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This is a list of the social media handles and websites of the performers and crew of the Queer Variety Show. Clicking on their name will open a new window and take you directly to their social media/website. (not all performers are listed as not all of them have social media handles or websites for what they do.) Some performers we are yet to get information off.

Queer Variety Show

FB: Queer Variety Show

Insta: Queer_Variety_Show

web page (includes accessibility information) :www.ArachneArt.com.au

Mena Paws is a white skinned woman with grey hair. She is a drag queen. This is her in mid performance, she is pointing out at the audience and looking happy. photo by Nathan J Lester

Megan Munro

Sparklemuffin

Mena Paws

Queer Variety

Show - founder

Producer

Performer

Artist

tik tok: MrGreenTeal

insta: Sparklemuffin_Mena.Paws

website: www.ArachneArt.com.au

FB: Megan Munro - ArachneArt

Insta: MeganMunro1968

bluesky: @arachneart.bsky.social

This is a crocheted self portrait of Megan Munro, Queer Variety Show founder and producer, who is also a visual artist. It is a crocheted doll, lying back in a recliner chair.

An image of Temerity Outře, who is a white skinned woman with blonde hair. She is in mid performance here and is wearing a big coat and scarf and is smiling as she is looking down at a ball that has electricity showing in it. Behind here is an image of a lightening storm.

Ditzy Dreams is a white skinned person with long, reddish, wavy hair. They have light makeup on and are standing side on to the camera. They have a dark purple dress on, with their shoulders exposed. Their left hand is on their right arm which is by her side. The background is dark, with Ditzy's bottom half blending into the background. They are smiling at the camera.

Temerity Outře

Co- Producer

Performer

FB: Temerity Outře

Insta: @temerity_outre

Velvet Garnet

Performer

Co-Producer

FB: Velvet Garnet

Insta: VelvetGarnetBurlesque

Ditzy Dreamz

Co-producer

Performer

Photographer

insta: DitzyDreamz.burlesque

Velvet Garnet is an olive skinned woman with black and white hair. She is wearing a white shirt and burgandy waist coat and a white top hat. She has large black framed glasses. She is adjusting her black bow tie. The background is black.

Dread Sexy

Co - Producer

AliBi is in the middle of performing here. They are on a stage with a plush dinosaur in front of them. They are a white skinned person with short dark hair. They have on a black bra, knickers and high boots, with a green wrap around bit of fabric which they are pulling aside to reveal their leg. Photo by Helen, Canberra Streets

AliBi/AliBoi

Performer

Stage Grandpa

insta: Ali_bi_art

Angel Hellyer

Author

Insta: @Angel.Hellyer

tiktok: @AngelHellyarAuthor

www.AngelHellyer.com

buy their book here

Angel Hellyer is a white skinned person with short dark hair and eyes. They have light makeup on. They are wearing a red tartan top under a black cardigan. The expression looks like they are pondering something.

Ashtray Moona in an Aboriginal drag queen of Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi heritage. They are in the middle of performing here. They have long wavy blonde, brown hair, and are wearing a gold netted dress with a pair of black knickers and a black bra underneath. Their arms are up by their sides and their mouth wide open. Photo by Nathan J Lester.

Ashtray Moonay

Performer

Producer

FB: Ashtray Moonay

Insta: Ashtray_Moona

Bambi Valentine

and MC Krewd

Performer

Producer

FB: Krewd - Bambi Valentine

FB: Bambi Bubbles

insta: LittleBambiValentine

insta: BambiBubbles_Cbr

Belinda

or

Lily DuBois

Insta: OnlyYourDoom

Bambi Valentine is dressed as the Queen of Hearts. Whe has dark hair and eyes, and is a white skinned person. She is wearing a headdress made of roses and has a red collar, with playing cards as a part of it. Her image disappears into the dark background. the background is dark with fairy lights. She is staring down the camera.

Desire Bility is a white person with a long blonde wig. They are sitting sideways on a wheelchair against a black background. They are wearing a pink beret, skirt and boots with black tights and a black and white chequered shirt. They are wearing dark eye make up and bright red lipstick, and are looking at the camera with an orgasmic look on their face and holding a baguette at crotch level.

Desire Bility

Performer

Insta: Desire_Bility

Empress Eyrie

Performer

Teacher

Producer

Artist

FB page: Empress Eyrie - fan page

FB page: Tease-Able - Accessible burlesque classes with Empress Eyrie

insta: Empress.Eyrie

Insta: pasties.by.Empress

Insta: Tease.Able.Burlesque

insta: Eyrie.Improv.Burlesque

insta: photos.By.Empress

tiktok: @Empress.Eyrie

Only Fans: Empress Eyrie

Website: www.Empress.Eyrie

Empress Eyrie is a white skinned, tattooed woman with shoulder length red wavy hair. They are posed here wearing a red head dress and a red bra. They are looking seductively at the camera. Behind them is a red curtain. Photo by Nathan J Lester.

Electra is of Asian and Latina heritage, they have long dark hair and dark eyes, they are wearing an open dark shirt so their chest is exposed, where they are wearing pasties and have paint drips over their chest. They have their mouth open and their tongue poking out, they look seductive. The background is dark blue.

Guy Alias is kneeling down and holding something up near their face. They have white messy hair and drag makeup and are wearing a black and white stripey body suit.

Holly Hazlewood is sitting up on a bar. There are people serving behind her and shelves with drinks. Her long legs are folded over, she is wearing knee high brown boots. She is also wearing a short brown, sleeveless dress. She has shoulder length brown hair. She is leaning slightly on her right arm, with it's hand flat on the bar and with the other hand she is holding a microphone to her mouth. Photo by Nathan J Lester

An image of Jem Allen, who is a white skinned person, with short dark hair and glasses. They are sitting and singing into a microphone, whilst playing a guitar. Behind them, projected onto a screen is an image of Black Mountain Tower and Jem Allen in cursive underneath. Photo by Helen from Canberra Streets (Instagram)

Makedonka is a white skinned woman of macedonian heritage. She has long dark, wavy hair and dark eyes. She is wearing a green shirt. Behind her is a white wall, with a black grid. She is smiling at the camera.

This image is like an album cover. It is brightly coloured and in several layers. The back layer is a tree or bush with lots of branches and no leaves. On top of that is a square with two hooded figures at the bottom next to each other. The faces look like they are moving. Above that is a colourful design that is green, red, white, purple. There is a line of what looks like white hieroglyphics along the top and text at the bottom. Text is in pink and white: MűndtPhäīs.

Electra

Powerhouse

FB: Electra Powerhouse

Insta: ElectraPowerhouse

Ginger Nibbles

Performer

FB: Ginger Nibbles

Guy Alias/Alias

Performer

Producer

Insta: Guy_Alias

Insta: CanberraDrag

Ginger Nibbles is a white skinned, Aboriginal woman. She has long red hair that is flowing out behind her as she leans slightly back to the left. She is wearing a black brad and a black bottom. Her right arm is by her side. Her dark clothing blends into the background, making it hard to see where it ends. Photos by Empress Eyrie.

Hilary Caldwell

Writer

(book 'Slutdom)

Sexologist

website: Hilary Caldwell, sexologist

insta: Dr_Hilary_Caldwell

buy her book online here

Holly Hazlewood

Performer

Comedian

Insta: HollyHazlewood

Dr Hilary Caldwell is a white skinned woman with long red hair and glasses. Photo by Richard Poultan She is wearing pink plaid, close fitting pants, a pink jacket and a white top that has 'slut' written on it. She is holding a red umbrella over her right shoulder and smiling broadly. Photo is by

Honey Boom/

Magnus Magnum

Performer

Artist

Singer/songwriter

insta: Acro.Daddy

Spotify: Honey Boom

Ian Chua

Photographer

insta: Ian.Chua2761

Honey Boom is wearing all pink and has pink hair. They are a white skinned person. She is mid performance here, with her hair flying everywhere as she sings into the microphone which she is holding in their left hand. Behind her is a screen with an image on it. Photo by Helen from Canberra Streets (Instagram)

Icky

Drag Clown

Performer

Producer

insta: It's.Me.Icky

insta: TheNooshShow

Jem Allen

singer/songwriter

Insta: JemAllenMusic

Icky is a white skinned person, who is a drag clown. They have drag makeup on a white face. They have long orange crimped hair and are wearing a black underbust corset and a strapless bra that has eyes on it. Over their shoulders and arims they are wearing a blue top with spikes. They have blue paints on. their arms are bet with their hands pointing up. Their hands are tiny doll sized hands. Behind them is a brick wall with part of a neon sign and a giant martini glass, and some shimmering curtains. They are looking off to the side as they lip sync.

Kaotic Dezires

Performer

Vocalist

FB: Kaotic Dezires

insta: Kaotic.Dezires

Kate Wood

Angry Poet

Wordsmith

www.KateWood.Me

Kaotic Dezires is wearing black and white horror style makeup and a black hat. They have a black shirt on and dark eyes. Photo by

Lil Miss Mini

Draglesque

Insta: LilMiss_Mini

Makedonka

Comedian

insta: _Makedonkas

Lil Miss Mini has long dark hair and is wearing black strappy underwear and holding a black fan, her head is tilted back

Medea On the Argo

singer/songwriter

photographer

insta: MedeaOnTheArgo

Insta: Universal_Jason_Photography

Műndt Phäis

Performers

FB: Műndt Phäis

insta: MundtPhais

MedeaOnTheArgo is sitting holding a guitar and looking off to the right. They are a white skinned person, with brown and red hair that is tied up. They have many coloured clips in their hair, lots of colourful bracelets and necklaces and they have daisy shaped earrings and yellow nail polish. They are wearing a short green skirt, beige coloured patterned tights and a white short sleeve top that has colourful shapes printed on it. The background is cream. They look like they are sitting on a bed.

An image of nonbinarycode duo. The Hardman on the left and InkBits on the right. The Hardman is a white man with short dark hair and sunglasses. He is wearing a black jacket over a whit top and black pants, with red sneakers. Inkbits is an olive skinned person with short dark hair and large glasses. They are wearing a black top with a yellow design on it, with red pants that end at their knees and red sneakers. They are both smiling slightly and are looking cool.

Poetry Pete is a drag king. They have a white shirt, with black pants and black suspenders. They are wearing a black hat that is blending into the black background. In their left hand they are holding a bunch of paper. The photo is taken from the side, they are smiling out to the right.

Nexus Nexus

Performer

Poet

Insta: Nexus_Nexus

FB page: Them Nexus Nexus

Tik tok: nexcave314

nonbinarycode

nonbinarycode duo

Musicians

insta: nonbinarycodemusic

tiktok: nonbinarycode

Spotify: nonbinarycode

website: nonbinarycode.band

Nexus cave posing for the camera, they are wearing a black corset and underwear, have short brown and purple wavy hair.

Nathan J Lester

Photographer

Artist

FB: Nathan J Lester - Visual Artist

Insta: NathanJLester

Poetry Pete

Kathryn Leo

writer

Author

FB: Kathryn Leo

insta: KathyLeo17

tiktok: KazaLeo22

buy her book here

This is a group photo of all the performers in the Queer Variety Show in January 2025. They are of all different genders, cultural backgrounds, abilities and ages. There are 7 standing at the back and three sitting at the front. They are standing on a stage. They are all smiling broadly.

Parker McKenzie

Singer

Songwriter

Insta: Parky.Sharky

tiktok: ParkerSingsSomtimes

Parker is a white skinned man with short blonde hair and facial hair, he has blue eyes. He is wearing a white top with a black motif and seems to be sitting in a car.

Rat Bastard is standing on a stage side on to the audience. the have their left hand on their chest, the other arm is behind their body. They have pale skin and short red and dark hair and dark eyes. They are wearing a black crop top with a red mesh top over the top of it and long black mesh sleeves. They also have tight leather look pants on. They are looking smug. The background is black.

Old Scratch is a drag king. He has long blonde, messy hair. He is wearing a brown and tan tartan jacket, black pants and shirt and red suspenders. He looks angry.

The Lost Larrikin performing. They are a white skinned person with short dark hair and eyes. They are in the middle of performing and are standing, holding a cream coloured guitar and singing into a microphone. They have a black, short sleeved shirt with a print on it, and jeans with braces. The background is black.

Ramona Powers

Performer

Producer

insta: RamonaPowers07

Rat Bastard

Performer

QVS crew/helper

Artist

Insta: The_RatBastard

Ramona Powers is a white skinned person with long blonde hair. Here they are in the middle of performing. They are wearing an all black outfit of a witchy style hat, bra, short skirt and high boots. Behind them is a bookshelf and a black curtain. They look seductive.

Sally Stardust

Performer

Producer

Teacher/mentor

FB: Canberra Burlesque Academy

Insta: Canberra_Burlesque

website: Canberra Burlesque Academy

Faust

Old Scratch

Performer

Producer

Insta: SanguineFaust

Sally is a white skinned woman with long wavy, golden hair. She has makeup on and her red lips are in a broad smile. She is leaning to the left on something shiny, with her elbows bent and her right hand on top of her left hand. She is wearing a close fitting, richly coloured, dark red dress, with a black feather boa snaking across her right forename and back. The background is dark brown, blue and black. We can’t tell where she is. She looks happy and inviting.

Sweet Az

Singer/Songwriter

insta: SweetAz_

The Lost Larrikin

Performer

Singer/songwriter

Remus Douglas

Artist

Insta: @LarrkinFound

Website: The Lost Larrikin

This is a photo of Sweet Az performing, it is taken from the side. She is a white skinned woman with red hair tied up and glasses. She is wearing a long green dress with her leg exposed through a split on the side. She is sitting on her wheelchair, holding her guitar and singing into a microphone. In the background we can see the audience watching.

Ty Zahn

Performer

Teacher

Insta: Ty_Frenz

Ty Zahn is a white skinned person with short red hair. They are standing holding a cord up near their face. They are wearing all black and the background is black. The image has a sci fi look to it.

Xenon Revolution is dressed all in white, the background is a white bricked wall. The photo is of shoulders and head. Xenon is wearing a white hood over their face with their eyes, lips and bottom of their mouth exposed through holes in the hood. Around the holes is silver, glistening jewels, there are also some on the top of the hood. They are also wearing a white jacket and a white fingerless glove. These are all embellished with jewels. They have dark eyes with long lashes and full red lips.

Xenon Revolution

Performer

Singer

Teacher

FB: Xenon Revolution

Van Music Studios

Insta: XenonRevolution

@VanMusicStudios

Website:https://VanMusicStudios.com.au

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