Kate Mulqueen

Kate Mulqueen is an actor, writer, musician and theatre-maker based in Naarm (Melbourne). Instagram: @picklingspirits Facebook: @katemulq Twitter: @katemulqueen

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Thinking about aliens – The Blak Infinite envelops Fed Square this RISING

Behind the spaceships and bright lights in this RISING program of free events and installations lies a deeper story.

Three actors in orange hi-vis clothes with a huge oval backdrop showing clouds, stand behind a mass of complicated poles.
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Theatre review: Multiple Bad Things, Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse

Back to Back's latest production presents another layered look at the intersectional experience of people with a disability.

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Theatre review: Homo Pentecostus, Malthouse Theatre

A multifarious exploration of religion, history, culture and sexuality.

Peacemongers. Against a green backdrop an Asian woman and white man sit at a dinner table laden with food, candles and books. He holds a butternut pumpkin and she holds a wine glass. They are both wearing serviettes tucked into their collars.
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Theatre review: Peacemongers, Darebin Arts Speakeasy

An experimental think piece that played with the concept of a perfect world.

A young white woman in a tartan skirt and music band T shirt is at the back of the stage, which has draped material hanging around it. Closer to the camera with his back to us is a white balding middle aged man sitting in a chair and looking at the girl. The Exact Dimensions of Hell.
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Theatre review: The Exact Dimensions of Hell, fortyfivedownstairs

Predatory and sexual violence against a minor is played out through witchcraft tropes.

A young white man wears a white vest and a red Tudor hat with a long feature. He has his hands steepled in front of his face pensively.
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Comedy review: Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024

A TikTok sensation makes it to the stage, with hilarious results.

Alex Hines. Putting on a Show. Image is a woman with long dark hair dressed in a long white dress on an old fashioned phone under an ornate arch. There are two smaller versions of the same woman, albeit with a blue bodice to the dress, one on each side of her.
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Comedy review: Alex Hines: Putting on a Show, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024 

Stand-up, sketch and musical comedy, this production has it all.

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Comedy review: Mel & Sam: The Platonic Human Centipede, The Toff in Town, MICF 2024

Queer besties' new musical comedy is smart and ridiculous.

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Comedy review: Hannah Camillieri: Lolly Bag, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024

Camillieri offers a bag of funny treats.

Alice and Liam Horror Flick. Image is a photo of a man dressed as Count Dracula grabbing a young smiling woman around the neck, altered to look like an illustration.
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Comedy review: Alice and Liam Horror Flick, The Butterfly Club, MICF 2024

A variety sketch show that riffed on all things horror.

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