UP YOUR BUM, NO BABIES (Remembering Stories from the Gay Ghetto) | At The Substation

Name: UP YOUR BUM, NO BABIES (Remembering Stories from the Gay Ghetto) | At The Substation
Start: 2024-06-18T19:30:00+1000
End: 2024-06-22T20:30:00+1000
Location: The Substation - Qtopia Sydney

Tue, 18 Jun, 7:30pm - 22 Jun, 8:30pm AEST

The Substation - Qtopia Sydney

darlinghurst, australia

Qtopia Sydney

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Event description

Close your eyes, and click your heels together three times.

Matt is a 50 something year old gay man and he has a lot to unpack. Part memoir, part performance poetry, part history lesson, this World Premiere from actor Matt Young (HEART OF THE MAN, LUMBER) will have you longing for the "bad old days" of gay life from the 90s til now. Come remember the stories of our collective gay experience.

This collaboration from queer neuro-diverse director Dan Graham, and gay American-born actor Matt Young, has been in the works for almost a decade. By looking inward at Matt's lived experience of his gay identity, the team hope to discover universality in the wider LGBTQIA+ community. Expect to be entertained, moved and possibly educated, by this personal and hilarious memory play, written specifically for Qtopia Sydney.

Presented by Matt Young and Dan Graham

Accessibility: The Substation can only be accessed via a steep flight of stairs. Should you have any concerns about accessing this venue, please contact rniven@qtopiasydney.com.au

About Qtopia Sydney's Pride Fest

Join us for a month of dazzling works and moving stories as we celebrate the astounding talent within our community.

Presented by Qtopia Sydney, Pride Fest covers the entire month of June, bringing audiences limited runs of exciting works from Australian artists.

Involving local and interstate artists, Pride Fest features the best of what our community has to offer. Whatever you're looking for this Pride season, there truly is a little something for everyone.

Qtopia Sydney's Pride Fest contains cabaret, drag, theatre, and more, encouraging us to come together to celebrate not only LGBTQIA+ stories, but the storytellers themselves.

Check out the full Pride Fest season here: https://events.humanitix.com/t...

Ready to see the full program? Visit:

https://qtopiasydney.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Q-BrochuresFlyers-PrideFestBooklet-A5-FINAL.pdf

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Qtopia Sydney is Australia's centre for Queer History and Culture.

Qtopia Sydney is an ACNC registered not-for-profit organisation committed to empowerment, inclusivity, celebration, challenge and education. Our public exhibitions, temporary displays, Live at Qtopia series and community engagement and education programs are resolute in their intent to represent the history and culture of the LGBTQIA+ community with integrity, authenticity and accuracy. We depend upon members of the public and government and private foundations for support and we ask you to join us on the journey and be part of our story.

Qtopia Sydney is home to Darlinghurst’s 3 newest live performance venues. Our theatres will always prioritise the stories of those in the LGBTQIA+ family and amplify the works of our great local storytellers from the wider community. Our theatre spaces serve to provide live engagement opportunities at Qtopia Sydney to extend the knowledge, empathy and understanding gained from a visit to the exhibitions, by provoking conversation through the mediums of live performance and events.

Qtopia Sydney seeks to highlight stories that reflect the queer experience, elevating the voices of artists with lived experience within the community. Qtopia Sydney also warmly welcomes allies and storytellers from all communities.

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