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Posted Nov 20, 2024
Midsumma is very proud of its artists and producers. Here's the scoop on many events from some of the great media supporting the 2025 Midsumma Festival.
Events are listed alphabetically. Within each event, the most recent article appears first.
- Feeling Afraid as if Something Terrible is Going to Happen: 14 Jan-1 Feb
- 19 Jan: Kate Cameron, Not Safe For Queers: With a smattering of absurdity and surrealism, Dos Santos has crafted a masterful text
- 19 Jan: Kim Hitchcock, Arts Hub: A dark comedy about queer romance, mental health and emotional vulnerabiity
- 17 Jan: Cameron Woodhead, The Age: **** Funny, impish and heartbreaking: This show is 'a gay male Fleabag' (read past the Dionne Warwick article)
- 15 Jan: Tamuz Ellazam, Star Observer: Samuel Barnett On ‘Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen’ (And Why He Doesn’t Anymore)
- 31 Dec: TimeOut: A “permanently single” comedian meets his match in this acclaimed one-man-show in town for Midsumma
- Gippsland Pride Festival Day: 25 Jan
- 20 Jan: Dean Arcuri, QNews: Gippsland Pride Festival Day unites across regional Victoria
- Hera Björk - The Queen of Effing Everything: 21-25 Jan
- 3 Jan: Aussie Vision: Hera Björk's Queen of Effing Everything Australian tour dates
- HONŌUR: 31 Jan
- 22 Dec: Naomi Lawrence, Star Observer: HONŌUR: A Party Celebrating Queer BIPOC Legends
- LGBTQIA+ Scented Cinema - Hairspray (1988): 24 Jan
- 10 Jan: Star Weekly: Cult-classic set to be a sensory treat
- Midsumma Carnival: 19 Jan
- 20 Jan: Dean Arcuri, QNews: PHOTOS: Midsumma Festival Carnival Day 2025
- 17 Jan: Kris Weber, Theatre Matters: Get Ready for Carnival as Midsumma Festival Kicks Off This Sunday!
- 19 Dec: Naomi Lawrence, Star Observer: Midsumma Carnival 2025
- MQFF Presents: Midsumma Movies: 31 Jan-2 Feb
- 20 Jan: Out Takes, Joy Media: Spotlight on the 2025 Midsumma Movie Program (podcast, 52:04 — 47.7 MB)
- Midsumma Pride March: 2 Feb
- 2 Feb: Chloe Sargeant, Star Observer: Midsumma Pride March: 30 Years Of Marching (And Reporting) With Pride
- Panti Bliss: If These Wigs Could Talk: 4-9 Feb
- 2 Dec: Kris Weber, Theatre Matters: The ‘Queen of Ireland’ Panti Bliss returns to Arts Centre Melbourne for Midsumma Festival
- Park Lounge: 1Feb
- 10 Jan: Wyndham City: Sparkling New Line Up for Park Lounge
- Playing Second Fiddle - Minor Character, Major Song: 28-30 Jan
- 27 Nov: Maribyrnong City Council: Midsumma Westside: Playing Second Fiddle – Minor Character, Major Song
- Ruthless! The Musical: 28 Jan-2 Feb
- 12 Dec: Stephi Wild, Broadway World: RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL Comes to Midsumma in January
- Sauna Boy: 28 Jan-8 Feb
- 20 Jan: Australian Arts Review: Back by popular demand, Gavin Roach and Dan Ireland-Reeves presents Sauna Boy
- 5 Jan: Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World: SAUNA BOY Comes To Melbourne
- Thirty-Six: 21 Jan-2 Feb
- 16 Jan: Stephen A Russell, Timeout: The title of this Midsumma play is named for the old wives’ tale about the life-expectancy of trans women
- 23 Dec: Kris Weber, Theatre Matters: THIRTY-SIX at fortyfivedownstairs
- Truth To Power Cafe: 5-6 Feb
- 22 Jan: Kris Weber, Theatre Matters: Jeremy Goldstein’s Award Winning Truth To Power Cafe Reveals Impressive Midsumma Line-Up
- 23 Dec: Kris Weber, Theatre Matters: Jeremy Goldstein Presents the Award Winning Truth To Power Cafe at Midsumma Festival 2025
- 18 Dec: Stephi Wild, Broadway World: TRUTH TO POWER CAFE Comes to Theatre Works
General Midsumma Festival 2025 News and Reviews
- 18 Jan: Australian Pride Network: Top Picks for the 2025 Midsumma Festival
- 17 Jan: Richard Watts, Arts Hub: 2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary: part 1
- 17 Jan: Dee Mason/Joy Breakfast, Joy Media: Morning JOY, Ruby Slippers.. Arty farty, pride anthems and TV Reload? (podcast, 1:15:34)
- 16 Jan: Stephi Wild, Broadway World: MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL Kicks Off This Weekend
- 10 Jan: forte: Midsumma regional activation celebrates LGBTQIA+ communities across the state
- 2 Jan: Tamuz Ellazam, Star Observer: LGBTQIA+ Youth Takes Centre Stage
- 29 Dec: Out in Perth: Melbourne gets ready to celebrate with Midsumma
- 23 Dec: Naomi Lawrence, Star Observer: Victoria’s Pride Regional Activation and Iconic Street Party
- 22 Dec: Naomi Lawrence, Star Observer: Midsumma 2025’s Queer Imaginings
- 21 Dec: Saturday Magazine, Joy Media: Nevena and Paul talk to Karen Bryant, CEO of Midsumma (podcast 09:46min)
- 17 Dec: Dean Arcuri, QNews: Midsumma’s Queer Imaginings journeys beyond the fight towards what unites
- 7 Dec: Australian Arts Review: Midsumma Festival 2025 invites audiences to celebrate Collective Identity(s)
- 4 Dec: Photographer: Natalie Edge, Star Observer: Here’s All the Fabulous Photos From The Midsumma 2025 Launch
- 3 Dec: Richard Watts, Arts Hub: Midsumma and Mardi Gras programs ensure a queer summer ahead
- 3 Dec: Abbotsford Convent: Midsumma at the Convent 2025
- 29 Nov: forte: DANDROGYNY decorates Warrnambool with drag tomorrow night
- 29 Nov: Dean Arcuri, QNews: Midsumma launches 2025 program with over 200 events
- 28 Nov: Kris Weber, Theatre Matters: Midsumma Festival 2025 Launches For A Summer of Collective Identity(s)
- 28 Nov: Lydia Jupp, Star Observer: The Midsumma 2025 Program is Here!!
- 28 Nov: Scenestr: Midsumma Festival 2025 Programme
- 27 Nov: Broadway World: Midsumma Festival 2025 Launches For A Summer of Collective Identity(s)
- 26 Nov: Mirage News: Midsumma Festival Returns - 20 January To 9 February
