Jessi Ryan
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Performance reviews: How to Shave and It’s Like a Circle, Melbourne Fringe Festival
Comedy that unpacks the highs and lows of transmasculine identity and theatre exploring the realms of queer love.

Exhibition review: Tools For After, Fitzroy Town Hall
A slick display of contemporary Italian design and ingenuity.

Queer and present danger: Part 3
The final part of this series details the careers of young drag queens, Linh Uendo and Kitty Obsidian, amid the…

Queer and present danger: Part 2
Delve into the new millennium with Crystal Love from the Tiwi Islands and First Nations drag queen Mama MadB.

Queer and present danger: Part 1
The first of a three-part series exploring Australian drag queens and their part in the activism and history of the…

Theatre review: Telethon Kid, Malthouse Theatre
The moral of ‘Telethon Kid’ hangs on a precarious through line that is tarnished in this make-believe world.

The Australian Ballet dancers pivot to industrial action
Stalled pay negotiations reflect the financial woes of the country's leading ballet company.

The cost of admission – are theatre ticket prices too high?
With rising living costs, are our major companies doing enough to ensure access for those on low incomes?

Housing crisis pushes artists to the brink ... of creativity
Unable to find suitable accommodation, one local artist has come up with a novel solution.

Battle to save a local music venue – again
The fight to protect Melbourne's beloved Tote was supposed to have been won in 2010. But now history is repeating…