MELT Festival
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Club Briefs Brisbane Review @ MELT Festival 2018
What a wild, sequin and flesh-filled night!
Celebrating their ten-year anniversary on stage, the Briefs boys were back at the Powerhouse, where it all began, with... -
Bare Brisbane Review @ MELT Festival 2018
This was a perfect performance which deserved a much bigger audience.
'Bare' tells the story of two boys at a private, Catholic boarding school, and their confused,... -
Cassandra And The Boy Doll Brisbane Review @ MELT Festival 2018
‘Cassandra And The Boy Doll’ by Magnetic North Theatre Company brings a new element to the life of a trans person.
So often, a person’s pain and grief can be so... -
Coupling Brisbane Review @ MELT Festival 2018
Reminding us of the true meaning of love, ‘Coupling’ was a smash hit at this year’s MELT Festival.
For one night only, the show combined the gifts of Camerata,... -
Cassandra And The Boy Doll: Inviting All Walks Of Life To Learn At MELT
Magnetic North Theatre Company presents a work by trans activist Miranda Sparks at MELT Festival.
'Cassandra And The Boy Doll' shines a spotlight on Cassandra.... -
Gayming Night: Choose Your Own (Queer AF) Adventure At Brisbane's MELT Festival
A lifelong gamer, Brit Snaggel founded Hella Gay Games when hardly anyone else was making queer-friendly, queer-inclusive games.
“We decided that we should just do... -
Aly Lorén Is On The Panel At Brisbane's MELT Festival
Brisbane’s very own Aly Lorén is set to make an appearance at Brisbane’s MELT Festival. The singer, writer and performer will participate in the festival’s Queer Youth
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MELT Festival Brisbane 2018 Programme
MELT Festival is returning for the fourth year in a row to Brisbane Powerhouse.
Brisbane’s biggest celebration of equality, diversity and LGBTQI+ culture sashays... -
Panti: High Heels In Low Places @ MELT Festival Review
Panti Bliss is an Irish drag queen who has, in her words, been “semi-famous” for decades.
She rose to the level of 'National F*#king Treasure', however, when she... -
Quiver @ MELT Festival Review
Like a unicyclist careening around a stage, Vulcana Women’s Circus’ new cabaret, ‘Quiver' veered between an assortment of acts, but not without a wobble or
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An Evening With Amanda Palmer @ MELT Festival Review
Gracing the stage with her quirky presence, Amanda Palmer melted the hearts of her audience at Brisbane Powerhouse.
Paying tribute to her fearless period of change,... -
RENT @ MELT Festival Review
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in production, ‘RENT’ was a perfect choice for Brisbane Powerhouse’s MELT Festival.
A rock musical filled with emotion, controversy... -
The Adventures Of Yoni 1 & Yoni 2 @ MELT Festival Review
Velour vagina onesies, what more could an audience ask for?
This is a wonderful, if slightly haphazard, show. It is an almost mute performance, with only a few... -
Panti Bliss: The Accidental Queen
Irish drag queen and activist Rory O’Neil, aka Panti Bliss, details his life since ‘Pantigate’ in his latest stage show, ‘High Heels In Low Places’.
Usually it... -
Vulcana Women's Circus Is Merging Circus And Cabaret For MELT
A new cabaret show called 'Quiver' will indulge in beautiful, cheeky, spectacular, thought-provoking and diverse circus at Brisbane's MELT Festival.
The show is... -
Amanda Palmer: Donald Trump To Make Punk Rock Great Again
With the world mired in the darkest political times in recent memory, artists like Amanda Palmer are resolved to ignite the flame of activism and awareness, one song at a
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Matt Ward's MELT Show Pays The Rent
MELT Festival will be showing a performance of ‘RENT’ to celebrate the beloved musical’s 20th anniversary.
‘RENT’ is the little musical that could.
Written... -
MELT Is Back With A Bang In Brisbane!
Brisbane's LGBTI+ community is coming together for an electric explosion of queer arts and culture at the 2017 MELT Festival at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
The newly... -
First Things First @ MELT Festival Review
Donning self-made name tags after being acquainted with fellow audience members, a buzzing group of thespians filed into Brisbane Powerhouse for ...
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Vulcana Women's Circus' Fluid @ MELT Festival Review
It was a night of glorious humour and floods of frivolity – and harsh realities – at Brisbane Powerhouse, as Vulcana Women's Circus performed 'Fluid', a performance exploring
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