaye-hole-with-reuben-kaye/235321#respond 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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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/the-kaye-hole-with-reuben-kaye/235321/feed 0 Joyce Maynge 25: Behind the Sequined Curtain /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/joyce-maynge-25-behind-the-sequined-curtain/235318 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/joyce-maynge-25-behind-the-sequined-curtain/235318#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 23:03:21 +0000 /?p=235318 In this one-of-a-kind show, local icon Joyce Maynge shares her 25-year-long journey—from small town girl, to showgirl, journalist, filmmaker, flashmob megastar and Mardi Gras mainstay. Joyce (aka Shane Pascoe) co-wrote ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/joyce-maynge-25-behind-the-sequined-curtain/235318/feed 0 Sauna Boy /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/sauna-boy/235315 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/sauna-boy/235315#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 22:51:17 +0000 /?p=235315 Dan works at the South Coast‘s most infamous gay sauna, where men from all walks of life come to relax, socialise and fuck. In Sauna Boy, Dan navigates a hidden ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/sauna-boy/235315/feed 0 Short+Sweet Sydney Theatre Festival’s Pride Week /whats-on/shortsweet-sydney-theatre-festivals-pride-week/235287 /whats-on/shortsweet-sydney-theatre-festivals-pride-week/235287#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:39:45 +0000 /?p=235287 Short+Sweet Sydney Theatre Festival is on from 13 February to 18 May, based at the iconic Turner Hall at TAFE NSW Ultimo. This year, Australia’s most exciting short-form theatre festival ...

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]]> /whats-on/shortsweet-sydney-theatre-festivals-pride-week/235287/feed 0 Feeling Afraid As if Something Terrible Is Going to Happen /whats-on/feeling-afraid-as-if-something-terrible-is-going-to-happen-2/235272 /whats-on/feeling-afraid-as-if-something-terrible-is-going-to-happen-2/235272#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:06:59 +0000 /?p=235272 After years of swiping, a permanently single, professionally neurotic stand-up finally meets Mr Right – and then does everything wrong. Strap in for Feeling Afraid As if Something Terrible Is ...

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]]> /whats-on/feeling-afraid-as-if-something-terrible-is-going-to-happen-2/235272/feed 0 They Will Be Kings /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/they-will-be-kings/235271 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/they-will-be-kings/235271#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:05:23 +0000 /?p=235271 THEY WILL BE KINGS is an electrifying fusion of drag kinging, contemporary performance and queer joy. Unpacking the politics of gender diversity, this radical new performance work from Kings of ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/they-will-be-kings/235271/feed 0 ‘Milestone: William Yang’ with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra /whats-on/milestone-william-yang-with-melbourne-symphony-orchestra/234866 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:27:01 +0000 /?p=234866 One of Australia’s most celebrated artists, William Yang reflects on his extraordinary life in an epic new performance this February. Celebrating his 80th milestone birthday, this opening night performance taking ...

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]]> She Slayed: A Drag Murder Mystery /whats-on/she-slayed-a-drag-murder-mystery/234821 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:23:54 +0000 /?p=234821 She Slayed: A Drag Murder Mystery is the whodunnit with a twist – and the biggest mystery is: why haven’t you bought your tickets yet? Brought to you by cabaret ...

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]]> The Queer Kingdom: A Staged Reading /whats-on/the-queer-kingdom-a-staged-reading/234403 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:38:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234403 Experience “The Queer Kingdom” – a funny and joyous new play from Tom Ballard, winner of the esteemed 2024 QPAS Award. Join Tom and a cast of fine actors as ...

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]]> Beers for Queersmas 2024 /whats-on/beers-for-queer-christmas-2024/234009 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 06:41:31 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234009 ’tis the season to be giving and gay at Beers for Queersmas 2024! Polish off your Christmas list at Gay Stuff Markets upstairs, get your queer family portrait done with ...

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]]> Rhys Nicholson Bringing Acclaimed Comedy Show To Adelaide /artsentertainment/rhys-nicholson-bringing-acclaimed-comedy-show-to-adelaide/234253 Sun, 08 Dec 2024 04:27:25 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234253 It’s a show that’s earned them multiple five-star reviews across the world, and now Drag Race Down Under Rhys Nicholson is bringing their show, Huge Big Party Congratulations, for three ...

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]]> Carols By Queerlight /whats-on/carols-by-queerlight/233944 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:55:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233944 The Melbourne Rainbow Band will be filling St Kilda Town Hall with festive cheer and fabulousness in what is set to be the “Campest thing since Christmas”. Join your host ...

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]]> Popchops – SWEAT: A Cult Classic Queer Pop Party /whats-on/popchops-sweat-cult-classic-queer-pop-party/233945 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:54:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233945 Sweat the night away with Popchops’ epic summer warehouse rave, celebrating the Aussie tours of Charli XCX + Troye Sivan by spinning their club classics with a wild lineup including ...

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]]> Queens of the Pool with Art Simone /whats-on/queens-of-the-pool-with-art-simone/233601 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:13:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233601 Fundraising for their clubs, Surge water polo and the Glamourhead Sharks swim club go head to hammer-head at Queens of the Pool! Join your host Art Simone at this showdown ...

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]]> Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein /whats-on/cruel-britannia-after-frankenstein/233593 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 01:21:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233593 After incredible reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein is story of transformation and rebirth not to be missed! It’s 1980 in Maggie Thatcher’s Britain, and as ...

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]]> Rainbow Social Turns Three! /whats-on/rainbow-social-turns-three/233657 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:50:51 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233657 Rainbow Social is turning three! What began as a monthly social catch up has grown into a regular feature in the Melbourne LGBTQIA+ social scene, supporting local queer venues and ...

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]]> The Rise Of Pride With The Melbourne Gay And Lesbian Chorus /whats-on/the-rise-of-pride-with-the-melbourne-gay-and-lesbian-chorus/233492 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:11:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233492 Join the Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus (MGLC) for an unforgettable night of music and pride as they tell the story the history of modern queer culture through music! The ...

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]]> Dolly Diamond’s Rather Large Variety Hour /whats-on/dolly-diamond-rather-large-variety-hour/233283 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 06:25:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233283 Just when you thought a Dolly Diamond show couldn’t get any more fabulous, she wows you all over again with Dolly Diamond’s Rather Large Variety Hour! Taking over the Ukiyo ...

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]]> 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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