An exploration of masculinity, violence and physicality-over-emotion, Stuntman is an engaging piece. Rooted in action movies, 80s classics, and drawing on personal stories, performers Sadiq Ali and David Banks impress with their agility and charisma. David Banks and Sadiq Ali in Stuntman. Photo Credit: Brian Hartley. A satirical duet where two men wrestle with their... Continue Reading →
Captivating verbatim accounts of international humanitarian workers are thoughtfully woven together in this documentary-style theatrical experience. Natacha Koutchoumov, Baptiste Coustenoble, Beatriz Brás and Adrien Barazzone in As Far As Impossible. Photo Credit: Andrew Perry. Drawn from interviews with humanitarian workers, and primarily performed and captioned in English and French (with some Portugese), As Far As... Continue Reading →
Dramatically performed by the National Changgeuk Company of Korea, and directed by Ong Keng Sen, this epic production of Trojan Women blends the classical with the modern. Trojan Women. Photo Credit: Jess Shurte. Adapted after Euripides by Bae Sam-sik, the eight-strong chorus remains central to this production. Working with red balls of wool that are... Continue Reading →
Seann Miley Moore is THE definitive The Engineer of Miss Saigon. It’s the kind of reinvention of a core role you rarely see in musical theatre, turning the Saigon pimp into a rampaging queer showman that anchors a flawless cast in this new Sydney production. By the time you reach the show stopping number “The... Continue Reading →
These are the drag queens that you were warned about! Join Angel, Trampolina, Trixie and Winnie for this irreverent romp that showcases superb songs and camp charm. Nathan Marken, Spencer Brown, Jeff Manabat and J.B. McLendon in The Kinsey Sicks: Drag Queen Storytime Gone Wild! Photo credit: Lois Tema. Returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe... Continue Reading →
It’s serendipitous timing that Queer Screen is bringing French women’s soccer film Marinette to Australia on the back of the record-breaking semi-final run of local team The Matildas. At one point, a journalist asks “Do you think women’s soccer can attract crowds like the men's?”, based on this year’s Women’s World Cup, the answer is... Continue Reading →
Director and co-screenwriter Olivier Peyon exquisitely captures both the heady ups and downs of young gay romance and the melancholy of memory in Lie With Me (Arrête avec tes mensonges), an adaptation of Phillipe Besson’s acclaimed novel. Excellently shot and filled with pitch perfect-performances, this is a real treat. Novelist Stéphane Belcourt (Guillaume de Tonquédec)... Continue Reading →
Sport has always been a battlefield, especially in recent years when it comes to gender and sexuality. Nonbinary filmmaker Mitch Nivalis gives us a clear step by step examination of the structural issues involved in opening sports up to women and gender-diverse people in their new documentary, Equal The Contest, which sees a group of... Continue Reading →
Prolific documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz’s (Vito, I Am Divine) latest feature, Commitment to Life, valuably adds more threads to the tapestry of our understanding of the height of the AIDS crisis in the United States by focusing on Los Angeles and the entertainment industry, in particular the work of the AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA).... Continue Reading →
Following the Qatar World Cup controversy and the recognition finally being given to the Women's game, Pitch is a well-timed and necessary play about the queer community's relationship to football. Elizabeth Hope, Eleanor Rattenbury, Meg Lewis, Ethan Pascal Peters and Elijah Harris in Pitch. Photo Credit: David Monteith-Hodge. If there is one area that homophobia... Continue Reading →
