Midsumma Festival
This is about the best version of Pirates of Penzance you could see
Featuring one of the most parodied songs in the English language, this is the most joyous Gilbert and Sullivan work around.
- Bridget Davies, Nadia Bailey, Andrew Fuhrmann, Jessica Nicholas and Sonia Nair
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Can love conquer all in this collision of tennis and relationship drama?
Australian Open is a queer domestic comedy that serves up aces of absurdity, rapid-fire volleys of wit, and heavy groundstrokes of camp and cringe.
- Cameron Woodhead, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Jessica Nicholas, Sonia Nair, Andrew Fuhrmann and Will Cox
Love turned this playwright into a criminal. His response will surprise you
Homosexuality was taboo when Danish Sheikh was growing up in India. At this year’s Midsumma Festival, he explores what happened next.
- John Bailey
Sun, sweat, sequins: Midsumma Pride March hits milestone
After a bruising week for gender diverse communities around the world, Melbourne’s LGBTQ community has celebrated in style during the annual Pride March.
- Ashleigh McMillan
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Banned from wearing uniforms, paramedics pull out of Midsumma Pride March
Paramedics have withdrawn from participating in Sunday’s Pride March after event organisers banned marchers from wearing work uniforms as part of a new “trauma-informed approach”.
- Bridie Smith
Erotic, funny and unflinching: The stellar show that lifts the veil on sex work
A Body at Work is a show that takes the audience, with a conspiratorial wink, behind the veil to expose what it’s really like in strip clubs and brothels.
- Cameron Woodhead and Liam Pieper
Amyl and the Sniffers’ biggest show yet is a riotous celebration
There’s a real sense of community and communion as the crowd thrashes, screams and whoops for 90 minutes of pure chaos.
- Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
Stranger than Trump? Penn & Teller provide the best performance art of the day
In a tour celebrating their golden jubilee, the duo showed a packed Hamer Hall exactly why their act is so enduring and beloved.
- Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
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Victoria Police withdraws from Midsumma Pride March
Police announced their decision after organisers banned participants from wearing formal work uniforms following violence at last year’s event.
- Lachlan Abbott and Cassandra Morgan
Flop to smash hit: Sumptuous, talent-packed Bernstein musical goes the whole ham
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes four five-star shows within one week – including one that hasn’t been seen on our stages since the ’80s.
- Bridget Davies, Jessica Nicholas, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann