Cherry | Live at the Bandstand

It’s 2008 and 13 year old Sarah is watching RAGE when Katy Perry’s I Kissed A Girl comes on and her obsession with Katy begins.

On a cloud of cotton candy, Cherry takes you on an intimate, bubblegum, pop journey from fangirl Sarah’s awkward teenager years, to discovering the power of Katy Perry’s music, to ultimately becoming a confident, bisexual woman, and on the way invites each one of us to embrace who we fully are. Cherry hilariously and insightfully celebrates the power of music to transform and enlighten in this one woman’s thank you card to her idol.

WINNER: TOUR READY AWARD AND NIDA BEST EMERGING ACTOR (SYDNEY FRINGE)

NOMINEE: BEST INTERNATIONAL SHOW (HOLLYWOOD FRINGE)

“Sarah Carroll is a certified superstar. It feels very much as if you are reading someone’s diary or more accurately, their Tumblr blog from 2012” - Michelle Sutton, Theatre Travels

“I died and went to Katy Perry heaven.” - Weekend Notes

“A playful, joyful journey; one young woman’s passage into adulthood with Katy Perry as an inspiration. The Fringe provides a perfect arena for a little bliss bomb like Cherry.” - Paul Gilchrist, Theatre Red

Qtopia Sydney is proud to present our LIVE AT THE BANDSTAND program. An intimate live activation space that celebrates the voices and stories of the Queer Community

ABOUT LIVE AT THE BANDSTAND 

As Australia’s first Centre for Queer History and Culture, Qtopia Sydney is proud to welcome you to Live at the Bandstand.

Multi-genre in its programming, the Live at the Bandstand program features comedy, cabaret, Drag, talks, book launches, live podcast recordings, script readings, small theatre performances, short films, music and more.

Our programming serves to provide live engagement opportunities at Qtopia to extend the knowledge, empathy and understanding gained from a visit to the exhibitions, by provoking conversation through the medium of live performance and events. 

Join us for a night of intimate performance and conversation at the Bandstand and celebrate some of the best of Sydney's Queer Cultural scene.