Messages of Support | 2 F e Feast Festival Feast Hubs | 6 a acknowledges that the event is held on the s traditional lands of the Kaurna Entrées | 8 t people and respects their spiritual relationship with Entrée Calendar | 10 their country. Special Events | 12 Cabaret | 16 Ticketing & Access Drag | 18 Information Theatre & Playreadings | 20 How To Book Masterclasses & Online: Tickets can be purchased 24/7 Workshops | 22 via credit card at www.feast.org.au Dance Parties | 24 Ticketing enquiries please telephone: 08 8463 0684 Writing Live | 26 Please note: Proof of ID, concession or Film Feast | 30 eligibility of discounts will be required when you enter specific events. Calendar | 32 All tickets will incur booking and Comedy | 34 transaction fees. For more information please check Tours | 38 out Trybooking’s terms and conditions online at www.trybooking.com Visual Art | 40 The main ticket categories are: Music | 44 Full Price: People with no form of Multi-Media | 46 concession or membership. Concession: Student, seniors, health care Queer Conversations | 48 and pension card holders. Companion Card: For people with Leather | 52 significant, lifelong disability who need a companion to enable them to attend Bearstock | 54 and participate in community based activities. Community & Sports | 56 Wheelchair accessible events Welcome mat events Rainbow Flag | 60 Please note that events may be subject Partner Recognition | 62 to change or cancellation (check relevant 201 website for further details prior to Acknowledgements | 64 the event). B 1 M e s s a g e s Image by Sia Duff A joint message Much time and energy goes A message from A message from Adelaide is a city to be o from the General into creating Feast each year. the Premier of the Minister for explored and enjoyed, and f Manager & We give thanks to our behind South Australia Trade, Tourism events like this add to the Producer of and Investment the scenes volunteers, overall vibrancy of the CBD in Feast Festival board members, State and Welcome to the 2018 Feast particular. From laneway bars s Local Government funding Festival, a program of arts Feast Festival is an important and boutique restaurants u We are thrilled to bring you bodies, Feast’s returning and and culture that brings artists annual fixture on the South featuring premium food and this year’s Feast packed full new sponsors and partners, and audiences together in Australian calendar - a wine, to unspoiled natural p of over 70 brilliant queer arts benefactors and audiences. a state-wide celebration of celebration of pride, diversity beauty found across the p and community events. Huge thanks to everyone diversity. and artistic creativity. As a State, Adelaide can pique This years emblem is the who incubated, hatched, fed, Feast is small but mighty: proud supporter of inclusion your curiosity, satisfy your o flamingo. Flamingos are nurtured, and supported last year’s festival generated for all, the State Government hunger and inspire you to r symbols of fun, relaxation events in this year’s Feast. an economic impact of more is delighted to sponsor discover more. t and immersing yourself in Flock along. than $1 million for the state, South Australia’s largest I congratulate the organisers the company of others. Of with attendances of more LGBTIQ event. on another fantastic program course, some are same sex than 37,000 over 16 colourful With a terrific program and wish the artists, staff, attracted and transgender. days and nights. of exciting artists, cultural guests and volunteers a truly In honour of these The festival is beloved, and community events, enjoyable festival. Thank wondrous birds we welcome not only for entertaining Feast offers local and visiting you for joining in on the Adelaide Zoo as a partner. Helen Sheldon audiences, but for its patrons a great platform to celebrations and showing Feast Ambassador Gertrude General Manager, continued celebration and experience South Australia. your support. I trust that you Glossip’s Zoo tour is Feast Festival support of local LGBTIQ Feast’s Opening Night will have a fantastic time at dedicated to Chile, one of culture, and for promoting Party remains a program Feast Festival. the Adelaide Zoo’s oldest understanding, diversity highlight, with sensational and most cherished residents and inclusion in the entire performances, live music and the last Flamingo in community. and hospitality available captivity in Australia. Margie Fischer Whether you’re a festival for guests. We give a heartfelt thank Producer, veteran or a newcomer, a Hon David Ridgway MLC you to all our artists and Feast Festival local or a visitor, I hope you Minister for Trade, Tourism community groups that take the opportunity to enjoy and Investment have registered to be part of all that Feast has to offer Feast 2018, there would be this year. no Adelaide Queer Cultural Festival without you. Hon Steven Marshall MP Premier of South Australia 2 3 #feastfest @feastfestival Join the conversation A message from our ambassadors M e s s a g e s A message from A message from In recent times Australia o the CEO of the Arts South has made great social and I feel honoured to be a f City of Adelaide Australia political strides towards Feast Festival Ambassador. equal rights for the LGBTIQ It is an honour to be a Feast My connection with Feast For over two decades the As one of Australia’s largest community, such as last year’s Festival Ambassador. I am delighted to be an has been as both audience s City of Adelaide has proudly festivals celebrating LGBTIQ historic passing of same sex I would not be where I ambassador for Feast 2018. member and a performer. u supported FEAST and arts and culture, the Feast marriage legislation. am now, personally and My alter-ego Dr Gertrude Feast provides a platform this year we again stand Festival not only entertains But there is still much work professionally if it weren’t for Glossip and I have been for LGBTQI community p alongside our LGBTIQ and delights us, but acts as to be done in achieving the opportunities for growth active participants in every voices to be heard, p community in celebration of a beacon for social change, true equality, and events and belonging that this Feast Feast Festival since its respected and celebrated. gender diversity and the arts, inclusion and diversity. like Feast continue to play a provided me with in my inception in 1997. We shall Feast’s vibrancy, community o to participate in one of the For 22 years Feast has crucial part. early twenties. do so again this year with a engagement and artistic r world’s greatest LGBTI Queer thrown a spotlight on South With more than 70 great It is thrilling that Feast history walk and Adelaide merit embraces the very t Arts and Cultural Festivals. Australian queer artists, events across theatre and continues to hold such Zoo walks which celebrate essence of diversity and This November we alongside those from music, film, visual art, cabaret, an important place in the that campest of birds, the inclusivity. welcome to the Adelaide interstate and overseas, comedy and more, Feast is cultural calendar of South pink flamingo! When people ask, “is it still stage an eclectic mix of artists whilst also promoting truly a banquet of local queer Australia. As an ‘unreconstructed relevant? Is it still important? of international, national compassion, collaboration arts and culture – so dig in! Feast has been at the 1970s gay liberationists’ I Does anyone care if you’re and local acclaim that will and equality in the wider forefront of inclusive artistic hold to the liberation tenets: gay or straight any more?” leave everyone with lasting community. practice for many years. It ‘The personal is political’ The answer is yes. Until and vivid memories of this has led the way through the and ‘Out of the closets and we have equality, respect year’s program. programming and support into the streets’. I believe that and total acceptance, there The City of Adelaide thank Jennifer Layther of marginalised voices the words ‘I AM’ are two of is a need for us to share our the army of volunteers and Director, Arts Programs, providing multiple platforms the most important in our stories, support each other staff, the sponsors and loyal Organisations and Initiatives, for them to be heard. language. It is wonderful and celebrate our unique supporters who make this Arts South Australia It’s a festival to discover that Pride March will again cultural voices. community event a reality new artists, new ideas, new be the opening event, this Earlier this year I married each year. friends and new voices. If you year celebrating the 45th my wife, a wonderful and We encourage every South have been attending Feast anniversary of the very joyous occasion of legal Australian to get involved for years, bring someone first Adelaide Gay Pride recognition and finally, and spread the word that new along with you to an March in 1973. feeling worthy in this country. FEAST truly is a feast for event this year. Experience as Feast is a marvellously I met my wife, Beccy, at Feast your senses. much as you can. Strut your public manifestation of in 2012 and I am so very stuff, proudly, like a flamingo. Rainbow Pride. Long may happy about that! Share the love this Feast you reign! I am proud to be an and flock to as many events Ambassador of a festival as you can. Will Sergeant that provides a space for Mark Goldstone the whole community to CEO City of Adelaide Daniel Clarke celebrate.