The first in the Gasworks’ Short and Physical series showcasing edgy queer performers, was definitely on to a strong start. The two part show gave it’s audience a glimpse of two artists; Queer performer Sunny Drake, and Burlesque Circus performance duo, Switch.

Gender Seeking Queer was the first piece of the night, and it was my first encounter with the extraordinary work of the fabulously and comfortably queer Sunny Drake.

All up, the first in Gasworks’ Short and Physical series is a strong start with some strong work that will provoke both thought and a smile. So get Physical!

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Lesbian Cabaret artist Shirley Billing returns to the stage in her two part Midsumma show, The Billing Method , featuring special guests SLIT.

Part one is a brilliant untitled performance piece by the girls from SLIT; Francesca Sculli and Sarah Pheasant.

After a brief intermission, the super talented Shirley Billing brings us part two of the show – The Billing Method. The show hilariously plays on the stereotype of the humourless lesbian.

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Melbourne’s queen of queer cabaret, Yana Alana (Sarah Ward) has raised the performance bar to a world standard in her AMAZING new Midsumma show at Gasworks. If you only see one show this Midsumma, make it this one.

Multi Award winner, Sarah Ward is an incredible talent with a huge following as a result of her work as part of duo SistaShe, and more recently as character creation, Yana Alana. Her shows are witty, sharp, elegant and delightfully subversive. She was already creating work so astounding that it was hard for anyone in the opening night audience of her lastest Midsumma show to even fathom that the bar could be raised much higher… but she did.

Yana Alana And The Paranas Featuring The Igaunas is exquisitely beautiful and sophisticated; From the sets to the ambience, costume to vocals, performance to content and ensemble, every element is beautifully considered.

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