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CANBERRA’S 2023 COMEDY FESTIVAL FEATURES A SLEW OF QUEER ACTS

Comedy Festival Throughout Canberra

16 — 19 MARCH _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

TRANSGENDER COMEDIAN JORDAN GRAY HAS A SECRET!

After several years of not-so-funny COVID lockdowns, the Canberra Comedy Festival will be back again this March with the biggest festival yet, sporting a line-up of the world’s best comedians, including fabulous queer acts like Geraldine Hickey, Tom Ballard, Kirsty Webeck, Jordan Gray and more. Head over to page 31 to read about our favourite LGBTIQ+ comedians coming to a stage near you.

Choir Boy Explores The Tension Between Living Up To Expectations And Honouring Your Authentic Self

Choir Boy, the acclaimed and Tony Award nominated play, is coming to Canberra! Threaded throughout with soul-stirring acappella gospel hymns, Choir Boy is a wonderfully moving story about sexuality, race, hope, gospel music, and a young gay man finding his voice. With rave reviews, the play premiered in 2012 at London’s Royal Court Theatre, before seasons across the USA and a successful Broadway production. Choir Boy blends the language of high school hallways with the soulful sounds of gospel for an unforgettable night at the theatre.

QUEER FILMS HIT THE NATIONAL FILM & SOUND ARCHIVE THIS MARCH

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MGFF FESTIVAL ON TOUR

NATIONAL FILM & SOUND ARCHIVE

24 — 25 MARCH _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

FUSE is absolutely thrilled to be this year’s media sponsor for the 2023 Mardi Gras Film Festival On Tour, which will be showing at the National Fim and Sound Archive in Acton. This year’s film lineup will include In from the Side, a captivating drama exploring an illicit affair between two partnered members of a South London gay rugby club; The Venus Effect, which tells the story of Liv, who thinks she has everything figured out; Best of MGFF23 Shorts, which represent some of the best short films the 2023 festival has to offer; and a special showing of Stephen Cummins Retrospective Gala. Head over to page 39 for more details and film reviews.