There’s no place like home! Connections Nightclub returning with a roaring reopening event over the weekend, and the club’s weekly events are returning to the main room tonight. Dynamic duo Veronica Jean Jones and Donna Kebab have been live-streaming Tag A Drag Bingo from the main stage each week, and tonight will see the girls […]
Connections Nightclub have announced that they will be implementing a Reconciliation Action Plan. The decision follows an apology from the venue several weeks ago that addressed the use of blackface in a performance from 2012. “Connections Nightclub has strived to be inclusive on every level and fought to lead the way for diversity in our […]
Connections Nightclub’s weekly drag bingo event is back, digitally! Perth’s regular queer events are moving online and adapting to isolation life, and Tag A Drag Bingo is back with your favourite queens on the balls. Tonight’s digital debut will feature dazzling duo Donna Kebab and Veronica Jean Jones on hosting duties, while players can get […]
Arts and nightlife organisations have given an update on the current situation regarding COVID-19, calling for government assistance to see the industry through these uncertain times. Performing Arts Connections Australia released a statement this week, highlighting that performing arts centres across the country are dealing with the prospect of ongoing, long-term shutdowns, with the extension […]
Peter Robinson, one of the owners of Connections Nightclub, has passed away. The venue made the announcement on its Facebook page earlier today. Born in 1951, Robinson had been involved in the club for over 40 years, he began as an employee in 1978. Since retiring several years ago he had not been prominent in […]
Bears Perth are getting ready to crown this year’s winner of Mr Gay Perth, with two special events that are sure to drag you out of hibernation. The annual competition invites bears to throw their leather hat in the ring for a chance to be crowned Mr Bear Perth, and vie for the national title […]
Call the HR Department, Melbourne’s premier queen of administration is heading around Australia and New Zealand with an all-new tour. Karen from Finance is heading Out of Office, bringing her one-woman journey of self discovery – and self-annihilation – around the country and to our neighbours in the east. The Melbourne-based queen garnered international attention after […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 and All Stars 3 alum Aja has become an international sensation after their stand-out run on the reality series, and is proving that drag artistry is just one realm in which they excel. Setting their sights on the male/masc-dominated world of hip-hop Aja is shaking things up with their self-written debut […]
The Booby Trap | Connections Nightclub | til 16th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ½ The Booby Trap returns to Fringe World Festival in 2019, presenting a collection of exciting drag and burlesque talents who are given the task of performing two numbers – one from each school of performance. Opening night brought together an eclectic […]
My Life In Heels | Connections Nightclub | til 9th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ½ Whilst the title suggests a life in heels, early in the anecdotal storytelling of Feminem’s piece she jests that the show will actually be ‘My Life in an Ankle Brace’, seizing the opportunity within the circumstance with a smooth and […]
