This is the Pride Show you don’t want to miss. Our storytellers are opening up about love, identity and courage — stories that bring home what Pride is all about. It’s a celebration of belonging and bravery, with stories that remind us that love (and living authentically) always wins.
Our performer line-up:
Team 20s: Chloe Padmore is an Aboriginal artist based in Naarm, and a published writer for Blak & Bright and Project Loudly. They collaborate with Merri-bek Council to run a monthly LGBTQIA+ event. They're an award-winning photographer, with their painting and photography showcased in exhibitions. Chloe has a passion for performance and theatre.
Team 30s: Shyaire Ganglani is a slam poet and comedian with a knack for spinning her emotional baggage into comedy gold. She’s performed in Edinburgh, Europe, Dubai and all over Australia. She is a mentor for The Aunties, Assisterhood and D&AD Shift, and her comedy and activism work has been featured on 3ZZZ and Triple R radio, and Today.
Team 40s: Andrea O’Connor is a Melbourne-based writer and editor whose lifelong relationship with words has been one of expression, survival and self-discovery. Writing has carried her through the unfolding of identity and sexuality, early motherhood and shifting relationships. She is on a mission to approach the tangled terrain of mid-life with curiosity and grit, while navigating the beautiful mess of living truthfully, in all its forms.
Team 50s: Chloe Black is a stand-up comedian, screenwriter and DJ. She has performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She is writer and creator of the web series Transferred and Jennifer Eric Is Cancelled, and the animated series Letter Club. Coming out 10 years ago freed her to find her true self, giving her work a unique point of view and a voice with which to tell it.
Team 60s: Anneke Deutsch OAM has a background in sculpture, prosthetics, thermally efficient building and lesbian activism. She’s co-founder of Older Women in Cohousing (WINC), currently developing an accessible, sustainable community of (mostly) old lesbians in Castlemaine. She volunteers as a housing consultant for Matrix Guild, creating social housing for homeless lesbians.
Team 70s: Sunderai Felich is a multifaceted performer, writer and speaker with a rich background in comedy, storytelling and public speaking. From captivating audiences at The Moth Story SLAM to delivering insightful talks at national conferences, Sunderai's engaging performances are drawn from a wealth of personal experiences and diverse interests.
Generation Women is an award-winning cross-generational storytelling night founded in New York in 2017, Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Each month, six women of note read an original piece on a theme. Of those, one is in her 20s, her 30s, her 40s, her 50s, her 60s and her 70s+.
This event is proudly presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue. This event is hosted by Rebecca Lister. Generation Women was created by Georgia Clark.
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