akimbo + co and theatre works present
by cara whitehouse and andi gambrill
I Want It That Gay
30 JANUARY - 3 FEBRUARY | THEATRE WORKS
I Want It That Gay
VENUE
by cara whitehouse and andi gambrill
It’s 1998... you’re sitting in front of your TV on Saturday morning and you’re watching Video Hits. You see The Spice Girls pop up on screen, you LOVE The Spice Girls! But soon you’re wondering – do I want to be Sporty Spice or do I want to be with Sporty Spice? I Want it That Gay is a cabaret-comedy featuring popular music hits from the 1990’s and 2000’s - with a rainbow twist. The show sheds light on the challenges of growing up with starkly heteronormative music, popstars and paradigms.
The performer’s personal stories are intertwined with satirical rewrites of their favourite pop songs played on keyboard. Think; discovering your sexuality, unraveling gender, entering the queer scene, break ups, bad haircuts and teaching your Nan about pronouns.
Reminisce on your favourite hits from the past through a queer lens. At times hilarious, and at times heartbreaking, I Want it That Gay is an irreverent look at the way popular culture shapes what we see and therefore who we’re allowed to be.
So crack open your CD cases and come along for the ride as we reclaim the music of our adolescence - the way it should have been!
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
DURATION
90 Minutes
WARNINGS
Mature themes, strong language, 16+
ACCESSIBILITY
Theatre Works is a wheelchair accessible venue. A full access guide will be available closer to the date.
“This endearing, deeply relatable show is perfect for millennials seeking that nostalgic hit, but it's also the show for parents of millennials and elders seeking to better understand just what it was like growing up queer in the ’90s.” I Want it That Gay, Time Out
DATES + TIMES
Tuesday 30 January - 7:00pm
Wednesday 31 January - 9:00pm
Thursday 1 February - 7:00pm
Friday 2 February - 9:00pm
Saturday 3 February - 7:00pm
Theatre Works has a lockout policy for latecomers. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
FULL PRICE
$30.00
CONCESSION*
$25.00
PREVIEW
N/A
20 at $20**
$20.00
MOB TIX
$20.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
**Limited to 20 tickets per performance
Theatre Works has been long established as the south-side festival hub in Melbourne.
Theatre Works’ MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL HUB will be buzzing with 8 ground-breaking shows across 2 performance spaces. A truly queer program that embraces and celebrates the whole rainbow community.
CREDITS
WRITTEN BY
Cara Whitehouse
Andi Gambrill
PERFORMED BY
Cara Whitehouse
Juliet Hindmarsh
PRODUCER
Becks Blake
Jess Pantano
CHOREOGRAPHER
Danica Lani
DRAMATURG
Amy Morcom
MEET THE ARTIST -
Akimbo + Co
Akimbo + Co is a creative production company, made up of arts professionals Becks Blake and Jess Pantano. The team yearn to make theatre that shocks, tells raw stories and utilises unique spaces. Together they co-produced one of the most sold out seasons at Belvoir's 25a with project 'The Astral Plane' by Charlie Garber in 2019, as well as Tongue Tied by Clare Hennessy and The Wasp by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm in 2022 at Kings Cross Theatre.
