They Took Me To A Queer Bar, 2022
By Tommy Misa, produced by Katie Winten
The Old Fitz Theatre
Tommy has always been a drifter and a series of events left them jobless and questioning everything they thought they knew about family and themselves. Fate and the venture into the unknown leads them to long running fictional Queer clubhouse Aunty Lavenders. And so begins a journey of Queer party history, self discovery and deep connections to the dancefloor that asks: where to from here?
Part play, part celebration and inspired by Sydney’s Queer lineage, Tommy shares stories from the past and present and offers hope for a collective Queer future.
They took me to A Queer bar draws on many modes of Queer performance — including drag, soundscapes, movement and costume by Demi-couture designers Nicol&Ford — to present the familiar intimacy and sacredness of the venues that we cannot describe without experiencing. A powerful ode to our second or perhaps first home.