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Unsung Heroes tells the story of WA drag king pioneer Effie Fellows

Black Swan State Theatre Company are diving into local history with an online performance series that reveals the untold stories of five incredible Western Australians. Unsung Heroes brings a world premiere season directed by Emily McLean and Joe Paradise Lui that brings together some of WA’s best local talent to bring the tales of WA’s […]

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Long live the king! Justin Sider chats about his Queen of the Court win

Long live the king! Justin Sider chats about his Queen of the Court win

This year’s Queen of the Court competition made history, crowning a drag king for the very first time. Justin Cider has taken the inaugural title of King of the Court on their first swing at the local drag competition – wowing patrons over the four week battle royale. Harriet Kenny caught up with Justin for […]

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Dyson Stringer Cloher celebrate the women of Australian rock

Dyson Stringer Cloher celebrate the women of Australian rock

Dyson Stringer Cloher – the music project of three of Australia’s most accomplished and dynamic songwriters, Jen Cloher, Mia Dyson and Liz Stringer have released their new single and video Falling Clouds. The clip directed by Annelise Hickey sees the trio dressing in drag to make a comment about how women  in Australian rock are […]

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Review | JOAN: Bear witness to brilliant execution

Review | JOAN: Bear witness to brilliant execution

Joan | The Round | til Feb 10th | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  It is hard to exaggerate how good this show is, and how much I enjoyed it. Haunting, hilarious and soul-stirring, JOAN proves just how transformative and immersive theatre can be. I had absolutely no idea what I was walking into with JOAN. Descending the […]

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Q&A with the creator and the performer of JOAN

Q&A with the creator and the performer of JOAN

  Hot off multiple hit tours in the United Kingdom, popular drag king show JOAN is in Perth for Fringe World Festival. Written by Lucy Skillbeck and performed by Lucy Parkinson, JOAN has been lauded as one of the greatest drag king shows around. OUTInPerth sat down with its performer and writer/director. Below is our […]

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Photos: Queen of the Court 2016 (Week 1 & 2)

Queen of the Court 2016 continued this week for round 2, where the queens and king were assigned group numbers and had to show off their comedy chops and avoid elimination for the first time this year. Congratulations to Donna Kebab for winning the second round, and to Ana Falaksis for her win in the […]

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Get ready! Queen of the Court returns this Wednesday

The Court’s fabulous drag battle royale returns in 2016, with a brand new line-up of local drag performers vying for the prestigious title of Queen of the Court. This year Amanda Love, Ana Falacksis, Demi Licious, Donna Kebab, Lani Da Rose, Lunar Sea, Miishy Ling, Vaboux and drag king Jason Green will be challenged to […]

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