Drag star BarbieQ on 20 years in heels and her fiery new show
BarbieQ is celebrating two decades of divahood, marking the local icon’s 20th year in drag. The Connections Nightclub entertainment manager and woman about town has been a fixture of drag and LGBTI+ events around Perth for years, long before drag came to the forefront of pop culture through reality TV. The queen has made a […]
Five tunes we’d love to hear at Decadance 1975 – 1985
Connections Nightclub’s annual Decadance parties return tonight. The event began a few years ago as part of the club’s 40th birthday celebrations and it’s been so popular it’s stayed on the club’s schedule ever since. The first edition tonight celebrates music released between 1975 and 1985. So expect lots of disco and early 80’s classics. […]
Pop Princess 6: The drag battle royale is on
Six contestants enter, one contestant leaves. Connections Nightclub’s drag competition is back with a bunch of local talent ready to fight it out for the crown. BarbieQ has hand picked five queens and one king to compete against one another over the next five weeks to find out who will be the sixth Pop Princess. […]
Homopolitan deliver a creative party at Connections
At a time when it’s often asked if a night out at a ‘gay club’ is just like a night out at ‘any club’ a new collective has arrived to deliver a quintessentially queer party. Homopolitan launched back in April and last week had their second outing at Connections Nightclub. The early evening event that runs […]
BarbieQ shares her excitement about Connections’ new show
It’s no secret that Connections Nightclub’s Entertainment Manager BarbieQ likes to raise the bar every time a new show comes to Perth’s favourite queer nightspot, but she’s particularly excited about Roll Call 2 which takes to the stage for the first time this Saturday. “It has a massive cast, we decided to upgrade from the […]
Check out new queer night ‘Homopolitan’
New queer night Homopolitan starts tonight at Connections Nightclub, the new event has been put together by DJs Pete and Cooper and is on from 8pm – 12pm and promises a totally fresh vibe. OUTinPerth had a quick chat with Pete about the new night. Tell us about Homopolitan – what kind of a night […]
Alaska returning to Perth with full-length stage show
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 2 winner Alaska Thunderfuck is slithering back to Australia with an all-new show. The musical comedy queen will be performing her greatest hits from Hieeee to Stun, with a little Anus and a lot of The T for good measure. Superfans will be able to grab VIP tickets for the full meet and greet experience, […]
Mr Bear Perth: The hunt for the best bear
A sleuth of bears will be gathering at Connections Nightclub for the Mr Bear Perth competition on Saturday 14th April. The winner will head off to represent Western Australia in the Mr Australian Bear competition in Melbourne. Sam Mastrolembo, the President of Bears Perth, filled us in on what the revamped competition involves and what […]
Review | DIVAS – All Male Revue is an all-star extravaganza
DIVAS – All Male Revue | Connections Nightclub / Stevenson Theatre til Feb 23rd | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What do you mean you didn’t know Adele, Liza, and Madonna were in Perth right now? Six of Perth’s best drag talents return to the Connections’ stage to showcase their best pop star impersonations in DIVAS – All […]
Review | Leave your virtues at the door for Sinsuality 3: Noir
Sinsuality 3: Noir | De Parel | til Feb 18th | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ringmistress BarbieQ has reunited with local circus favourites Kinetica for a third iteration of their critically acclaimed Fringe World series; Sinsuality. The format remains the same, in which the performers embody each of the seven cardinal sins with their circus skills […]
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