Queer Development Program Showcase

PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE SPACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PACT CENTRE FOR EMERGING ARTISTS

Your chance to see fresh new work-in-progress from some of so-called Australia’s most dynamic queer artists working across performance, drag, dance, poetry, film, parties and everything in between.

The culmination of Performance Space's Queer Development Program (QDP), this showcase is a much-loved celebration in which our QDP artists share never-before-seen experiments and short performances. Get a taste of cutting-edge queer practice and meet our amazing artists in a warm and intimate setting across two big nights.

Soak up creative energy, revel in new ideas, and immerse yourself in an experience like no other as we celebrate the end of our 2025 QDP! 

Date and Time
Thursday May 8 & Friday May 9, 6-10pm

Location
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists (107 Railway Pde, Erskineville)

Lineup
Zev Aviv, Kit Wu Bylett, Jacob Coppedge, Simon Croker, Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu, Siobhan Gibbs, David Huggins, Kerith Manderson-Galvin and Natesha Somasundaram with Stephen Cummins Residents Cheryn Frost and Emma Kew

Content Warnings
Strong Language, Nudity, Haze

Food and Drinks
The PACT bar will be open for the duration of the event, serving non-alcoholic drinks, alcoholic drinks and snacks. There will also be a vendor selling a selection of hot food.

Accessibility
PACT is a fully accessible space with a small ramp at the entrance, flat floors throughout and dedicated wheelchair accessible toilet and accessible street parking (non-dedicated). The closest accessible train station is Newtown Train Station (15 mins).

Please contact us at sean@performancespace.com.au for companion ticketing.

The Thursday 8th Performance will be Auslan Interpreted.

PACT Bathrooms
PACT bathrooms are gender neutral, with small rubbish bins for sanitary items in each toilet cubicle.

Image Credit: Jacob Coppedge. Photographed by Nadeemy Betros