Global headliners, award-winning cabaret, high-energy music club nights, a queer comedy gala, cutting-edge contemporary dance and First Nations art are all on the star-studded program.

Curated by award-winning writer, director and producer Daniel Evans, the 18-day LGBTQIA+ festival will transform Brisbane Powerhouse into a playground of neon chapels, club nights, “pleasuredomes” and secret cinemas.

MELT Festival is presented by Brisbane Powerhouse, proudly supported by Brisbane City Council, Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, B105, Crumpler, goa, Herbert Smith Freehills, Ovolo Hotels and QNews.

MELT Festival
10 – 27 November 2022
Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org

Based on the true, hidden history of gay soldiers during World War II, and billed as the musical Rodgers and Hammerstein never wrote, this Australian premiere love story, explores what it means to fall in love and struggle to survive, in a time and place where the odds are stacked against you.

It’s 1943, when being gay was a crime. Young and scared, 18 year old Stu is drafted to fight in one of history’s deadliest wars. As Stu struggles through basic training, he falls for the handsome all-American Mitch…

When Stu meets Artie, an unapologetically queer reporter, he becomes immersed in a hidden world beneath the surface of the US Army.

Paying homage to 1940s Hollywood romance films, Yank! features a cast of 12 performers and a 7-piece live band, that will capture audience hearts and emotions.

This is a show not to be missed!

Yank! A WWII Love Story
4-14 July 2019
Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org