Yana Alana
After its 2020 show was cancelled,
F ck Fabulous has had a reboot for 2021, and is now set to make its debut at Arts Centre Melbourne in April, as part of Midsumma Festival.
Hosted by cabaret icon and prolific queer performer Yana Alana (the alter ego of Sarah Ward),
F ck Fabulous is an anti-cabaret cabaret, of sorts. The extravaganza is set to challenge stereotypes surrounding gender norms and LGBTIQ+ representation, and reimagine what it means to be queer.
What you need to know
After the inaugural
The show will run from Tuesday April 20 to Sunday May 2, at Fairfax Studio
This is a Protest Party!
Serving post-punk, anti-glamour realness,
Fuck Fabulous is a radical, multi-artform, variety show with it’s tongue firmly planted in it’s cheeks.
Bringing together fierce queers, femmes and rebels in a show that celebrates female-masculinity, rejoices in gender-queer visibility and celebrates femme identities in diverse bodies. Hosted by Yana Alana, this epic ensemble work is where drag, visual art, trash-fashion, dance, circus and live music collide.
With performances by circus icon Jess Love, queer side-show clown Dale Woodbridge-Brown, performance artist Nicci Wilks, dance duo Glitter & Snatch, aerial contortionist Seth Sladen, Drag King Koko Ma$$, performance wunderkammer Gabi Barton and our drummer boi Bec Matthews.
Comedy Bonanza
There’s a room at Edinburgh Festival Fringe called Late’n’Live, although it’s nickname is ‘the bear pit’ because of how unhinged it can sometimes get. Our festival club is loosely modelled on that, in so far as it’s a late night comedy lineup show where the festival’s biggest acts come to misbehave on stage every Friday night, or do their slick set – it can go either way. It’s also a chance to sample some acts you may not have heard of before, so it’s the place to be to keep your finger on the festival pulse.