
๐ 08: Hopelessness, Helplessness, and the Ibises
On pessimism, endangered Ibises, turning your Instagram DMs into a performance venue, and why maybe we all just need to stop scrolling
On pessimism, endangered Ibises, turning your Instagram DMs into a performance venue, and why maybe we all just need to stop scrolling
Boring theatre about fire drills, exciting board games about 17th century queers, and the rise of digital extremism
Reflections on archiving, whiteness, climate change theatre, and techno-mythology
Itโs been a quiet week filled with planning and reading. Iโve been thinking about shows I saw as a teen, new ways to review theatre, disabled ecologies, Judith Butler, and how to build sustainable theatre businesses.
A dialogic response to โTiny, Fluffy, Sweetโ by Ran Chen, presented by Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Asia TOPA
A week of rewatching theatre, reflections on queer possibilities in the club, and the beginning of a plan for my year.
A week of protest, queer art, and my first audition in four years.
The world is burning but at least I got to stand at a confluence of the Birrarung and say โWow, I love this city.โ
A monstrous exhumation of fear and divinity delivered with wit and charm
The one in which I begin a newsletter
All of the shows, performances, and concerts I've seen in 2025 thus far. Refreshes with new shows automatically.
An analysis of my theatre-watching habits in 2024 plus my top ten shows of the year
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