Events
Memory Lane Cafe
VPC Co-presents
Mar
18
1:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Memory Lane Cafe - supporting people affected by dementia
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Mar
22
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Mar
29
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
VPC Presents
Mar
29
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Artists in Conversation: Top, Don't Be Too Polite and Scars // Stars
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Apr
5
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Apr
12
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
Memory Lane Cafe
VPC Co-presents
Apr
29
1:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Memory Lane Cafe - supporting people affected by dementia
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
May
3
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
May
10
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
May
17
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
May
24
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
May
31
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Jun
14
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
Location: Victorian Pride Centre
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
15
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
15
March 15 @ 7:30 pm - April 20 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Social
Mar
16
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
16
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Health & wellness
VPC Presents
Mar
17
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
Location: Theatrette, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
17
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Education
Mar
18
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LGBTIQA+ Art program
Location: Prahran Place, PRAHRAN - VIC
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
18
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
18
March 18 @ 7:30 pm - April 23 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Mar
19
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
19
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
19
March 19 @ 7:30 pm - April 24 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Education
Mar
20
March 20 @ 9:30 am - March 21 @ 4:30 pm
In person Queer Community Building workshop
Location: Gasworks Arts Park, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Mar
20
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
Mar
20
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Voices Unbound - Celebrating Cultural Diversity Week
Location: the Theatrette – Victorian Pride Centre, St Kilda
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
20
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
20
March 20 @ 7:30 pm - April 25 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
20
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Mar
21
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Queer Iftar III @ Preston
Location:
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
21
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
21
March 21 @ 7:30 pm - April 26 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
21
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Health & wellness
VPC Presents
Mar
22
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
Location: Theatrette, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
22
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
22
March 22 @ 7:30 pm - April 27 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
22
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Mar
23
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Nomads Outdoors Group - Mt Dandenong Hike - Kalorama to Silvan Reservoir & Olinda
Location:
Social
Mar
23
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
23
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
Mar
24
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Girt By Sea
Location: The Butterfly Club, Melbourne CBD
Health & wellness
VPC Presents
Mar
24
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
Location: Theatrette, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
24
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Mar
24
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Location: NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House, Coburg
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
Mar
25
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Girt By Sea
Location: The Butterfly Club, Melbourne CBD
Community & culture
Education
Mar
25
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LGBTIQA+ Art program
Location: Prahran Place, PRAHRAN - VIC
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
25
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
25
March 25 @ 7:30 pm - April 30 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
25
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
Mar
26
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Girt By Sea
Location: The Butterfly Club, Melbourne CBD
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Mar
26
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
26
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
26
March 26 @ 7:30 pm - May 01 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
26
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Mar
27
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
Mar
27
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Girt By Sea
Location: The Butterfly Club, Melbourne CBD
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
27
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Writing, reading & literature
Mar
27
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Buried Life
Location: The Forum, Victorian Pride Centre, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
27
March 27 @ 7:30 pm - May 02 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
27
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Advocacy and Activism
Career & networking
Community & culture
Education
Mar
28
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
HEY Day 2025: Advocacy and Activism
Location: Bendigo BankTheatre, 50 View Street, Bendigo 3550, Bendigo
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
Mar
28
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Girt By Sea
Location: The Butterfly Club, Melbourne CBD
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
28
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
28
March 28 @ 7:30 pm - May 03 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
28
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Health & wellness
VPC Presents
Mar
29
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
Location: Theatrette, Melbourne
Mar
29
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Melbourne IVF (MIVF) Morning Tea and Panel Event
Location: the Theatrette – Victorian Pride Centre, St Kilda
VPC Presents
Mar
29
4:00 pm - 9:30 pm
KINDER – Primal Sunsets @ VPC
Location: Victorian Pride Centre Rooftop, ST KILDA
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
Mar
29
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Girt By Sea
Location: The Butterfly Club, Melbourne CBD
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
29
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Mar
29
March 29 @ 7:30 pm - May 04 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
29
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
Mar
30
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Girt By Sea
Location: The Butterfly Club, Melbourne CBD
Social
Mar
30
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
30
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
30
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Mar
31
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Mar
31
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Social
Apr
1
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Gay-ming with pride
Location: The Gaming Arena, Melbourne
Community & culture
Education
Apr
1
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LGBTIQA+ Art program
Location: Prahran Place, PRAHRAN - VIC
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
1
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
1
April 01 @ 7:30 pm - May 07 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
1
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
1
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
It’s Camp: Drag Show
Location: The Old Bar, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Apr
2
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
2
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
2
April 02 @ 7:30 pm - May 08 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
2
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Apr
3
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Social
Visual & performing arts
Apr
3
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Monthly Life Drawing
Location: Artemisia Gallery & Event Space, Windsor
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
3
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
3
April 03 @ 7:30 pm - May 09 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
3
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
4
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Visual & performing arts
VPC Presents
Apr
4
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Frog for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Location: Theatrette, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
4
April 04 @ 7:30 pm - May 10 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
4
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
5
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
MRB : Pride
Location: the Theatrette – Victorian Pride Centre, St Kilda
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
5
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Visual & performing arts
VPC Presents
Apr
5
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Frog for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Location: Theatrette, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
5
April 05 @ 7:30 pm - May 11 @ 6:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
5
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
VPC Presents
Apr
6
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday Sizzle
Location:
Social
Apr
6
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
6
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Visual & performing arts
VPC Presents
Apr
6
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Frog for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Location: Theatrette, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
6
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
7
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Apr
7
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Location: NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House, Coburg
Visual & performing arts
Apr
7
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
8
April 08 @ 9:30 am - April 20 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
8
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Disability
Visual & performing arts
Apr
8
April 08 @ 7:00 pm - April 20 @ 8:00 pm
Dysfunctional Family Jukebox
Location: The Basement, Wheat, Wine &Whisky, Collingwood
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
8
April 08 @ 7:30 pm - May 14 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
8
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Apr
9
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
9
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
9
April 09 @ 7:30 pm - May 15 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
9
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
10
April 10 @ 9:30 am - April 22 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Apr
10
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
10
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
10
April 10 @ 7:30 pm - May 16 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
10
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
11
April 11 @ 9:30 am - April 23 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Family, kids & school activities
Visual & performing arts
Apr
11
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ida The Hobit -The Play!
Location: The Bowery Theatre, St Albans
Community & culture
Apr
11
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Leather monthly meet up
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
11
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
11
April 11 @ 7:30 pm - May 17 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
11
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
Social
Apr
11
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
LGBTIQA+ affirming Mass
Location: St Joseph’s Church, SOUTH YARRA
Apr
12
April 12 @ 9:30 am - April 24 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Film, broadcasting & media
inclusion and accessibility
Social
Writing, reading & literature
Apr
12
April 12 @ 1:00 pm - May 10 @ 2:30 pm
Trans and Gender-diverse Book Club
Location: Thorne Habour Health, Abbotsford
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
12
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
12
April 12 @ 7:30 pm - May 18 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
12
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
13
April 13 @ 9:30 am - April 25 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Social
Apr
13
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
13
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
13
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
14
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
14
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
15
April 15 @ 9:30 am - April 27 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
15
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
15
April 15 @ 7:30 pm - May 21 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
15
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Apr
16
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
16
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
16
April 16 @ 7:30 pm - May 22 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
16
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
17
April 17 @ 9:30 am - April 29 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Apr
17
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
17
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
17
April 17 @ 7:30 pm - May 23 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
17
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
18
April 18 @ 9:30 am - April 30 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
18
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
18
April 18 @ 7:30 pm - May 24 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
18
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
19
April 19 @ 9:30 am - May 01 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
Apr
19
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
✨ Light, Darkness, and The Liminal: Meditation and Art Therapy Workshop ✨
Location: Vine & Branches Personal Growth Centre Inc., Lower Plenty
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
19
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
19
April 19 @ 7:30 pm - May 25 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
19
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
20
April 20 @ 9:30 am - May 02 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Social
Apr
20
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
20
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
20
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
21
April 21 @ 9:30 am - May 03 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
21
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Apr
21
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Location: NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House, Coburg
Visual & performing arts
Apr
21
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
22
April 22 @ 9:30 am - May 04 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
22
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
22
April 22 @ 7:30 pm - May 28 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
22
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
23
April 23 @ 9:30 am - May 05 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Apr
23
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
23
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
23
April 23 @ 7:30 pm - May 29 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
23
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
24
April 24 @ 9:30 am - May 06 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Apr
24
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
24
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
24
April 24 @ 7:30 pm - May 30 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
24
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
25
April 25 @ 9:30 am - May 07 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
25
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
25
April 25 @ 7:30 pm - May 31 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
25
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
26
April 26 @ 9:30 am - May 08 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
26
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
26
April 26 @ 7:30 pm - June 01 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
26
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
27
April 27 @ 9:30 am - May 09 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Social
Apr
27
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
27
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
27
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
28
April 28 @ 9:30 am - May 10 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
28
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
28
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
29
April 29 @ 9:30 am - May 11 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
29
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
29
April 29 @ 7:30 pm - June 04 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
29
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Apr
30
April 30 @ 9:30 am - May 12 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Apr
30
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Apr
30
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Apr
30
April 30 @ 7:30 pm - June 05 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Apr
30
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
1
May 01 @ 9:30 am - May 13 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
1
May 01 @ 10:00 am - May 26 @ 4:00 pm
Queerthentic Regional LGBTQIA+ Art Prize Exhibition
Location: The Old Auction House , 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton, 3444, Kyneton
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
May
1
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Social
Visual & performing arts
May
1
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Monthly Life Drawing
Location: Artemisia Gallery & Event Space, Windsor
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
1
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
May
1
May 01 @ 7:30 pm - June 06 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
1
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
2
May 02 @ 9:30 am - May 14 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
2
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
May
2
May 02 @ 7:30 pm - June 07 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
2
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
3
May 03 @ 9:30 am - May 15 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
3
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
May
3
May 03 @ 7:30 pm - June 08 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
3
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
4
May 04 @ 9:30 am - May 16 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
VPC Presents
May
4
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday Sizzle
Location:
Social
May
4
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
4
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
4
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
5
May 05 @ 9:30 am - May 17 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
5
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
May
5
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Location: NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House, Coburg
Visual & performing arts
May
5
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
6
May 06 @ 9:30 am - May 18 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Social
May
6
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Gay-ming with pride
Location: The Gaming Arena, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
6
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
May
6
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Gay South East Social Hangout
Location: The O.C. Public Bar, Hughesdale
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
May
6
May 06 @ 7:30 pm - June 11 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
6
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
7
May 07 @ 9:30 am - May 19 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
May
7
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
7
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
May
7
May 07 @ 7:30 pm - June 12 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
7
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
8
May 08 @ 9:30 am - May 20 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
May
8
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
8
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
May
8
May 08 @ 7:30 pm - June 13 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
8
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
9
May 09 @ 9:30 am - May 21 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
May
9
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Leather monthly meet up
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
9
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
May
9
May 09 @ 7:30 pm - June 14 @ 7:30 pm
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
9
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
Social
May
9
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
LGBTIQA+ affirming Mass
Location: St Joseph’s Church, SOUTH YARRA
May
10
May 10 @ 9:30 am - May 22 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Film, broadcasting & media
inclusion and accessibility
Social
Writing, reading & literature
May
10
May 10 @ 1:00 pm - June 07 @ 2:30 pm
Trans and Gender-diverse Book Club
Location: Thorne Habour Health, Abbotsford
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
10
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
10
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
11
May 11 @ 9:30 am - May 23 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Social
May
11
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
11
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
11
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
12
May 12 @ 9:30 am - May 24 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
12
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
12
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
13
May 13 @ 9:30 am - May 25 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Writing, reading & literature
May
13
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
LGBTIQA+ Own Voices Writing Workshop
Location: Wheeler Centre, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
13
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
13
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
14
May 14 @ 9:30 am - May 26 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
May
14
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
14
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Writing, reading & literature
May
14
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
IDAHOBIT Author Talk: Sam Elkin and Savannah Hollis
Location: Sam Merrifield Library, Moonee Valley
Visual & performing arts
May
14
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
15
May 15 @ 9:30 am - May 27 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
May
15
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
15
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
15
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
16
May 16 @ 9:30 am - May 28 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
16
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
16
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
17
May 17 @ 9:30 am - May 29 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Visual & performing arts
May
17
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Queerthentic Regional LGBTQIA+ Art Prize Celebration
Location: The Old Auction House , 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton, 3444, Kyneton
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
17
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
17
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
18
May 18 @ 9:30 am - May 30 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Social
May
18
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
18
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
18
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
19
May 19 @ 9:30 am - May 31 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
19
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
May
19
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Location: NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House, Coburg
Visual & performing arts
May
19
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
20
May 20 @ 9:30 am - June 01 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
20
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
20
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
21
May 21 @ 9:30 am - June 02 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
May
21
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
21
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
21
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
22
May 22 @ 9:30 am - June 03 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
May
22
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
22
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
22
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
23
May 23 @ 9:30 am - June 04 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
23
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
23
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
24
May 24 @ 9:30 am - June 05 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
24
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
24
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
25
May 25 @ 9:30 am - June 06 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Social
May
25
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
25
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
25
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
26
May 26 @ 9:30 am - June 07 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
26
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
26
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
27
May 27 @ 9:30 am - June 08 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
27
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
27
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
28
May 28 @ 9:30 am - June 09 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
May
28
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
28
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
28
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
29
May 29 @ 9:30 am - June 10 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
May
29
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
29
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
29
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
30
May 30 @ 9:30 am - June 11 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
30
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
May
30
May 30 @ 7:00 pm - May 31 @ 12:30 am
30th Birthday Greek and Gay Support Network
Location: 19 Brunswick Street Fitzroy 3065, Fitzroy
Visual & performing arts
May
30
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
May
31
May 31 @ 9:30 am - June 12 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
May
31
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
May
31
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Jun
1
June 01 @ 9:30 am - June 13 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
VPC Presents
Jun
1
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday Sizzle
Location:
Social
Jun
1
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
1
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
1
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Jun
2
June 02 @ 9:30 am - June 14 @ 10:30 pm
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
Location: Grouse, Fitzroy
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
2
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Jun
2
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Location: NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House, Coburg
Visual & performing arts
Jun
2
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Social
Jun
3
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Gay-ming with pride
Location: The Gaming Arena, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
3
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
3
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Jun
4
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
4
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
4
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Jun
5
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Social
Visual & performing arts
Jun
5
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Monthly Life Drawing
Location: Artemisia Gallery & Event Space, Windsor
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
5
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
5
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
6
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
6
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
7
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
7
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Social
Jun
8
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
8
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
8
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
9
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
9
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
10
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
10
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Jun
11
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
11
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
11
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Jun
12
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Location: ContactFAN, Box Hill
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
12
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
12
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Community & culture
Jun
13
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Melbourne Leather monthly meet up
Location: DT`s Hotel, Melbourne
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
13
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
13
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
Social
Jun
13
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
LGBTIQA+ affirming Mass
Location: St Joseph’s Church, SOUTH YARRA
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Jun
14
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Truth to Power Café
Location: Theatre Works, Melbourne
Visual & performing arts
Jun
14
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
SLAY
Location: Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 15
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 15 @ 7:30 pm - April 20 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 15
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
March 16 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 16
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 16
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
March 17 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 17
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
Victorian Pride Cemtre
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Theatrette
79 - 81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Health & wellness
VPC Presents
Join us for Yoga at the Victorian Pride Centre!
All Levels Soft Flow Yoga, with Joey Myers.
Yoga classes with Joey are a fusion that encompass a wide variety of modalities including Hatha, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Jivamukti, Yin and restorative yoga. A dedicated teacher and mentor for over 14 years, Joey provides exceptional guidance with clear cuing and hands on touch where needed. Feel nurtured. Feel seen. Students have come to love the rich balance of strength, stability, mobility, and stillness. Always an all-encompassing practice leading into a steady sense of calm and ease.
The essence of this offering is based on the foundation that every individual is on a personal journey, not to find themselves, not to better themselves, but to reveal what is already there. Pure Divinity. Joey does this by sharing traditional teachings from a place of dedicated learning, lived experience and inner understanding. Having taught over ten thousand hours and guided thousands through practice, a unique and caring individual with a set of skills and talents that inspire you to unravel and dissolve into the grounded, stable, open and loving self that you are. A typical class is a guided meditative movement class. Often incorporating a theme, breath work, sound and yoga philosophy. Presented in a way that is easy to follow and understand through clear and guided verbal and/or visual cues along with hands on adjustments where needed to correct and/or guide students deeper into physical practice.
Classes are for everybody.
No prior experience is required.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
GENERAL OUTLOOK
- Arrive on time and demonstrate a courteous manner to all around you.
- Avoid interruption to classes, participants must remain present for the full duration of the class as per the scheduled times.
- Classes begin on time. Admittance might not be granted to anyone arriving after the sessions has commenced regardless of whether a booking has been made. Where a booking had been made it will be considered “unattended” and no refund will be issued.
- Attendees under 15 years of age must be signed in and accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- All attendees are required to follow all reasonable directions by teacher.
- Teacher upholds the right to refuse entry to any person at its sole discretion.
- All purchases are final.
- A refund will not be issued for missed or unattended sessions.
- While all sales are final and refunds will not be issued, you may transfer your NON-EXPIRED purchase to another participant.
- By attending class you warrant that, you are in good physical health and have no existing medical conditions that would prevent you from participating in class.
- You must advise teacher immediately if you become aware of any changes to your health that may impact on your participation in public class.
- If you become aware of any health concerns you must consult a doctor or qualified professional before resuming sessions.
- Vic Pride Centre warns that whilst you are using the services of our facility, during the physical practice of yoga, you are at risk of suffering physical harm or personal injury including broken bones, soft tissue injury, joint injuries, and permanent disability or death. Your teacher, nor the centre are to be held liable or accountable for any physical harm or personal injury including broken bones, soft tissue injury, joint injuries, permanent disability.
- The centre and your teacher will take all measures to provide the services at the times specified at point of sale.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 17
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Memory Lane Cafe - supporting people affected by dementia
Memory Lane Cafe - supporting people affected by dementia
March 18 @ 1:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 18
Time:
1:45 pm
Organiser
Dementia Australia
Phone:
(03) 9815 7879
Email:
vic.memorylanecafe@dementia.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Low sensory
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
Memory Lane Cafe
VPC Co-presents
Memory Lane Café offers a supportive space for LGBTQI+ individuals, allies, and their families, friends, and caregivers affected by dementia. Guests can socialise and find companionship while enjoying entertainment and light refreshments.
Trained staff and volunteers from Dementia Australia will be available for conversations and support. This collaborative initiative, in partnership with Dementia Australia and Lifeview Residential Care, creates a welcoming environment for fostering connections within the community.
Attendance is free, but reservations are required. For more information or to secure your spot, please contact Harmony, the Memory Lane Coordinator, at (03) 9815 7864 or email vic.memorylanecafe@dementia.org.au.
LGBTIQA+ Art program
LGBTIQA+ Art program
March 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 18
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
Prahran Place
Phone:
0395107052
Email:
hello@prahranplace.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Prahran Place
40 Grattan Street
PRAHRAN - VIC, Victoria 3181 Australia
PRAHRAN - VIC, Victoria 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Education
Develop skills and confidence across a wide range of styles and approaches in a safe and inclusive environment.
Learn from an experienced art teacher in this educational art class. Ideal for students who want to plan and organise a portfolio with the intention to progress into further study or seek potential employment within the creative arts industries.
Fees start from $90 / term (10 weeks)
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 18
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 18 @ 7:30 pm - April 23 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 18
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
March 19 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 19
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 19
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 19 @ 7:30 pm - April 24 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 19
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
In person Queer Community Building workshop
In person Queer Community Building workshop
March 20 @ 9:30 am - March 21 @ 4:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 20
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Jeder Institute and Tathra Street & Co
Phone:
Email:
lee.griffiths@jeder.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Gasworks Arts Park
21 Graham Street, Albert Park
Melbourne, VIC 3206 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3206 Australia
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Education
Come out and join us for this transformative two-day community building workshop in Melbourne. Discover how to create the conditions to empower individuals, organisations, and businesses in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Together we’ll explore how we can collectively build stronger, more resilient communities by leveraging our unique strengths, talents, and experiences. Rather than focusing on needs and deficits, we’ll explore ways of mobilising local wisdom and community assets to address complex, intergenerational challenges.
Facilitated by LGBTQIA+ community members Dee, Lee, Steph and Tathra with a deep care for queer community building. We will deep dive into foundational concepts like Asset-Based Community Development, Trauma-Informed Community Building, Community Conversations, Power and Privilege and Conscious Co-design, all tailored to the unique dynamics of queer communities.
Whether you're a community member, pride organiser, or part of an LGBTQIA+ organization, this session will offer a fresh perspective of what's possible in our diverse communities. At the end of the two days you will come away with practical tools, frameworks and processes that can be put into practice right away, to foster sustainable, inclusive change.
Who's is the workshop for?
For wanting to explore and gain further understanding of Queer Community Building
● Community Leaders
● LGBTQIA+ Not for Profit organisations
● Individual community members and change-makers
● Queer social connection and social groups
● Public sector Advisors and Policy Officers
● Pride/event organisers
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
March 20 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 20
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripVoices Unbound - Celebrating Cultural Diversity Week
Voices Unbound - Celebrating Cultural Diversity Week
March 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 20
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
the Theatrette – Victorian Pride Centre
79-81 Fitzroy Street
St Kilda, Victoria 3182 Australia
St Kilda, Victoria 3182 Australia
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
Voices Unbound: A Night of Connection, Conversation & Creativity
The Victorian Pride Centre, in partnership with AGMC, proudly presents Voices Unbound – a powerful evening of storytelling, empowerment, and celebration in honour of Cultural Diversity Week 2025.
Cultural Diversity Week, encompassing Harmony Week (March 17-23), is a time to embrace respect, understanding, and belonging for people of all backgrounds. This year’s theme, “Embrace the Journey, Shape Our Future,” invites us to reflect on our diverse cultural stories and the collective future we are building together.
At Voices Unbound, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds. Be inspired by our incredible speakers, including best-selling author and transformation coach Rugare Gomo, and writer, composer, and advocate Xiaole Zhan.
🎤 Step Up to the Mic!
As part of the evening, we invite YOU to share your voice in our open mic poetry session. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or sharing for the first time, this is a space to express your truth, culture, and identity in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Expect thought-provoking discussions, meaningful connections, and an atmosphere of inclusivity and solidarity. Plus, enjoy delicious catering from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, reinforcing the importance of community support and shared experiences.
Come be part of a night that sparks change, builds bridges, and celebrates the beauty of our diverse identities.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 20
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 20 @ 7:30 pm - April 25 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 20
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
March 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 20
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Queer Iftar III @ Preston
Queer Iftar III @ Preston
March 21 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 21
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
queermuslinnaarm
Phone:
Email:
queermuslimnaarm@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
You are cordially invited to join Queer Muslim Naarm's third Queer Iftar in the vibrant neighbourhood of Preston. This gathering is dedicated to fostering a warm, inclusive space where Queer Muslims and their allies can come together in community and reflection while breaking fast. We’ll be serving a diverse selection of authentic South East Asian cuisine, featuring flavours from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, and a variety of both savoury and sweet options.
Venue details will be shared via email on Friday, March 21st at 11AM. We encourage you to register and RSVP early to ensure a meaningful and memorable evening for everyone. Registration will close on March 20th at 11 PM.
As Ramadan approaches, Muslims across the globe will begin a month devoted to fasting, self-reflection, and unity. From dawn to dusk, we will fast, abstaining from food and drink, while prioritising kindness, generosity, and love. Ramadan is a time deeply rooted in spiritual and communal values, marked by a strong sense of community, shared meals, and deep contemplation.
For the second consecutive year, Queer Muslim Naarm, will be hosting Queer Iftars across Naarm/Melbourne, creating an inclusive space where individuals can come together in the spirit of Ramadan. Our Iftar gatherings are open to everyone, whether you identify as Muslim, culturally Muslim, Queer Muslim ally, or simply an individual who wants to partake in the tradition of breaking fast and celebrating community.
We charge a nominal fee to attendees to ensure their commitment to the event and catering arrangements. The profits generated from ticket sales will be allocated to various minor logistical expenses, including volunteer transportation costs, additional catering needs, and other related expenses. This approach allows us to provide a better experience for everyone involved while supporting our dedicated volunteers!
If you experience any issues with purchasing your ticket or if the cost is a barrier, please feel free to reach out to us at queermuslimnaarm@gmail.com, and we will be happy to assist you.
Queer Muslim Naarm is a vibrant collective that fosters a supportive and inclusive community for Queer Muslims and their allies. Through events like Queer Iftars, we creates space to celebrate diverse traditions, share stories, and build connections. The initiative combats isolation caused by intersecting identities and promotes belonging, open dialogue, and mutual support. By embracing and affirming each individual’s unique journey, it encourages a deeper understanding and appreciation of the community’s diverse experiences.
Queer Iftar gatherings are made possible with the generous support of Thorne Harbour Health, Switchboard Victoria, Mr Joe Ball - Victorian LGBTQIA+ Commissioner, Drummond Street Services, Transgender Victoria, Queen Victoria Women Centre, Darebin City Council and Yarra City Council. Their invaluable contributions help ensure these events remain inclusive, accessible, and welcoming to all who wish to participate.
**This event will be captured through photography and videography. If you wish your face to be blurred, kindly inform our organisers on the day of the event. Please note that once the video and photo are uploaded, we won’t be able to make any edits.
Queer Muslim Naarm would like to acknowledge that this event, and all of the work that we undertake as a crew happens on stolen land. We wish to acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal Land.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 21
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 21 @ 7:30 pm - April 26 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 21
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
March 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 21
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
March 22 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Details
Date:
March 22
Time:
8:30 am
Organiser
Victorian Pride Cemtre
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Theatrette
79 - 81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Health & wellness
VPC Presents
Join us for Yoga at the Victorian Pride Centre!
All Levels Soft Flow Yoga, with Joey Myers.
Yoga classes with Joey are a fusion that encompass a wide variety of modalities including Hatha, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Jivamukti, Yin and restorative yoga. A dedicated teacher and mentor for over 14 years, Joey provides exceptional guidance with clear cuing and hands on touch where needed. Feel nurtured. Feel seen. Students have come to love the rich balance of strength, stability, mobility, and stillness. Always an all-encompassing practice leading into a steady sense of calm and ease.
The essence of this offering is based on the foundation that every individual is on a personal journey, not to find themselves, not to better themselves, but to reveal what is already there. Pure Divinity. Joey does this by sharing traditional teachings from a place of dedicated learning, lived experience and inner understanding. Having taught over ten thousand hours and guided thousands through practice, a unique and caring individual with a set of skills and talents that inspire you to unravel and dissolve into the grounded, stable, open and loving self that you are. A typical class is a guided meditative movement class. Often incorporating a theme, breath work, sound and yoga philosophy. Presented in a way that is easy to follow and understand through clear and guided verbal and/or visual cues along with hands on adjustments where needed to correct and/or guide students deeper into physical practice.
Classes are for everybody.
No prior experience is required.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
GENERAL OUTLOOK
- Arrive on time and demonstrate a courteous manner to all around you.
- Avoid interruption to classes, participants must remain present for the full duration of the class as per the scheduled times.
- Classes begin on time. Admittance might not be granted to anyone arriving after the sessions has commenced regardless of whether a booking has been made. Where a booking had been made it will be considered “unattended” and no refund will be issued.
- Attendees under 15 years of age must be signed in and accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- All attendees are required to follow all reasonable directions by teacher.
- Teacher upholds the right to refuse entry to any person at its sole discretion.
- All purchases are final.
- A refund will not be issued for missed or unattended sessions.
- While all sales are final and refunds will not be issued, you may transfer your NON-EXPIRED purchase to another participant.
- By attending class you warrant that, you are in good physical health and have no existing medical conditions that would prevent you from participating in class.
- You must advise teacher immediately if you become aware of any changes to your health that may impact on your participation in public class.
- If you become aware of any health concerns you must consult a doctor or qualified professional before resuming sessions.
- Vic Pride Centre warns that whilst you are using the services of our facility, during the physical practice of yoga, you are at risk of suffering physical harm or personal injury including broken bones, soft tissue injury, joint injuries, and permanent disability or death. Your teacher, nor the centre are to be held liable or accountable for any physical harm or personal injury including broken bones, soft tissue injury, joint injuries, permanent disability.
- The centre and your teacher will take all measures to provide the services at the times specified at point of sale.
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
March 22 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 22
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Get life's important paperwork sorted! This is the only document signing centre within a 10km radius of Melbourne's CBD that is NOT a Police Station of Law Court.
Every Saturday from 12-4pm (excluding Public Holiday Weekends) we have Justices of the Peace on hand to witness, certify and execute your important documents.
A FREE Community Service and NO appointment is necessary.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 22
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 22 @ 7:30 pm - April 27 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 22
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
March 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 22
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Nomads Outdoors Group - Mt Dandenong Hike - Kalorama to Silvan Reservoir & Olinda
Nomads Outdoors Group - Mt Dandenong Hike - Kalorama to Silvan Reservoir & Olinda
March 23
Details
Date:
March 23
Time:
12:00 am
Organiser
The Nomads Outdoors Group
Phone:
Email:
info@thenomadsinc.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
New date for event
Escape the city and enjoy a full-day autumn hike through the picturesque Dandenong Ranges, taking in the lush scenic forest, birds, walking tracks, reservoir and crisp/fresh air. This event caters for the experienced/ fit hiker who demands a 'real hike' and wants to break out a sweat. This event is graded Grade 4 'hard' with a number of steep short inclines during the second part of the hike.
This event is not suitable for first timers or those with limited fitness abilities. If in doubt, contact the leader prior to booking to discuss your fitness levels/suitability for the hike.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Grade 4: Hard (in limited sections), approximately 13.5 km, this event caters for experienced hikers and those with fitness levels that are able to climb short steep tracks and terrain (graded according to the AWTGS: Australian Walking Tracks Grading System).
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: We will meet at Croydon Station before boarding a bus for our first section of the hike at Kalorama.
Part 1: Kalorama GPO to Silvan Reservoir Lookout - Downward descent through the forest 400m to 300m elevation. (3.2 km)
Part 2: Explore the Silvan Reservoir walking along the west side enjoying the views and stop for lunch. (Flat elevation) (5.11 km)
Part 3: Start our ascent making our way to the Olinda township 300m to 560m elevation (4.84 km). At the end of the walk, we will explore the township and enjoy tea/coffee and afternoon tea. From here we will head back to Croydon Bus Station.
This is intended to be a public transport friendly event where the start and end points will be accessible by train. There is no carpooling for this event, however, you may organise your own lift with fellow walkers if you wish.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
March 23 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 23
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 23
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Girt By Sea
Girt By Sea
March 24 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 24
Time:
5:30 pm
Organiser
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Phone:
+61 3 9245 3700
Email:
girtbyseashow@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Butterfly Club
5 Carson Place
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
It's time for the Australian public to learn the truth. Girt is not just a weird word in our national anthem – she is this country's greatest swimming coach. And she's letting a documentary crew into her wet 'n' wild world for the first time!
Nestled in the humble coastal town of Convict's Lunge, the outrageous and dedicated Girt, her ever-supportive husband Birt and their anxious adult daughter Joy, run the legendary – and unorthodox – Girt by Sea swimming school. But when the local parent's council threatens the school with closure, Girt goes to even weirder lengths than usual to save everything she's worked for.
From blackmailing lawyers to stalking past students, free-styling past E-Coli outbreaks and diving over red tape, "Girt By Sea" is a mockumentary whirlwind championing family, community and the subtle art of an aqua aerobic dance routine.
This show features and has been devised by a majority queer and non-binary/gender-queer cast, crew and allies.
Written and produced by Jessica Budin (they/them)
Directed by Will Nash (he/him)
Starring Jessica Budin (Law Revue: Yee Ha Ha Ha), Jackson Vaughan (Jock, Harry Ball: More Than A Game), Silvi Vann-Wall (Avenue Q, Pill Pop) & Richard Mealey (My Failed Career, Bryan & Richard Have Sketch Appeal)
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
March 24 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 24
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
Victorian Pride Cemtre
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Theatrette
79 - 81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Health & wellness
VPC Presents
Join us for Yoga at the Victorian Pride Centre!
All Levels Soft Flow Yoga, with Joey Myers.
Yoga classes with Joey are a fusion that encompass a wide variety of modalities including Hatha, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Jivamukti, Yin and restorative yoga. A dedicated teacher and mentor for over 14 years, Joey provides exceptional guidance with clear cuing and hands on touch where needed. Feel nurtured. Feel seen. Students have come to love the rich balance of strength, stability, mobility, and stillness. Always an all-encompassing practice leading into a steady sense of calm and ease.
The essence of this offering is based on the foundation that every individual is on a personal journey, not to find themselves, not to better themselves, but to reveal what is already there. Pure Divinity. Joey does this by sharing traditional teachings from a place of dedicated learning, lived experience and inner understanding. Having taught over ten thousand hours and guided thousands through practice, a unique and caring individual with a set of skills and talents that inspire you to unravel and dissolve into the grounded, stable, open and loving self that you are. A typical class is a guided meditative movement class. Often incorporating a theme, breath work, sound and yoga philosophy. Presented in a way that is easy to follow and understand through clear and guided verbal and/or visual cues along with hands on adjustments where needed to correct and/or guide students deeper into physical practice.
Classes are for everybody.
No prior experience is required.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
GENERAL OUTLOOK
- Arrive on time and demonstrate a courteous manner to all around you.
- Avoid interruption to classes, participants must remain present for the full duration of the class as per the scheduled times.
- Classes begin on time. Admittance might not be granted to anyone arriving after the sessions has commenced regardless of whether a booking has been made. Where a booking had been made it will be considered “unattended” and no refund will be issued.
- Attendees under 15 years of age must be signed in and accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- All attendees are required to follow all reasonable directions by teacher.
- Teacher upholds the right to refuse entry to any person at its sole discretion.
- All purchases are final.
- A refund will not be issued for missed or unattended sessions.
- While all sales are final and refunds will not be issued, you may transfer your NON-EXPIRED purchase to another participant.
- By attending class you warrant that, you are in good physical health and have no existing medical conditions that would prevent you from participating in class.
- You must advise teacher immediately if you become aware of any changes to your health that may impact on your participation in public class.
- If you become aware of any health concerns you must consult a doctor or qualified professional before resuming sessions.
- Vic Pride Centre warns that whilst you are using the services of our facility, during the physical practice of yoga, you are at risk of suffering physical harm or personal injury including broken bones, soft tissue injury, joint injuries, and permanent disability or death. Your teacher, nor the centre are to be held liable or accountable for any physical harm or personal injury including broken bones, soft tissue injury, joint injuries, permanent disability.
- The centre and your teacher will take all measures to provide the services at the times specified at point of sale.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 24
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
March 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 24
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Steven Cabral
Phone:
0476166192
Email:
steven-cabral@hotmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House
32 Nicholson St
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Welcome to the Melbourne 40+ gay men support group!
My name is Steven Cabral and I am a trained group facilitator and counsellor. The idea for this support group was born out of a gap in community service that I observed where mature aged gay men could share and relate to each other in midlife. I found that most of the services seem geared towards the younger generation and rightly so, but I feel there is a particular experience in middle age and onwards that needs to be honoured, supported, and acknowledged.
As we transition into a different phase of life, we are faced with a different set of challenges. It is my belief, from my own experience, that some of these are directly, but not exclusively, tied to our sexuality and how that can influence self-actualisation later in life.
Some of us may be carrying trauma from a time where we weren’t as readily accepted. This may be seeping through other areas of our life and affecting our beliefs of self-worth and love, completely unbeknownst to us. Some of us may be feeling alone at this phase in our lives because we didn’t follow the well worn societal map followed by the majority; such as having kids and partners. As a result, we may feel alone in a peer groups or especially within our own families. Some of us may simply be struggling to navigate this new phase and all that it entails ranging from dating in middle age to bigger questions of how to find meaning and purpose in our lives. Some of us may be dealing with grief.
If any of this resonates with you, then I want you to know that you are not alone. My hope for the group is that you feel a sense of belonging and shared experience. That, in of itself, can be extremely healing.
The group is not a substitute for therapy, but a safe space to share and connect with others on a similar journey and to find inspiration.
The group is specifically targeted to gay men who are aged 40+ due to the topics covered. Due to the limitations of the space and the need to keep it intimate, there is a maximum of 10 attendees.
Girt By Sea
Girt By Sea
March 25 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 25
Time:
5:30 pm
Organiser
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Phone:
+61 3 9245 3700
Email:
girtbyseashow@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Butterfly Club
5 Carson Place
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
It's time for the Australian public to learn the truth. Girt is not just a weird word in our national anthem – she is this country's greatest swimming coach. And she's letting a documentary crew into her wet 'n' wild world for the first time!
Nestled in the humble coastal town of Convict's Lunge, the outrageous and dedicated Girt, her ever-supportive husband Birt and their anxious adult daughter Joy, run the legendary – and unorthodox – Girt by Sea swimming school. But when the local parent's council threatens the school with closure, Girt goes to even weirder lengths than usual to save everything she's worked for.
From blackmailing lawyers to stalking past students, free-styling past E-Coli outbreaks and diving over red tape, "Girt By Sea" is a mockumentary whirlwind championing family, community and the subtle art of an aqua aerobic dance routine.
This show features and has been devised by a majority queer and non-binary/gender-queer cast, crew and allies.
Written and produced by Jessica Budin (they/them)
Directed by Will Nash (he/him)
Starring Jessica Budin (Law Revue: Yee Ha Ha Ha), Jackson Vaughan (Jock, Harry Ball: More Than A Game), Silvi Vann-Wall (Avenue Q, Pill Pop) & Richard Mealey (My Failed Career, Bryan & Richard Have Sketch Appeal)
LGBTIQA+ Art program
LGBTIQA+ Art program
March 25 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 25
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
Prahran Place
Phone:
0395107052
Email:
hello@prahranplace.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Prahran Place
40 Grattan Street
PRAHRAN - VIC, Victoria 3181 Australia
PRAHRAN - VIC, Victoria 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Education
Develop skills and confidence across a wide range of styles and approaches in a safe and inclusive environment.
Learn from an experienced art teacher in this educational art class. Ideal for students who want to plan and organise a portfolio with the intention to progress into further study or seek potential employment within the creative arts industries.
Fees start from $90 / term (10 weeks)
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 25
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 25 @ 7:30 pm - April 30 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 25
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
March 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 25
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Girt By Sea
Girt By Sea
March 26 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 26
Time:
5:30 pm
Organiser
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Phone:
+61 3 9245 3700
Email:
girtbyseashow@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Butterfly Club
5 Carson Place
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
It's time for the Australian public to learn the truth. Girt is not just a weird word in our national anthem – she is this country's greatest swimming coach. And she's letting a documentary crew into her wet 'n' wild world for the first time!
Nestled in the humble coastal town of Convict's Lunge, the outrageous and dedicated Girt, her ever-supportive husband Birt and their anxious adult daughter Joy, run the legendary – and unorthodox – Girt by Sea swimming school. But when the local parent's council threatens the school with closure, Girt goes to even weirder lengths than usual to save everything she's worked for.
From blackmailing lawyers to stalking past students, free-styling past E-Coli outbreaks and diving over red tape, "Girt By Sea" is a mockumentary whirlwind championing family, community and the subtle art of an aqua aerobic dance routine.
This show features and has been devised by a majority queer and non-binary/gender-queer cast, crew and allies.
Written and produced by Jessica Budin (they/them)
Directed by Will Nash (he/him)
Starring Jessica Budin (Law Revue: Yee Ha Ha Ha), Jackson Vaughan (Jock, Harry Ball: More Than A Game), Silvi Vann-Wall (Avenue Q, Pill Pop) & Richard Mealey (My Failed Career, Bryan & Richard Have Sketch Appeal)
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
March 26 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 26
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 26
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 26 @ 7:30 pm - May 1 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 26
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
March 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 26
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
March 27 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 27
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripGirt By Sea
Girt By Sea
March 27 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 27
Time:
5:30 pm
Organiser
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Phone:
+61 3 9245 3700
Email:
girtbyseashow@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Butterfly Club
5 Carson Place
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
It's time for the Australian public to learn the truth. Girt is not just a weird word in our national anthem – she is this country's greatest swimming coach. And she's letting a documentary crew into her wet 'n' wild world for the first time!
Nestled in the humble coastal town of Convict's Lunge, the outrageous and dedicated Girt, her ever-supportive husband Birt and their anxious adult daughter Joy, run the legendary – and unorthodox – Girt by Sea swimming school. But when the local parent's council threatens the school with closure, Girt goes to even weirder lengths than usual to save everything she's worked for.
From blackmailing lawyers to stalking past students, free-styling past E-Coli outbreaks and diving over red tape, "Girt By Sea" is a mockumentary whirlwind championing family, community and the subtle art of an aqua aerobic dance routine.
This show features and has been devised by a majority queer and non-binary/gender-queer cast, crew and allies.
Written and produced by Jessica Budin (they/them)
Directed by Will Nash (he/him)
Starring Jessica Budin (Law Revue: Yee Ha Ha Ha), Jackson Vaughan (Jock, Harry Ball: More Than A Game), Silvi Vann-Wall (Avenue Q, Pill Pop) & Richard Mealey (My Failed Career, Bryan & Richard Have Sketch Appeal)
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 27
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
The Buried Life
The Buried Life
March 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 27
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Hares&Hyenas
Phone:
+ 61 3 9495 6589
Email:
contactus@hares-hyenas.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
The Forum, Victorian Pride Centre
19-81 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3182 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3182 Australia
Community & culture
Writing, reading & literature
To mark the publication of The Buried Life, Hares and Hyenas are hosting a chat between Andrea Goldsmith & Dennis Altman.
'A rumination on death and the complexity of love from one of our nation’s most brilliant minds.' Marieke Hardy
In The Buried Life, Andrea Goldsmith brilliantly dissects the conflicts and complexities of contemporary life in a story of love and friendship, faith and fundamentalism, subtly underscored by the power of poetry and music.
You can stifle the past but it will breathe again.
Join us in celebrating the release of Andrea Goldsmith's novel The Buried Life.
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 27 @ 7:30 pm - May 2 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 27
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
March 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 27
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
HEY Day 2025: Advocacy and Activism
HEY Day 2025: Advocacy and Activism
March 28 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 28
Time:
10:00 am
Organiser
Youth Affairs CouncilVictoria
Phone:
Email:
bshaw@yacvic.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Bendigo BankTheatre, 50 View Street, Bendigo 3550
50 View Street
Bendigo, VIC 3550 Australia
Bendigo, VIC 3550 Australia
Advocacy and Activism
Career & networking
Community & culture
Education
HEY DAY 2025:
A one-day event celebrating LGBTIQA+ young people and the advocacy work of the LGBTIQA+ sector in Victoria, hosted by YACVic.
Who:
LGBTIQA+ young people (12-25)
allies
AND workers in the youth and LGBTIQA+ sector
What:
HEY Day Event: Advocacy and Activism,
Friday March 28th
Bendigo Bank Theatre, 50 View Street, Bendigo VIC 3550
LGBTIQA+ young people (12-25) and youth workers are invited to join us for HEY Day, a one-day event Celebrating Advocacy, Activism, and Community for LGBTIQA+ Young People in Victoria.
Hosted by YACVic, HEY Day is an annual day of learning, connecting, and celebrating the incredible work being done by, and for, LGBTIQA+ young people to improve their mental health and well-being outcomes across the state. Now more than ever, HEY Day is an important opportunity to join in collective advocacy, build support networks and highlight the amazing work being done in our communities to show our pride, love and support for queer youth.
2025 HEY Day Lineup:
‘From Little Things - Big Things Grow’
LGBTIQA+ young advocates and activists panel Q&A
Learn To Lobby panel
Top Tips from government decision-makers on successful lobbying, and how to speak to MPs
Peer to Peer Workshop: How to share your lived experience safely
SMASH Transphobia Advocacy Workshop
Skills for Youth Workers Workshop
Learn rights and safety in inclusive best practice
Peer-lead self-care skill building sessions
Round 14 HEY Grant Announcement
Announcement of the Round 14 of the HEY Grants recipients, which will fund 13 community projects (including 8 Youth-Led initiatives!) with over $102,000. These projects are designed to foster connection, build community, and support the mental health and well-being of LGBTIQA+ young people; to create opportunities for youth leadership and to share pride in LGBTIQA+ identity.
Enjoy free food, queer joy, be part of a movement that celebrates, connects and empowers LGBTIQA+ young people here in Victoria.
Don’t miss out on this vibrant day of community, learning, and celebration! See you there!
*Additional information: Are you a school student who would like to attend HEY Day? Please let us know when you register for a ticket, and Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic) will provide a letter to your school to support your attendance.”
Girt By Sea
Girt By Sea
March 28 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 28
Time:
5:30 pm
Organiser
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Phone:
+61 3 9245 3700
Email:
girtbyseashow@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Butterfly Club
5 Carson Place
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
It's time for the Australian public to learn the truth. Girt is not just a weird word in our national anthem – she is this country's greatest swimming coach. And she's letting a documentary crew into her wet 'n' wild world for the first time!
Nestled in the humble coastal town of Convict's Lunge, the outrageous and dedicated Girt, her ever-supportive husband Birt and their anxious adult daughter Joy, run the legendary – and unorthodox – Girt by Sea swimming school. But when the local parent's council threatens the school with closure, Girt goes to even weirder lengths than usual to save everything she's worked for.
From blackmailing lawyers to stalking past students, free-styling past E-Coli outbreaks and diving over red tape, "Girt By Sea" is a mockumentary whirlwind championing family, community and the subtle art of an aqua aerobic dance routine.
This show features and has been devised by a majority queer and non-binary/gender-queer cast, crew and allies.
Written and produced by Jessica Budin (they/them)
Directed by Will Nash (he/him)
Starring Jessica Budin (Law Revue: Yee Ha Ha Ha), Jackson Vaughan (Jock, Harry Ball: More Than A Game), Silvi Vann-Wall (Avenue Q, Pill Pop) & Richard Mealey (My Failed Career, Bryan & Richard Have Sketch Appeal)
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 28
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 28 @ 7:30 pm - May 3 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 28
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
March 28 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 28
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
Yoga Classes with Joey Myers
March 29 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Details
Date:
March 29
Time:
8:30 am
Organiser
Victorian Pride Cemtre
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Theatrette
79 - 81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Health & wellness
VPC Presents
Join us for Yoga at the Victorian Pride Centre!
All Levels Soft Flow Yoga, with Joey Myers.
Yoga classes with Joey are a fusion that encompass a wide variety of modalities including Hatha, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Jivamukti, Yin and restorative yoga. A dedicated teacher and mentor for over 14 years, Joey provides exceptional guidance with clear cuing and hands on touch where needed. Feel nurtured. Feel seen. Students have come to love the rich balance of strength, stability, mobility, and stillness. Always an all-encompassing practice leading into a steady sense of calm and ease.
The essence of this offering is based on the foundation that every individual is on a personal journey, not to find themselves, not to better themselves, but to reveal what is already there. Pure Divinity. Joey does this by sharing traditional teachings from a place of dedicated learning, lived experience and inner understanding. Having taught over ten thousand hours and guided thousands through practice, a unique and caring individual with a set of skills and talents that inspire you to unravel and dissolve into the grounded, stable, open and loving self that you are. A typical class is a guided meditative movement class. Often incorporating a theme, breath work, sound and yoga philosophy. Presented in a way that is easy to follow and understand through clear and guided verbal and/or visual cues along with hands on adjustments where needed to correct and/or guide students deeper into physical practice.
Classes are for everybody.
No prior experience is required.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
GENERAL OUTLOOK
- Arrive on time and demonstrate a courteous manner to all around you.
- Avoid interruption to classes, participants must remain present for the full duration of the class as per the scheduled times.
- Classes begin on time. Admittance might not be granted to anyone arriving after the sessions has commenced regardless of whether a booking has been made. Where a booking had been made it will be considered “unattended” and no refund will be issued.
- Attendees under 15 years of age must be signed in and accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- All attendees are required to follow all reasonable directions by teacher.
- Teacher upholds the right to refuse entry to any person at its sole discretion.
- All purchases are final.
- A refund will not be issued for missed or unattended sessions.
- While all sales are final and refunds will not be issued, you may transfer your NON-EXPIRED purchase to another participant.
- By attending class you warrant that, you are in good physical health and have no existing medical conditions that would prevent you from participating in class.
- You must advise teacher immediately if you become aware of any changes to your health that may impact on your participation in public class.
- If you become aware of any health concerns you must consult a doctor or qualified professional before resuming sessions.
- Vic Pride Centre warns that whilst you are using the services of our facility, during the physical practice of yoga, you are at risk of suffering physical harm or personal injury including broken bones, soft tissue injury, joint injuries, and permanent disability or death. Your teacher, nor the centre are to be held liable or accountable for any physical harm or personal injury including broken bones, soft tissue injury, joint injuries, permanent disability.
- The centre and your teacher will take all measures to provide the services at the times specified at point of sale.
Melbourne IVF (MIVF) Morning Tea and Panel Event
Melbourne IVF (MIVF) Morning Tea and Panel Event
March 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 29
Time:
10:00 am
Organiser
Victorian Pride Centre
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
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Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
the Theatrette – Victorian Pride Centre
79-81 Fitzroy Street
St Kilda, Victoria 3182 Australia
St Kilda, Victoria 3182 Australia
Fertility and Family Planning: Insights for You and Your Community
REGISTER FREE HERE - Online or in-person Join us for a welcoming and informative morning hosted by Melbourne IVF (MIVF) at the Victorian Pride Centre. This special event invites members of the LGBTIQA+ community, allies, donors and potential IVF clients to explore inclusive fertility services in a supportive and safer environment.Event Highlights:
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Panel discussion featuring expert insights from two IVF professionals and inspiring stories from two community members.
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Casual Q&A session, offering you the chance to ask questions, connect, and engage in meaningful discussions.
Why Attend?
- Exploring Fertility and Family Planning: You and Your Community
- Learn about IVF processes tailored to LGBTIQA+ individuals and families.
- Discover MIVF’s commitment to inclusive healthcare and fertility support.
- Enjoy a relaxed environment with morning tea, coffee, and light refreshments provided by Little Social & the Pride Centre.
Get Involved:
- Panel Discussion: Gain valuable insights from professionals and hear lived experiences from community members.
- Interactive Q&A: Bring your questions and engage in open dialogue about fertility options and support or
- To submit your questions to the panel - fill out this short form with your questions before the event.
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
March 29 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 29
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Get life's important paperwork sorted! This is the only document signing centre within a 10km radius of Melbourne's CBD that is NOT a Police Station of Law Court.
Every Saturday from 12-4pm (excluding Public Holiday Weekends) we have Justices of the Peace on hand to witness, certify and execute your important documents.
A FREE Community Service and NO appointment is necessary.
Artists in Conversation: Top, Don't Be Too Polite and Scars // Stars
Artists in Conversation: Top, Don't Be Too Polite and Scars // Stars
March 29 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 29
Time:
2:00 pm
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
VPC Presents
Join us for an engaging artist discussion on Top by Clem McNabb and Jet Dwyer, Don’t Be Too Polite by the Australian Queer Archives, and Scars // Stars by Ace Astrophel Hengel. These exhibitions explore queer and trans identity, resilience, and activism through art and storytelling. A unique opportunity to hear from the artists and delve deeper into the themes of their work.
Top, a collaboration by Clem McNabb and Jet Dwyer depicts the experience of three friends as they navigate individual experiences with top surgery. The work explores the complexity of medically transitioning, and invites reflection on the complexities of body, self-expression and community.
Don’t Be Too Polite: Feminist Posters and their Collectives highlights the vital contributions of Australian lesbian-feminist artists and print collectives over the past five decades, showcasing their roles in LGBTIQA+ activism and artistic expression.
Scars // Stars is a one-of-a-kind work that celebrates the beauty of identity, self-expression, and visibility within the Trans community.
The Artist in Conversation events for the 2025 Visual Arts Program are supported by the City of Port Phillip.
KINDER – Primal Sunsets @ VPC
KINDER – Primal Sunsets @ VPC
March 29 @ 4:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 29
Time:
4:00 pm
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
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Venue
Victorian Pride Centre Rooftop
79-81 FITZROY STREET
ST KILDA, VIC 3182 Australia
ST KILDA, VIC 3182 Australia
VPC Presents
After an interstellar 2024 travelling the world, doing incredible collaborations, mashups & shows, KINDER are back in Australia and ready to show their fans why they are tipped as the next big thing in dance music according to Idris Elba, Keinemusik and more.
With this tour they will debut their new Afro House show: Primal Sunsets. Backdropped by blazing orange sunsets and the twinkling lights of the distant cityscapes, Kinder have curated a unique and memorable experience, joined the leading Australian DJs in this space including key support – Marcus Santoro and more.
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The Ghanaian-Australian sisters meteoric rise in last year was kickstarted by their game-changing cover/mashup of Drake x Black Coffee & Keinmusik’s – The Rapture Pt. III, with over 10M views and cosigns from both Keinemusik & Drake’s team. Their mashup’s of Nelly Furtados ‘I’m Like A Bird’, Grimes ‘Genesis’ and Hugel & Diplo’s Forever also drew cosigns from Nelly, Grimes & Diplo alike. A run of European shows across summer then saw them holed up in Idris Elba’s studio in London working on the inaugural release for Idris Elba’s Sound International label, “Far From Home,”.
This was soon followed by ‘Kiss Of Life’ with Peace Control & Badbwoy which reached #50 on the Beatport Afro House Chart. Recently starring in the new Australian Pepsi Max commercial, they played a string of shows this summer across Australia & Asia including. Upcoming collaborations include tracks with Kilimanjaro, Coco & Breezy, Idd Aziz, Dangel Twins, Sistek, Maesic, Kwamzy and more.
Girt By Sea
Girt By Sea
March 29 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 29
Time:
5:30 pm
Organiser
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Phone:
+61 3 9245 3700
Email:
girtbyseashow@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Butterfly Club
5 Carson Place
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
It's time for the Australian public to learn the truth. Girt is not just a weird word in our national anthem – she is this country's greatest swimming coach. And she's letting a documentary crew into her wet 'n' wild world for the first time!
Nestled in the humble coastal town of Convict's Lunge, the outrageous and dedicated Girt, her ever-supportive husband Birt and their anxious adult daughter Joy, run the legendary – and unorthodox – Girt by Sea swimming school. But when the local parent's council threatens the school with closure, Girt goes to even weirder lengths than usual to save everything she's worked for.
From blackmailing lawyers to stalking past students, free-styling past E-Coli outbreaks and diving over red tape, "Girt By Sea" is a mockumentary whirlwind championing family, community and the subtle art of an aqua aerobic dance routine.
This show features and has been devised by a majority queer and non-binary/gender-queer cast, crew and allies.
Written and produced by Jessica Budin (they/them)
Directed by Will Nash (he/him)
Starring Jessica Budin (Law Revue: Yee Ha Ha Ha), Jackson Vaughan (Jock, Harry Ball: More Than A Game), Silvi Vann-Wall (Avenue Q, Pill Pop) & Richard Mealey (My Failed Career, Bryan & Richard Have Sketch Appeal)
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 29
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
March 29 @ 7:30 pm - May 4 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 29
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
March 29 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 29
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Girt By Sea
Girt By Sea
March 30 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
March 30
Time:
5:30 pm
Organiser
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Phone:
+61 3 9245 3700
Email:
girtbyseashow@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Butterfly Club
5 Carson Place
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne CBD, Victoria 3000 Australia
Markets & Festivals
Visual & performing arts
It's time for the Australian public to learn the truth. Girt is not just a weird word in our national anthem – she is this country's greatest swimming coach. And she's letting a documentary crew into her wet 'n' wild world for the first time!
Nestled in the humble coastal town of Convict's Lunge, the outrageous and dedicated Girt, her ever-supportive husband Birt and their anxious adult daughter Joy, run the legendary – and unorthodox – Girt by Sea swimming school. But when the local parent's council threatens the school with closure, Girt goes to even weirder lengths than usual to save everything she's worked for.
From blackmailing lawyers to stalking past students, free-styling past E-Coli outbreaks and diving over red tape, "Girt By Sea" is a mockumentary whirlwind championing family, community and the subtle art of an aqua aerobic dance routine.
This show features and has been devised by a majority queer and non-binary/gender-queer cast, crew and allies.
Written and produced by Jessica Budin (they/them)
Directed by Will Nash (he/him)
Starring Jessica Budin (Law Revue: Yee Ha Ha Ha), Jackson Vaughan (Jock, Harry Ball: More Than A Game), Silvi Vann-Wall (Avenue Q, Pill Pop) & Richard Mealey (My Failed Career, Bryan & Richard Have Sketch Appeal)
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
March 30 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 30
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 30
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
March 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 30
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
March 31 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 31
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
March 31 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
March 31
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Gay-ming with pride
Gay-ming with pride
April 1 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 01
Time:
5:00 pm
Organiser
The Gaming Arena
Phone:
0394171221
Email:
Info@thegamingarena.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Gaming Arena
123 Bakers Rd
Melbourne, Victoria 3058 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3058 Australia
Social
The Gaming Arena is proud to invite you to our monthly Boardgame and community building night on the first Tuesday of every month in Coburg North, Melbourne.
This is a free entry event, with a 5% discount at the bar for any attendees wearing pride flags or pronoun pins.
Board-game hire is $5 for access to our entire boardgame library, customers are also welcome to bring their own board games from home and play for free.
The Gaming Arena is a licensed venue, all under age attendees require a responsible adult to chaperone.
We encourage everyone whether you are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or an Ally to come along and join us for some boardgames, drinks, and fun
LGBTIQA+ Art program
LGBTIQA+ Art program
April 1 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 01
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
Prahran Place
Phone:
0395107052
Email:
hello@prahranplace.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Prahran Place
40 Grattan Street
PRAHRAN - VIC, Victoria 3181 Australia
PRAHRAN - VIC, Victoria 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Education
Develop skills and confidence across a wide range of styles and approaches in a safe and inclusive environment.
Learn from an experienced art teacher in this educational art class. Ideal for students who want to plan and organise a portfolio with the intention to progress into further study or seek potential employment within the creative arts industries.
Fees start from $90 / term (10 weeks)
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 01
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 1 @ 7:30 pm - May 7 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 01
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 1 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 01
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
It’s Camp: Drag Show
It’s Camp: Drag Show
April 1 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 01
Time:
8:00 pm
Organiser
Silvio Di Baci
Phone:
Email:
silviodibaci@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Old Bar
74-76 Johnston St
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065
Visual & performing arts
Join Drag Performers for an Over-the-Top Celebration of Drag too goofy for its own good🕺
It’s Camp is the celebration of all things camp. It’s a silly, over the top show with Drag performers showcasing their favourite camp numbers!
This show of It's Camp looks to be huuuuge as a very special April Fools special.
Featuring Drag Artists: Silvio Di Baci, Eva Lista Fierce, Andii G, Darmanatrix and Wayne Cole
Camp moments of the past include: Passata Giveaways and Hula Hoop Daddies. Who knows what will happen this time round.
Secure your tickets now for an evening that promises to be anything but ordinary.
It’s camp, it’s quirky, and it’s downright delightful!
It's Camp acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which they perform, the Wurrundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
April 2 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 02
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 02
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 2 @ 7:30 pm - May 8 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 02
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 02
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
April 3 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 03
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripMonthly Life Drawing
Monthly Life Drawing
April 3 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 03
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
Artemisia Gallery & Event Space
Phone:
(03) 70449757
Email:
Info@artemisiagallery.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Artemisia Gallery & Event Space
248 High St
Windsor, Vic 3181 Australia
Windsor, Vic 3181 Australia
Social
Visual & performing arts
Join Artemisia Gallery & Event Space for our monthly life drawing session. Have a drink, meet some new people and develop a new hobby!
We are a queer owned/operated gallery and run inclusive and body positive life drawing sessions, the event is self guided however we have a host available to assist if you would like.
Tickets are limited
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 03
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 3 @ 7:30 pm - May 9 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 03
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 3 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 03
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 04
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
The Frog for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Frog for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
April 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 04
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Big Dog Theatre
Phone:
Email:
bigdogtheatre@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Theatrette
79 - 81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Visual & performing arts
VPC Presents
'Peak theatre, brilliant theatre... Camp and whimsical and sweet.' Praise Dionysus!
'The Frog' by Big Dog Theatre, is a whimsical, absurdist comedy about unlikely friendships and a life spent working to rest. Frog is an accountant, content in his misery, who one day catches a delicious, juicy Fly on his way home from work. In a bid to escape, the Fly offers to help Frog search for a lost family heirloom, and the pair begrudgingly set out on an adventure, surprised by the friendships they discover along the way.
With magical simplicity and unbound imagination, Big Dog Theatre will transport even the grumpiest of desk dwellers to every corner of a whimsical world. The work reflects on life and loneliness, as well as work and purpose, inviting the audience to contemplate the peculiarities of existence and the unexpected bonds that can form amidst life's comedic chaos.
Event Details:
- Date: 4th April - 6th April, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Tickets: $35 Full Price | $25 Concession | $10 Blak Tickets | $75 for a Group of Five
- Location: Victorian Pride Centre, Theatrette
- Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible
- Theatrette Bar will be Open: Grab a drink from the Theatrette bar and enjoy the show!
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 4 @ 7:30 pm - May 10 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 04
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 04
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
April 5 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 05
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Get life's important paperwork sorted! This is the only document signing centre within a 10km radius of Melbourne's CBD that is NOT a Police Station of Law Court.
Every Saturday from 12-4pm (excluding Public Holiday Weekends) we have Justices of the Peace on hand to witness, certify and execute your important documents.
A FREE Community Service and NO appointment is necessary.
MRB : Pride
MRB : Pride
April 5 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 05
Time:
2:00 pm
Organiser
Melbourne Rainbow Band
Phone:
Email:
membership@mrb.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
the Theatrette – Victorian Pride Centre
79-81 Fitzroy Street
St Kilda, Victoria 3182 Australia
St Kilda, Victoria 3182 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Come and listen to the Melbourne Rainbow Band as they perform a selection of their favourite hits, including sneak previews of music from an upcoming concert full of music from the movies! Entry is free, however donations are welcomed to assist in running Australia's largest rainbow community musical ensemble.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 05
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
The Frog for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Frog for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
April 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 05
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Big Dog Theatre
Phone:
Email:
bigdogtheatre@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Theatrette
79 - 81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Visual & performing arts
VPC Presents
'Peak theatre, brilliant theatre... Camp and whimsical and sweet.' Praise Dionysus!
'The Frog' by Big Dog Theatre, is a whimsical, absurdist comedy about unlikely friendships and a life spent working to rest. Frog is an accountant, content in his misery, who one day catches a delicious, juicy Fly on his way home from work. In a bid to escape, the Fly offers to help Frog search for a lost family heirloom, and the pair begrudgingly set out on an adventure, surprised by the friendships they discover along the way.
With magical simplicity and unbound imagination, Big Dog Theatre will transport even the grumpiest of desk dwellers to every corner of a whimsical world. The work reflects on life and loneliness, as well as work and purpose, inviting the audience to contemplate the peculiarities of existence and the unexpected bonds that can form amidst life's comedic chaos.
Event Details:
- Date: 4th April - 6th April, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Tickets: $35 Full Price | $25 Concession | $10 Blak Tickets | $75 for a Group of Five
- Location: Victorian Pride Centre, Theatrette
- Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible
- Theatrette Bar will be Open: Grab a drink from the Theatrette bar and enjoy the show!
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 5 @ 7:30 pm - May 11 @ 6:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 05
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 5 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 05
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Sunday Sizzle
Sunday Sizzle
April 6 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 06
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
Victorian Pride Centre
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Community & culture
VPC Presents
Join us for a sizzling good time at our Free Sunday Sizzle on the first Sunday of every month at the Victorian Pride Centre.
Grab a bite at our rooftop sausage sizzle and peruse a curated selection of LGBTQI+ goodies at Gay Stuff Markets downstairs in the forum.
Whether you're catching up with old friends or making new ones, our Sunday Sizzle is the perfect opportunity to create connections within our LGBTQI+ communities.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
April 6 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 06
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 06
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
The Frog for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Frog for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
April 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 06
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Big Dog Theatre
Phone:
Email:
bigdogtheatre@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Theatrette
79 - 81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3182 Australia
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Visual & performing arts
VPC Presents
'Peak theatre, brilliant theatre... Camp and whimsical and sweet.' Praise Dionysus!
'The Frog' by Big Dog Theatre, is a whimsical, absurdist comedy about unlikely friendships and a life spent working to rest. Frog is an accountant, content in his misery, who one day catches a delicious, juicy Fly on his way home from work. In a bid to escape, the Fly offers to help Frog search for a lost family heirloom, and the pair begrudgingly set out on an adventure, surprised by the friendships they discover along the way.
With magical simplicity and unbound imagination, Big Dog Theatre will transport even the grumpiest of desk dwellers to every corner of a whimsical world. The work reflects on life and loneliness, as well as work and purpose, inviting the audience to contemplate the peculiarities of existence and the unexpected bonds that can form amidst life's comedic chaos.
Event Details:
- Date: 4th April - 6th April, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Tickets: $35 Full Price | $25 Concession | $10 Blak Tickets | $75 for a Group of Five
- Location: Victorian Pride Centre, Theatrette
- Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible
- Theatrette Bar will be Open: Grab a drink from the Theatrette bar and enjoy the show!
SLAY
SLAY
April 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 06
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 07
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
April 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 07
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Steven Cabral
Phone:
0476166192
Email:
steven-cabral@hotmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House
32 Nicholson St
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Welcome to the Melbourne 40+ gay men support group!
My name is Steven Cabral and I am a trained group facilitator and counsellor. The idea for this support group was born out of a gap in community service that I observed where mature aged gay men could share and relate to each other in midlife. I found that most of the services seem geared towards the younger generation and rightly so, but I feel there is a particular experience in middle age and onwards that needs to be honoured, supported, and acknowledged.
As we transition into a different phase of life, we are faced with a different set of challenges. It is my belief, from my own experience, that some of these are directly, but not exclusively, tied to our sexuality and how that can influence self-actualisation later in life.
Some of us may be carrying trauma from a time where we weren’t as readily accepted. This may be seeping through other areas of our life and affecting our beliefs of self-worth and love, completely unbeknownst to us. Some of us may be feeling alone at this phase in our lives because we didn’t follow the well worn societal map followed by the majority; such as having kids and partners. As a result, we may feel alone in a peer groups or especially within our own families. Some of us may simply be struggling to navigate this new phase and all that it entails ranging from dating in middle age to bigger questions of how to find meaning and purpose in our lives. Some of us may be dealing with grief.
If any of this resonates with you, then I want you to know that you are not alone. My hope for the group is that you feel a sense of belonging and shared experience. That, in of itself, can be extremely healing.
The group is not a substitute for therapy, but a safe space to share and connect with others on a similar journey and to find inspiration.
The group is specifically targeted to gay men who are aged 40+ due to the topics covered. Due to the limitations of the space and the need to keep it intimate, there is a maximum of 10 attendees.
SLAY
SLAY
April 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 07
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 8 @ 9:30 am - April 20 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 08
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 08
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Dysfunctional Family Jukebox
Dysfunctional Family Jukebox
April 8 @ 7:00 pm - April 20 @ 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 08
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Freddie Arthur
Phone:
0447033755
Email:
shetookmybell@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Bisexual, Queer, People living with a disability
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Basement, Wheat, Wine &Whisky
284 Smith Street
Collingwood, Victoria 3066 Australia
Collingwood, Victoria 3066 Australia
Community & culture
Disability
Visual & performing arts
Freddie used to think she had a normal family. Now she's letting all the skeletons (& herself) out of the closet. Come meet Mum/Terri, the homophobic closeted lesbian; Dad/Wayne, the violent hopeless romantic; and Cousin Mike, the public masturbator. Through dark comedy and the weirdest all-original tracklist you've ever heard, Freddie will expose her family's deepest secrets. Songs include 'Smacking My Kids' and 'I Know I'm A Good Mother Because My Children Aren't Gay.' If you've ever wanted to feel better about your own relations, come meet Freddie's Dysfunctional Family Jukebox.
Freddie's comedy has been described as mixing "cheery positivity with slightly unsettling subject material" (Hugging Comedians). She is a 2025 Adelaide Fringe Fund Recipient, performed on the Gala show at the 2024 Bendigo Comedy Festival and has featured in line-ups in London and Edinburgh. Dysfunctional Family Jukebox is directed by award-winning director, Marcel Blanch-De Wilt.
'A quietly unhinged onstage presence, so keen to see what Freddie does next' - Scout Boxall
SHOWTIME: 7:15pm (55 mins)
*Unfortunately this venue is not wheelchair accessible
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 8 @ 7:30 pm - May 14 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 08
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 8 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 08
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
April 9 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 09
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 09
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 9 @ 7:30 pm - May 15 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 09
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 09
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 10 @ 9:30 am - April 22 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 10
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
April 10 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 10
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripTruth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 10
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 10 @ 7:30 pm - May 16 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 10
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 10 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 10
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 11 @ 9:30 am - April 23 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 11
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Ida The Hobit -The Play!
Ida The Hobit -The Play!
April 11 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 11
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
Brimbank Youth Services
Phone:
(03) 9249 4000
Email:
bys@brimbank.vic.gov.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Hearing loop available
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Bowery Theatre
33 Princess Street,
St Albans, Vic 3021 Australia
St Albans, Vic 3021 Australia
Community & culture
Family, kids & school activities
Visual & performing arts
Get ready for the all new youth-led (12-25 years) LGBTQIA+ play!
Ida the Hobit is the story of Ida, a youngling on a fantastical journey to understand LGBTQIA+ identities. In this whimsical play, Ida must help her animal pals on their journeys of self-discovery.
Will Ida discover something about herself on the way?
Warnings: Queerphobia (including homophobia, transphobia and misgendering), and mental ill-health
Melbourne Leather monthly meet up
Melbourne Leather monthly meet up
April 11 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 11
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
Melbourne Leather
Phone:
Email:
tryfle@yahoo.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Melbourne Leather meets at DTs hotel , 146 Church St, Richmond from 6pm-9pm with ability to remain in the venue after this time.
This is a chance to meet others in the community who show an interest and love for leather.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 11
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 11 @ 7:30 pm - May 17 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 11
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 11
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
LGBTIQA+ affirming Mass
LGBTIQA+ affirming Mass
April 11 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 11
Time:
8:00 pm
Organiser
Acceptance Melbourne
Phone:
Email:
melbourneacceptance@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
St Joseph’s Church
52 Fitzgerald Street
SOUTH YARRA, VIC 3141 Australia
SOUTH YARRA, VIC 3141 Australia
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
Social
Acceptance Melbourne provides a safe space for Catholics who identify as LGBTIQA+ to practice their faith through the celebration of the Eucharist. Family, friends and allies are welcome.
Music liturgy: if you can sing in the shower (or play ANY instrument) we want YOU! Help make our music fabulous and welcoming - see us before Mass or email us!
Join us for tea and coffee in St Joseph's Parish Hall (upstairs) after Mass. You may want to consider bringing some small snack or treats to share, but please don't feel obligated.
Mass always takes place at 8pm on the second Friday of every month.
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 12 @ 9:30 am - April 24 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 12
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
April 12 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 12
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Get life's important paperwork sorted! This is the only document signing centre within a 10km radius of Melbourne's CBD that is NOT a Police Station of Law Court.
Every Saturday from 12-4pm (excluding Public Holiday Weekends) we have Justices of the Peace on hand to witness, certify and execute your important documents.
A FREE Community Service and NO appointment is necessary.
Trans and Gender-diverse Book Club
Trans and Gender-diverse Book Club
April 12 @ 1:00 pm - May 10 @ 2:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 12
Time:
1:00 pm
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Trans and Gender Diverse, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Thorne Habour Health
200 Hoddle Street
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067 Australia
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067 Australia
Community & culture
Film, broadcasting & media
inclusion and accessibility
Social
Writing, reading & literature
The TGD Book Club offers trans and gender-diverse people a safe, welcoming space to share and explore deeper meanings, ideas & reflections on your gender journey and explore trans/non-binary culture and books with peers. Members decide the books and we link to free online readings and library holdings, so it’s super accessible and cheap! It’s a great chance to meet new people and explore our gender journeys together.
♿ Access information ♿
Financial support
We can offer limited free copies of the text. If you need financial support accessing the reading material, please complete the form below.
Travel support
We can offer a limited number of transport vouchers, to pay for members travel to and from Book Club. Complete the access form in our link to request support.
Online attendance
You can join us online through the meeting link: https://meet.google.com/isp-paim-bmf
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 12
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 12 @ 7:30 pm - May 18 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 12
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 12
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 13 @ 9:30 am - April 25 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 13
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
April 13 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 13
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 13
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
April 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 13
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 14
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
April 14 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 14
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 15 @ 9:30 am - April 27 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 15
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 15
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 15 @ 7:30 pm - May 21 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 15
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 15
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
April 16 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 16
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 16
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 16 @ 7:30 pm - May 22 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 16
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 16
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 17 @ 9:30 am - April 29 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 17
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
April 17 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 17
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripTruth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 17
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 17 @ 7:30 pm - May 23 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 17
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 17
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 18 @ 9:30 am - April 30 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 18
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 18
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 18 @ 7:30 pm - May 24 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 18
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 18
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 19 @ 9:30 am - May 1 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 19
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
✨ Light, Darkness, and The Liminal: Meditation and Art Therapy Workshop ✨
✨ Light, Darkness, and The Liminal: Meditation and Art Therapy Workshop ✨
April 19 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 19
Time:
10:00 am
Organiser
Cody Fisher Therapies
Phone:
0411229907
Email:
codyfishertherapies@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Vine & Branches Personal Growth Centre Inc.
27 Bonds Rd
Lower Plenty, VIC 3093
Lower Plenty, VIC 3093
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
🌙 Step into the sacred in-between—the space where light and shadow meet, endings become beginnings, and transformation unfolds.
Join us for a deeply immersive journey blending guided meditation, expressive art therapy, and group ritual to explore the rich landscapes within.
Through mindfulness and creativity, we’ll navigate liminal spaces, embracing both our radiance and our shadows with curiosity and compassion.
🌀 What to Expect:
🌿 Guided Meditations – Connect with your inner wisdom through contemplative practice.
🎨 Expressive Therapeutic Arts – Engage in creative arts-based processes to explore and express your inner world.
🌸 Group Mandala Ritual – Co-create a nature-inspired mandala as a symbolic act of transformation.
This is an opportunity to connect with others, along with your own inner wisdom in a beautiful private nature setting. 🌿
No prior experience necessary—just an open heart. All materials provided.
Your Hosts:
🧘♀️ Yulia – Clinical Counsellor & Mindfulness Teacher
🎭 Cody – Queer Creative Arts Therapist & Counsellor
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 19
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 19 @ 7:30 pm - May 25 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 19
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 19
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 20 @ 9:30 am - May 2 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 20
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
April 20 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 20
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 20
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
April 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 20
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 21 @ 9:30 am - May 3 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 21
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 21
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
April 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 21
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Steven Cabral
Phone:
0476166192
Email:
steven-cabral@hotmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House
32 Nicholson St
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Welcome to the Melbourne 40+ gay men support group!
My name is Steven Cabral and I am a trained group facilitator and counsellor. The idea for this support group was born out of a gap in community service that I observed where mature aged gay men could share and relate to each other in midlife. I found that most of the services seem geared towards the younger generation and rightly so, but I feel there is a particular experience in middle age and onwards that needs to be honoured, supported, and acknowledged.
As we transition into a different phase of life, we are faced with a different set of challenges. It is my belief, from my own experience, that some of these are directly, but not exclusively, tied to our sexuality and how that can influence self-actualisation later in life.
Some of us may be carrying trauma from a time where we weren’t as readily accepted. This may be seeping through other areas of our life and affecting our beliefs of self-worth and love, completely unbeknownst to us. Some of us may be feeling alone at this phase in our lives because we didn’t follow the well worn societal map followed by the majority; such as having kids and partners. As a result, we may feel alone in a peer groups or especially within our own families. Some of us may simply be struggling to navigate this new phase and all that it entails ranging from dating in middle age to bigger questions of how to find meaning and purpose in our lives. Some of us may be dealing with grief.
If any of this resonates with you, then I want you to know that you are not alone. My hope for the group is that you feel a sense of belonging and shared experience. That, in of itself, can be extremely healing.
The group is not a substitute for therapy, but a safe space to share and connect with others on a similar journey and to find inspiration.
The group is specifically targeted to gay men who are aged 40+ due to the topics covered. Due to the limitations of the space and the need to keep it intimate, there is a maximum of 10 attendees.
SLAY
SLAY
April 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 21
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 22 @ 9:30 am - May 4 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 22
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 22
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 22 @ 7:30 pm - May 28 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 22
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 22
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 23 @ 9:30 am - May 5 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 23
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
April 23 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 23
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 23
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 23 @ 7:30 pm - May 29 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 23
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 23
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 24 @ 9:30 am - May 6 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 24
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
April 24 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 24
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripTruth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 24
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 24 @ 7:30 pm - May 30 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 24
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 24
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 25 @ 9:30 am - May 7 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 25
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 25
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 25 @ 7:30 pm - May 31 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 25
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 25
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 26 @ 9:30 am - May 8 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 26
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 26
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 26 @ 7:30 pm - June 1 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 26
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 26
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 27 @ 9:30 am - May 9 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 27
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
April 27 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 27
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 27
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
April 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 27
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 28 @ 9:30 am - May 10 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 28
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 28
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
April 28 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 28
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 29 @ 9:30 am - May 11 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 29
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Memory Lane Cafe - supporting people affected by dementia
Memory Lane Cafe - supporting people affected by dementia
April 29 @ 1:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 29
Time:
1:45 pm
Organiser
Dementia Australia
Phone:
(03) 9815 7879
Email:
vic.memorylanecafe@dementia.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Low sensory
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
Memory Lane Cafe
VPC Co-presents
Memory Lane Café offers a supportive space for LGBTQI+ individuals, allies, and their families, friends, and caregivers affected by dementia. Guests can socialise and find companionship while enjoying entertainment and light refreshments.
Trained staff and volunteers from Dementia Australia will be available for conversations and support. This collaborative initiative, in partnership with Dementia Australia and Lifeview Residential Care, creates a welcoming environment for fostering connections within the community.
Attendance is free, but reservations are required. For more information or to secure your spot, please contact Harmony, the Memory Lane Coordinator, at (03) 9815 7864 or email vic.memorylanecafe@dementia.org.au.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 29
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 29 @ 7:30 pm - June 4 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 29
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 29 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 29
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
April 30 @ 9:30 am - May 12 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 30
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
April 30 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 30
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
April 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 30
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
April 30 @ 7:30 pm - June 5 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
April 30
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
April 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
April 30
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 1 @ 9:30 am - May 13 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 01
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Queerthentic Regional LGBTQIA+ Art Prize Exhibition
Queerthentic Regional LGBTQIA+ Art Prize Exhibition
May 1 @ 10:00 am - May 26 @ 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 01
Time:
10:00 am
Organiser
Macedon Ranges Accesible Arts Inc
Phone:
5422 2047
Email:
mraartsinc@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Low sensory
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Old Auction House , 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton, 3444
52- 56 Mollison Street
Kyneton, VIC 3444 Australia
Kyneton, VIC 3444 Australia
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
Queerthenic reveals authentic stories from Central Victorian LGBTQIA+ and gender diverse artists in this regional art prize. These stories delve into the mundane everyday, fabulous culture, or explore the influence of queer history and culture on their past, present, and future lives.
Queerthentic
Adjective [kweer-THEN-tik]
1. A state of being whereby you embrace your place within the LGBTQIA+ or gender-diverse community.
2. Living in an authentic and genuine manner, true to your own feelings, beliefs, and experiences with a sense of empowerment, self-acceptance, and living without the constraints of societal norms or expectations.
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
May 1 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 01
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripMonthly Life Drawing
Monthly Life Drawing
May 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 01
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
Artemisia Gallery & Event Space
Phone:
(03) 70449757
Email:
Info@artemisiagallery.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Artemisia Gallery & Event Space
248 High St
Windsor, Vic 3181 Australia
Windsor, Vic 3181 Australia
Social
Visual & performing arts
Join Artemisia Gallery & Event Space for our monthly life drawing session. Have a drink, meet some new people and develop a new hobby!
We are a queer owned/operated gallery and run inclusive and body positive life drawing sessions, the event is self guided however we have a host available to assist if you would like.
Tickets are limited
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 01
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
May 1 @ 7:30 pm - June 6 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 01
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
May 1 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 01
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 2 @ 9:30 am - May 14 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 02
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 02
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
May 2 @ 7:30 pm - June 7 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 02
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
May 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 02
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 3 @ 9:30 am - May 15 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 03
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
May 3 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 03
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Get life's important paperwork sorted! This is the only document signing centre within a 10km radius of Melbourne's CBD that is NOT a Police Station of Law Court.
Every Saturday from 12-4pm (excluding Public Holiday Weekends) we have Justices of the Peace on hand to witness, certify and execute your important documents.
A FREE Community Service and NO appointment is necessary.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 03
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
May 3 @ 7:30 pm - June 8 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 03
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
May 3 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 03
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 4 @ 9:30 am - May 16 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 04
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Sunday Sizzle
Sunday Sizzle
May 4 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 04
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
Victorian Pride Centre
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Community & culture
VPC Presents
Join us for a sizzling good time at our Free Sunday Sizzle on the first Sunday of every month at the Victorian Pride Centre.
Grab a bite at our rooftop sausage sizzle and peruse a curated selection of LGBTQI+ goodies at Gay Stuff Markets downstairs in the forum.
Whether you're catching up with old friends or making new ones, our Sunday Sizzle is the perfect opportunity to create connections within our LGBTQI+ communities.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
May 4 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 04
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 04
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 04
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 5 @ 9:30 am - May 17 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 05
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 05
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
May 5 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 05
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Steven Cabral
Phone:
0476166192
Email:
steven-cabral@hotmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House
32 Nicholson St
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Welcome to the Melbourne 40+ gay men support group!
My name is Steven Cabral and I am a trained group facilitator and counsellor. The idea for this support group was born out of a gap in community service that I observed where mature aged gay men could share and relate to each other in midlife. I found that most of the services seem geared towards the younger generation and rightly so, but I feel there is a particular experience in middle age and onwards that needs to be honoured, supported, and acknowledged.
As we transition into a different phase of life, we are faced with a different set of challenges. It is my belief, from my own experience, that some of these are directly, but not exclusively, tied to our sexuality and how that can influence self-actualisation later in life.
Some of us may be carrying trauma from a time where we weren’t as readily accepted. This may be seeping through other areas of our life and affecting our beliefs of self-worth and love, completely unbeknownst to us. Some of us may be feeling alone at this phase in our lives because we didn’t follow the well worn societal map followed by the majority; such as having kids and partners. As a result, we may feel alone in a peer groups or especially within our own families. Some of us may simply be struggling to navigate this new phase and all that it entails ranging from dating in middle age to bigger questions of how to find meaning and purpose in our lives. Some of us may be dealing with grief.
If any of this resonates with you, then I want you to know that you are not alone. My hope for the group is that you feel a sense of belonging and shared experience. That, in of itself, can be extremely healing.
The group is not a substitute for therapy, but a safe space to share and connect with others on a similar journey and to find inspiration.
The group is specifically targeted to gay men who are aged 40+ due to the topics covered. Due to the limitations of the space and the need to keep it intimate, there is a maximum of 10 attendees.
SLAY
SLAY
May 5 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 05
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 6 @ 9:30 am - May 18 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 06
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Gay-ming with pride
Gay-ming with pride
May 6 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 06
Time:
5:00 pm
Organiser
The Gaming Arena
Phone:
0394171221
Email:
Info@thegamingarena.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Gaming Arena
123 Bakers Rd
Melbourne, Victoria 3058 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3058 Australia
Social
The Gaming Arena is proud to invite you to our monthly Boardgame and community building night on the first Tuesday of every month in Coburg North, Melbourne.
This is a free entry event, with a 5% discount at the bar for any attendees wearing pride flags or pronoun pins.
Board-game hire is $5 for access to our entire boardgame library, customers are also welcome to bring their own board games from home and play for free.
The Gaming Arena is a licensed venue, all under age attendees require a responsible adult to chaperone.
We encourage everyone whether you are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or an Ally to come along and join us for some boardgames, drinks, and fun
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 06
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Gay South East Social Hangout
Gay South East Social Hangout
May 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 06
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Gay South East
Phone:
Email:
bradwoodford94@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The O.C. Public Bar
87 Poath Road
Hughesdale, Victoria 3166 Australia
Hughesdale, Victoria 3166 Australia
Gay South East is a friendly social group looking to provide small group social outings aimed at Gay Men who want to meet new friends in their community. We welcome all ages, all backgrounds and aim to provide a welcoming and supportive environment for all.
We welcome you to our first event of 2025 at The OC Public Bar on Tuesday 6th May 2025. On the night there will be OC Bar's Burger and Pot $20 special offering your choice of Beef, Chicken or Pulled Pork Burger and a pot of tap beer for $20. Additionally there are other menu options available and a full bar offering wine, beer, spirits and non alcoholic choices.
So if you are a gay man in the South East (or beyond) and keen to meet new friends in an inclusive and welcoming group, this is the event for you,
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
May 6 @ 7:30 pm - June 11 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 06
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
May 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 06
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 7 @ 9:30 am - May 19 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 07
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
May 7 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 07
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 07
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
May 7 @ 7:30 pm - June 12 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 07
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
May 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 07
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 8 @ 9:30 am - May 20 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 08
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
May 8 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 08
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripTruth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 08
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
May 8 @ 7:30 pm - June 13 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 08
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
May 8 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 08
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 9 @ 9:30 am - May 21 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 09
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Melbourne Leather monthly meet up
Melbourne Leather monthly meet up
May 9 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 09
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
Melbourne Leather
Phone:
Email:
tryfle@yahoo.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Melbourne Leather meets at DTs hotel , 146 Church St, Richmond from 6pm-9pm with ability to remain in the venue after this time.
This is a chance to meet others in the community who show an interest and love for leather.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 09
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
May 9 @ 7:30 pm - June 14 @ 7:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 09
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Medical & health
Visual & performing arts
Geelong Arts Centre, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, and Theatre Works present
Our Monster’s Name is Jerry
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Sometimes family chooses you.
Dirty Pennies Theatre Project, the acclaimed team behind Lemon Tree on Dreg Street, proudly brings Melbourne audiences a premiere gothic suburban horror this Summer. Running in partnership with the Geelong Arts Centre and Theatre Works, this new Australian work promises to be a wild ride full of spooks, heart, and slime.
Young couple Lou and Maud are broke after yet another unsuccessful round of IVF, but life takes a surprising upturn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative. However, as they strive to assimilate in their pristine new neighbourhood things start to go horribly awry because of the monster they have living inside their home.
A monster named Jerry.
A fantastical genre-warping production that explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is a captivating new work that spotlights the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to keep them at bay. Running for a limited season, Our Monster’s Name is Jerry is an exciting addition to the 2025 ‘With Theatre Works’ season, not to be missed!
Launched in 2017, Dirty Pennies Theatre Project is a Naarm/Melbourne-based company dedicated to the fostering and development of new work with a particular focus on women, non-binary and queer voices, accessibility, and daring. Previous works include Legends or (The God Killers) (2023), Lemon Tree on Dreg Street (2023), Pramkicker (2019, 2021), They Will Know Us By Trails of Light (2021), and Rise Again (2020 - 2021).
Constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development, Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres. They fill a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for artists to collaborate and create.
Praise for Amy May Nunn and Dirty Pennies Theatre Project:
★★★★ ½ “The script is just so good.” – ArtsHub (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
“One of the most joyful and well-crafted performances I might have ever seen” - Lilithia Reviews (Lemon Tree on Dreg Street)
★★★★ “Emotionally finessed and brilliantly paced.” - Theatre People (Pramkicker)
“A rip roaring-good time” - Milk Bar Mag (Pramkicker)
“Amy May Nunn is impeccably eloquent.”- Stage Whispers (Pramkicker)
This production is proudly supported by Geelong Arts Centre and the City of Melbourne
Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant directed by Kimberly Summer
Performed by Emma Jevons, Tomas Parrish, Laura Jane Turner and Amanda LaBonté
Produced by Danielle Goder
Sound design by Robbie Divine
Set design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Spencer Herd
Stage managed by Jemma Law and Stephanie Lee
Publicity by Sassy Red PR
14 to 22 February 2025
Tues - Sat 7:30 pm, Sat Matinee 2:00pm
Previews: 14 and 15 February
Opening Night: Tuesday 18 February
Tickets: $45 Full, $35 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob tix and 20 for $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/our-monsters-name-is-jerry
Enquiries: (03) 9534 3388
Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.dirtypenniestheatreproject.com
Duration: 70 mins, no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: implied domestic violence, homophobia, horror themes, vomit, replica dead animal, transphobia
SLAY
SLAY
May 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 09
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
LGBTIQA+ affirming Mass
LGBTIQA+ affirming Mass
May 9 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 09
Time:
8:00 pm
Organiser
Acceptance Melbourne
Phone:
Email:
melbourneacceptance@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
St Joseph’s Church
52 Fitzgerald Street
SOUTH YARRA, VIC 3141 Australia
SOUTH YARRA, VIC 3141 Australia
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
Social
Acceptance Melbourne provides a safe space for Catholics who identify as LGBTIQA+ to practice their faith through the celebration of the Eucharist. Family, friends and allies are welcome.
Music liturgy: if you can sing in the shower (or play ANY instrument) we want YOU! Help make our music fabulous and welcoming - see us before Mass or email us!
Join us for tea and coffee in St Joseph's Parish Hall (upstairs) after Mass. You may want to consider bringing some small snack or treats to share, but please don't feel obligated.
Mass always takes place at 8pm on the second Friday of every month.
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 10 @ 9:30 am - May 22 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 10
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
May 10 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 10
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Get life's important paperwork sorted! This is the only document signing centre within a 10km radius of Melbourne's CBD that is NOT a Police Station of Law Court.
Every Saturday from 12-4pm (excluding Public Holiday Weekends) we have Justices of the Peace on hand to witness, certify and execute your important documents.
A FREE Community Service and NO appointment is necessary.
Trans and Gender-diverse Book Club
Trans and Gender-diverse Book Club
May 10 @ 1:00 pm - June 7 @ 2:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 10
Time:
1:00 pm
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Trans and Gender Diverse, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Thorne Habour Health
200 Hoddle Street
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067 Australia
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067 Australia
Community & culture
Film, broadcasting & media
inclusion and accessibility
Social
Writing, reading & literature
The TGD Book Club offers trans and gender-diverse people a safe, welcoming space to share and explore deeper meanings, ideas & reflections on your gender journey and explore trans/non-binary culture and books with peers. Members decide the books and we link to free online readings and library holdings, so it’s super accessible and cheap! It’s a great chance to meet new people and explore our gender journeys together.
♿ Access information ♿
Financial support
We can offer limited free copies of the text. If you need financial support accessing the reading material, please complete the form below.
Travel support
We can offer a limited number of transport vouchers, to pay for members travel to and from Book Club. Complete the access form in our link to request support.
Online attendance
You can join us online through the meeting link: https://meet.google.com/isp-paim-bmf
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 10
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 10 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 10
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 11 @ 9:30 am - May 23 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 11
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
May 11 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 11
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 11
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 11
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 12 @ 9:30 am - May 24 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 12
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 12
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 12
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 13 @ 9:30 am - May 25 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 13
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
LGBTIQA+ Own Voices Writing Workshop
LGBTIQA+ Own Voices Writing Workshop
May 13 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 13
Time:
5:30 pm
Organiser
Writers Victoria
Phone:
03 9917 5684
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Wheeler Centre
176 Little Lonsdale St
Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia
Community & culture
Writing, reading & literature
In this evening workshop, you’ll examine texts from a range of queer and trans Australian writers from genres including narrative nonfiction, fiction, memoir, arts criticism and poetry.
You’ll experiment with different writing styles and practice describing complex feelings and uncertainty to create nuanced, authentic characters.
You are encouraged to discuss the value of developing a creative community and seeking literary forums that centre LGBTIQA+ perspectives.
With: Sam Elkin
Sam Elkin is a non-binary transmasculine writer, event producer and co-editor of Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia (Allen & Unwin). Born in England and raised on Noongar land, Sam now lives on unceded Wurundjeri land. Sam’s essays have been published in the Griffith Review, Australian Book Review, Sydney Review of Books and Kill Your Darlings. He hosts the 3RRR radio show Queer View Mirror and his debut book is Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga (Upswell Publishing) is out now.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 13
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 13
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 14 @ 9:30 am - May 26 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 14
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
May 14 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 14
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 14
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
IDAHOBIT Author Talk: Sam Elkin and Savannah Hollis
IDAHOBIT Author Talk: Sam Elkin and Savannah Hollis
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 14
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Moonee Valley Libraries
Phone:
9243 1900
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Trans and Gender Diverse
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Sam Merrifield Library
762 Mt. Alexander Road
Moonee Valley, VIC 3039 Australia
Moonee Valley, VIC 3039 Australia
Community & culture
Writing, reading & literature
In this discussion, Sam Elkin will discuss his 2024 book Detachable Penis: A Queer Legal Saga. This book is a sincere and unflinching memoir detailing Sam Elkin’s gender transition and his role in setting up Victoria’s first queer legal service. Elkin’s book offers a kaleidoscopic view of marginalised LGBTQIA+ communities and darkly humorous glimpse into his unique life in the law.
Sam Elkin will be in conversation with Savannah Hollis.
This talk is held in recognition of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia.
SLAY
SLAY
May 14 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 14
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 15 @ 9:30 am - May 27 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 15
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
May 15 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 15
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripTruth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 15
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 15
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 16 @ 9:30 am - May 28 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 16
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 16
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 16
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 17 @ 9:30 am - May 29 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 17
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
May 17 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 17
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Get life's important paperwork sorted! This is the only document signing centre within a 10km radius of Melbourne's CBD that is NOT a Police Station of Law Court.
Every Saturday from 12-4pm (excluding Public Holiday Weekends) we have Justices of the Peace on hand to witness, certify and execute your important documents.
A FREE Community Service and NO appointment is necessary.
Queerthentic Regional LGBTQIA+ Art Prize Celebration
Queerthentic Regional LGBTQIA+ Art Prize Celebration
May 17 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 17
Time:
1:00 pm
Organiser
Macedon Ranges Accesible Arts Inc
Phone:
5422 2047
Email:
mraartsinc@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People living with a disability
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Old Auction House , 52-56 Mollison Street, Kyneton, 3444
52- 56 Mollison Street
Kyneton, VIC 3444 Australia
Kyneton, VIC 3444 Australia
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
inclusion and accessibility
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Visual & performing arts
Queerthenic reveals authentic stories from Central Victorian LGBTQIA+ and gender-diverse artists in this regional art prize. These stories delve into the mundane everyday, fabulous culture, or explore the influence of queer history and culture on their past, present, and future lives.
Join us on IDAHOBIT, Saturday May 17th to Celebrate the queer community with music, food and the announcement of the $2k+ Prize Pool!
Exhibition and Celebration Free to Attend, this is a Dry Event. Venue is accessible and 900m from Kyneton Train Station.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 17
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 17
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 18 @ 9:30 am - May 30 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 18
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
May 18 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 18
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 18
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 18
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 19 @ 9:30 am - May 31 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 19
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 19
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
May 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 19
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Steven Cabral
Phone:
0476166192
Email:
steven-cabral@hotmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House
32 Nicholson St
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Welcome to the Melbourne 40+ gay men support group!
My name is Steven Cabral and I am a trained group facilitator and counsellor. The idea for this support group was born out of a gap in community service that I observed where mature aged gay men could share and relate to each other in midlife. I found that most of the services seem geared towards the younger generation and rightly so, but I feel there is a particular experience in middle age and onwards that needs to be honoured, supported, and acknowledged.
As we transition into a different phase of life, we are faced with a different set of challenges. It is my belief, from my own experience, that some of these are directly, but not exclusively, tied to our sexuality and how that can influence self-actualisation later in life.
Some of us may be carrying trauma from a time where we weren’t as readily accepted. This may be seeping through other areas of our life and affecting our beliefs of self-worth and love, completely unbeknownst to us. Some of us may be feeling alone at this phase in our lives because we didn’t follow the well worn societal map followed by the majority; such as having kids and partners. As a result, we may feel alone in a peer groups or especially within our own families. Some of us may simply be struggling to navigate this new phase and all that it entails ranging from dating in middle age to bigger questions of how to find meaning and purpose in our lives. Some of us may be dealing with grief.
If any of this resonates with you, then I want you to know that you are not alone. My hope for the group is that you feel a sense of belonging and shared experience. That, in of itself, can be extremely healing.
The group is not a substitute for therapy, but a safe space to share and connect with others on a similar journey and to find inspiration.
The group is specifically targeted to gay men who are aged 40+ due to the topics covered. Due to the limitations of the space and the need to keep it intimate, there is a maximum of 10 attendees.
SLAY
SLAY
May 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 19
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 20 @ 9:30 am - June 1 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 20
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 20
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 20 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 20
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 21 @ 9:30 am - June 2 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 21
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
May 21 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 21
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 21
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 21
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 22 @ 9:30 am - June 3 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 22
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
May 22 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 22
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripTruth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 22
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 22 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 22
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 23 @ 9:30 am - June 4 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 23
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 23
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 23
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 24 @ 9:30 am - June 5 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 24
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
May 24 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 24
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Get life's important paperwork sorted! This is the only document signing centre within a 10km radius of Melbourne's CBD that is NOT a Police Station of Law Court.
Every Saturday from 12-4pm (excluding Public Holiday Weekends) we have Justices of the Peace on hand to witness, certify and execute your important documents.
A FREE Community Service and NO appointment is necessary.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 24
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 24
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 25 @ 9:30 am - June 6 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 25
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
May 25 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 25
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 25
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 25
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 26 @ 9:30 am - June 7 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 26
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 26
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 26
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 27 @ 9:30 am - June 8 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 27
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 27
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 27
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 28 @ 9:30 am - June 9 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 28
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
May 28 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 28
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 28
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 28 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 28
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 29 @ 9:30 am - June 10 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 29
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
May 29 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 29
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripTruth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 29
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 29 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 29
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 30 @ 9:30 am - June 11 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 30
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 30
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
30th Birthday Greek and Gay Support Network
30th Birthday Greek and Gay Support Network
May 30 @ 7:00 pm - May 31 @ 12:30 am
Details
Date:
May 30
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
GreekandGay
Phone:
0411527039
Email:
info@greekandgay.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Greek
Venue
19 Brunswick Street Fitzroy 3065
19 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy, VIC 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, VIC 3065 Australia
Community & culture
The Greek & Gay Support Network (GGG & GAλS) invites its members, friends and family to celebrate our 30th Birthday at the Aegean Tavern. This event is subsidised by GGSN at $50.00 per person (inclusive of booking fees). Seats are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Your traditional Greek banquet awaits you and the price includes full meal, desserts, coffee, live music and lots of dancing. No BYO. Food services starts soon after 7pm. Limited door sales at $60.00 if available
This event is over 18yo.
SLAY
SLAY
May 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 30
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
May 31 @ 9:30 am - June 12 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
May 31
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
May 31 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 31
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
Get life's important paperwork sorted! This is the only document signing centre within a 10km radius of Melbourne's CBD that is NOT a Police Station of Law Court.
Every Saturday from 12-4pm (excluding Public Holiday Weekends) we have Justices of the Peace on hand to witness, certify and execute your important documents.
A FREE Community Service and NO appointment is necessary.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
May 31 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 31
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
May 31 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
May 31
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
June 1 @ 9:30 am - June 13 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
June 01
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Sunday Sizzle
Sunday Sizzle
June 1 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 01
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
Victorian Pride Centre
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
Community & culture
VPC Presents
Join us for a sizzling good time at our Free Sunday Sizzle on the first Sunday of every month at the Victorian Pride Centre.
Grab a bite at our rooftop sausage sizzle and peruse a curated selection of LGBTQI+ goodies at Gay Stuff Markets downstairs in the forum.
Whether you're catching up with old friends or making new ones, our Sunday Sizzle is the perfect opportunity to create connections within our LGBTQI+ communities.
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
June 1 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 01
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 01
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 1 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 01
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
CARMELO COSTA: HOMECOMING
June 2 @ 9:30 am - June 14 @ 10:30 pm
Details
Date:
June 02
Time:
9:30 am
Organiser
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Grouse
171 Smith Street
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Australia
Moving back in with your parents in your 30s doesn’t have to be a shameful and embarrassing experience, it can also be super degrading! Since his sold-out debut solo show Sloppy Toppy, a few things have changed for Carmelo. Well one main thing. Join Carmelo as he returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with an hour of gay, sardonic stand-up, diving into family dynamics, rental horrors of the past, sex, relationships and mental health. Let’s just say the Grindr grid looks a little different in the suburbs.
Carmelo is a mainstay in the Melbourne comedy circuit, recognised for his sharp, snarky and risqué material. Now in his fourth year at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, he follows sold-out runs of Belligerent, Gay Horseplay and his 2024 debut solo show, Sloppy Toppy.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 02
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
Melbourne Gay Mens 40+ Support Group
June 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 02
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Steven Cabral
Phone:
0476166192
Email:
steven-cabral@hotmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Gay
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House
32 Nicholson St
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Coburg, VIC 3058 Australia
Community & culture
Health & wellness
Older LGBTIQ+
Social
Welcome to the Melbourne 40+ gay men support group!
My name is Steven Cabral and I am a trained group facilitator and counsellor. The idea for this support group was born out of a gap in community service that I observed where mature aged gay men could share and relate to each other in midlife. I found that most of the services seem geared towards the younger generation and rightly so, but I feel there is a particular experience in middle age and onwards that needs to be honoured, supported, and acknowledged.
As we transition into a different phase of life, we are faced with a different set of challenges. It is my belief, from my own experience, that some of these are directly, but not exclusively, tied to our sexuality and how that can influence self-actualisation later in life.
Some of us may be carrying trauma from a time where we weren’t as readily accepted. This may be seeping through other areas of our life and affecting our beliefs of self-worth and love, completely unbeknownst to us. Some of us may be feeling alone at this phase in our lives because we didn’t follow the well worn societal map followed by the majority; such as having kids and partners. As a result, we may feel alone in a peer groups or especially within our own families. Some of us may simply be struggling to navigate this new phase and all that it entails ranging from dating in middle age to bigger questions of how to find meaning and purpose in our lives. Some of us may be dealing with grief.
If any of this resonates with you, then I want you to know that you are not alone. My hope for the group is that you feel a sense of belonging and shared experience. That, in of itself, can be extremely healing.
The group is not a substitute for therapy, but a safe space to share and connect with others on a similar journey and to find inspiration.
The group is specifically targeted to gay men who are aged 40+ due to the topics covered. Due to the limitations of the space and the need to keep it intimate, there is a maximum of 10 attendees.
SLAY
SLAY
June 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 02
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Gay-ming with pride
Gay-ming with pride
June 3 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 03
Time:
5:00 pm
Organiser
The Gaming Arena
Phone:
0394171221
Email:
Info@thegamingarena.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
The Gaming Arena
123 Bakers Rd
Melbourne, Victoria 3058 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3058 Australia
Social
The Gaming Arena is proud to invite you to our monthly Boardgame and community building night on the first Tuesday of every month in Coburg North, Melbourne.
This is a free entry event, with a 5% discount at the bar for any attendees wearing pride flags or pronoun pins.
Board-game hire is $5 for access to our entire boardgame library, customers are also welcome to bring their own board games from home and play for free.
The Gaming Arena is a licensed venue, all under age attendees require a responsible adult to chaperone.
We encourage everyone whether you are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or an Ally to come along and join us for some boardgames, drinks, and fun
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 03
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 3 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 03
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
June 4 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 04
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 04
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 04
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
June 5 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 05
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripMonthly Life Drawing
Monthly Life Drawing
June 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Details
Date:
June 05
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
Artemisia Gallery & Event Space
Phone:
(03) 70449757
Email:
Info@artemisiagallery.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Artemisia Gallery & Event Space
248 High St
Windsor, Vic 3181 Australia
Windsor, Vic 3181 Australia
Social
Visual & performing arts
Join Artemisia Gallery & Event Space for our monthly life drawing session. Have a drink, meet some new people and develop a new hobby!
We are a queer owned/operated gallery and run inclusive and body positive life drawing sessions, the event is self guided however we have a host available to assist if you would like.
Tickets are limited
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 05
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 5 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 05
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 06
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 06
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 07
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 07
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
Asian LGBT+ Social Night ALL WELCOME
June 8 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 08
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
DJ TravellingWill
Phone:
Email:
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People of Colour, Multicultural
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese
Venue
215 QUEEN’S BAR
215 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Social
This an LGBT+ CULTURE EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND INCLUDING NON-ASIANS, NON-LGBT/ALLIES. The more friends you come with the cheaper the entry! Not just a DJ party! There will be a quiet area to network and meet new people! Karaoke, darts, boardgames and LGBT+ DJs in a separate area (also taking song requests). Playing the LGBT+ hits you love!
Location: 215 QUEEN’S BAR
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 08
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 8 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 08
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 09
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 09
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 10
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 10 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 10
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
FREE Beginner Queer Salsa + Social drink at DTs
June 11 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 11
Time:
6:30 pm
Organiser
QueerBachata/Salsa
Phone:
0490030713
Email:
queerbachatasalsa@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Health & wellness
Hey everyone!
At QBS, we're all about providing a supportive dance environment for you to learn Salsa/Bachata. Here, you get to choose whether you want to lead or follow, allowing you to truly express yourself. Everyone is welcome. Let's expand our Latin dance scenes, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community.
In more detail, we are teaching social dancing, which will focus on hand signalling, a universal language that doesn't rely on choreography (you can take the skill with you anywhere in the world and dance salsa). Once you grasp the basics, you'll be able to dance with anyone to any salsa song.
We also rotate dance partners during the class, so no partner is required. The eye contact and physical touch inherent to the dance not only add to the fun but also contribute to mental well-being. You'll have fun, stay fit, and mingle with others, supporting our local pub, DT's, and bringing the community together. It's like hitting a dozen birds with one stone. All you need to do is show up, have fun, and stay consistent.
To make it even better, since I am growing the scene, after your first class ($25), I am offering half-price sessions to make it easy for you to keep up with the footwork, get used to the rhythm, and become comfortable until you are ready for more in-depth training (monthly plan).
RECAP
FREE beginner intro at DT`s hotel starts at 6:30 p.m., with the first 30 minutes, giving you a taste of salsa. After that, you can decide if you'd like to continue with more training. From 7:30 to 9 p.m for $25, whether you choose to keep dancing or just hang out, you're welcome to stay, observe, and enjoy the evening.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 11
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 11
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
Eastern Diversity Group (LGBTIQA+ Youth Social Group)
June 12 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 12
Time:
3:30 pm
Organiser
Family Access Network
Phone:
0398902673
Email:
fan@fan.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
ContactFAN
Contact Us for details
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Box Hill, Select 3128 Australia
Community & culture
Food & drink
Social
Eastern Diversity Group (EDG) is a social support group for anyone aged 15-25 who is LGBTIQA+, or questioning! EDG is a safe place for you to be yourself, it is a great way to make some friends, try new things and eat some free food.
Participants are involved in developing what activities or events are organised in each Term. We meet weekly on Thursdays 3:00pm-4:45pm (during school Term) in Box Hill. If you are would like to come along, we encourage you to fill out the expression of interest form Eastern Diversity Group – Expression of Interest form (google.com) and one of our friendly group facilitators will be in contact. Alternatively, call 03 9890 2673 to speak with Michelle or Dalton.
Address: 1, 2-10 Harrow Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128
Phone: (03) 9890 2673 Website: https://www.fan.org.au/eastern-diversity-group/ Contact Email: mkiriama@fan.org.au Contact Email #2: fan@fan.org.au (please have both if this is an option) Term 1 Activities: 30 Jan - Midsumma Preperation 2 Feb - Midsumma Pride March 13 Feb - Gaming 20 Feb - Song Writing Workshop 27 Feb - NGV Excursion 6 March - Arts and Crafts 13 March - Arts and Crafts 20 March - Picnic in the park 27 March - Zoo TripTruth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 12
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 12
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
Melbourne Leather monthly meet up
Melbourne Leather monthly meet up
June 13 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 13
Time:
6:00 pm
Organiser
Melbourne Leather
Phone:
Email:
tryfle@yahoo.com.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
DT`s Hotel
164 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Melbourne, Vic 3121 Australia
Community & culture
Melbourne Leather meets at DTs hotel , 146 Church St, Richmond from 6pm-9pm with ability to remain in the venue after this time.
This is a chance to meet others in the community who show an interest and love for leather.
Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 13
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 13
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age
LGBTIQA+ affirming Mass
LGBTIQA+ affirming Mass
June 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Details
Date:
June 13
Time:
8:00 pm
Organiser
Acceptance Melbourne
Phone:
Email:
melbourneacceptance@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
St Joseph’s Church
52 Fitzgerald Street
SOUTH YARRA, VIC 3141 Australia
SOUTH YARRA, VIC 3141 Australia
Advocacy and Activism
Community & culture
Religion, spirituality & philosophy
Social
Acceptance Melbourne provides a safe space for Catholics who identify as LGBTIQA+ to practice their faith through the celebration of the Eucharist. Family, friends and allies are welcome.
Music liturgy: if you can sing in the shower (or play ANY instrument) we want YOU! Help make our music fabulous and welcoming - see us before Mass or email us!
Join us for tea and coffee in St Joseph's Parish Hall (upstairs) after Mass. You may want to consider bringing some small snack or treats to share, but please don't feel obligated.
Mass always takes place at 8pm on the second Friday of every month.
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
DSC@VPC - Justice of the Peace Document Signing Centre at Victorian Pride Centre
June 14 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 14
Time:
12:00 pm
Organiser
RVAHJ
Phone:
0438211785
Email:
kathcooney21@gmail.com
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People of Colour, People living with a disability, Refugee & Asylum seekers, Multicultural, Multifaith
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Victorian Pride Centre
Australia
inclusion and accessibility
Justice
Justice and safety
VPC Presents
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Truth to Power Café
Truth to Power Café
June 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 14
Time:
7:00 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible
Auslan interpreted
Groups of most relevance to event:
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
Community & culture
Visual & performing arts
“A priceless repository of living social history, wit, wisdom and defiance.”★★★★★ - Attitude Magazine, UK
“A stunning work of theatrical activism.”★★★★★ - The Queer Review, New York
"This, truly, is theatre to terrify the bigoted tyrannies of Donald Trump.” - ★★★★★ The Gay UK
From Adelaide to Zagreb and now at Theatre Works for its Melbourne premiere as part of Midsumma, Jeremy Goldstein’s 'Truth to Power Café' is a profound theatrical reflection on loss, hope, and resistance.
This award-winning international performance event is told through memoir, image, film, poetry, music, and compassionate truth-telling in response to the question: ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’
Personal, professional, political - speaking truth to power is a non-violent means of conflict resolution, the origins of which lie in the anti-war movement. Is it to your parents, a sibling, politician, lover, landlord, neighbour, banker, boss, or simply your best friend? It’s time to tell them the truth before it’s too late.
'Truth to Power Café' is inspired by the political and philosophical beliefs of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter and his inner Jewish circle “The Hackney Gang”, who included Jeremy’s late father, Mick Goldstein, and poet/actor Henry Woolf.
Created, written and performed by Jeremy Goldstein with Henry Woolf, Directed by Jen Heyes
SLAY
SLAY
June 14 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Details
Date:
June 14
Time:
7:30 pm
Organiser
Theatre Works
Phone:
(03) 9534 3388
Email:
admin@theatreworks.org.au
Other
Accessibility:
Groups of most relevance to event:
Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer
Event is delivered in these Languages:
English
Venue
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
67 Inkerman St, St Kilda (enter via rear of Thrifty-Link Hardware)
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Melbourne, VIctoria 3181 Australia
Visual & performing arts
It starts with an eerie disappearance…
What follows is a political horror comedy where the four lesbians that are blamed for the sudden disappearance one by one meet gruesome fates. Can one of them survive to set the record straight?
SLAY is a devised theatrical work that explores representation of queer women from a group of emerging artists interested in using queer theatre to upend the status quo. This is a work that hits the audience like a tonne of bricks, moving at the pace we are now accustomed to consuming media. Through the lens of horror, the work examines the frightening rise in polarisation and it asks audiences what distinguishes truth from fiction in our ever growing online world?
SLAY will shock, surprise and scare, taking inspiration from campy horror that has come before it.
Credits:
PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
Steph Lee (she/they)
SET DESIGNER & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tom Vulcan (he/him)
COSTUME DESIGNER
Louisa Fitzgerald (she/her)
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Jack Burmeister (he/him)
AV DESIGNER
Alyssa Jayde Clay (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Lexie Jaensch (she/her)
DRAMATURG
Sarah Iman (she/they)
PERFORMERS
Raven Rogers-Wright (she/her)
Jackie van Lierop (she/her)
Anita Mei La Terra (she her)
Louisa Cusumano (she/her)
Praise for HOME ECONOMICS by Declan Greene, directed by Steph Lee at Explosives Factory 2024:
“this is an enjoyable if not especially polished production from an obviously talented company of well-cast artists” - Theatre Thoughts
“Lee has actually directed a masterpiece here” - What Did She Think?
“What is great about this production is its commitment to the Queer Theatre aesthetic. The set sparkles and shimmers and the actors are brave and bold.” - What Did She Think?
“costume designer Louisa Fitzgerald … created a costume palette which is perfect and helps the audience understand everything they need to know about these characters” - What Did She Think?
“Director Stephanie Lee gives us a swift, no-frills indie production that pulses with human contradiction and proves a potent vehicle for a talented young cast to strut their stuff.” - The Age
“It’s a vigorous indie revival” - The Age