Midsumma Festival
Performance review: Homophonic!, Theatre Works, midsumma festival
A celebration of some of Australia’s best queer, classical musicians and compositions.
Musical review: Ruthless! the Musical, MC Showroom, midsumma festival
Interwoven tales of raging ambition for theatre stardom, with songs, sequins and satire.
Comedy review: Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen, Arts Centre Melbourne, Midsumma Festival 2025
A dark comedy about queer romance, mental health and emotional vulnerability.
Midsumma and Mardi Gras programs ensure a queer summer ahead
Asexual comedy, drag kings, lesbian drama, trans theatre and in-your-face gay cabaret feature in the programs of Sydney and Melbourne’s…
Theatre review: Marriage, Midsumma Festival
How does the institution of marriage affect the queer community?
Theatre review: A Body at Work, La Mama
A dynamite debut solo from Frankie van Kan that delves into the world of strip clubs and sex work.
Exhibition review: Bloodlines by The Huxleys, Abbotsford Convent
An incredibly moving exhibition that pays tribute to artists who lost their lives in the AIDS epidemic.
Performance reviews: Ruff Trade and Trans Woman Kills Influencer, Midsumma Festival
‘Trans Woman Kills Influencer’ leans into the modern day, while Steven Dawson’s ‘Ruff Trade’ is a devilishly good tragedy set…
Theatre review: Slippery, The Butterfly Club, Midsumma Festival
Mayhem ensues when a polyamorous love square becomes a triangle and one of the lovers returns as a ghost to…
Through the queer lens
Midsumma Festival and PHOTO 2024 join forces to present 'Queer PHOTO', with works that are bold, reflective, tender, intimate and…