Queerstories at the Riverside Theatres for one night only as part of the 2019 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

The much-loved LGBTQI+ storytelling night, Queerstories, at the Riverside Theatres for one night only as part of the 2019 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

A Western Sydney Twist

Writer, producer and theater maker, Maeve Marsden, hosted an eclectic line up of special guests presenting unmissable queer stories with a Western Sydney twist. Tales from lives well lived to battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

Our Community Heros

The program focused on community heroes including young playwright Charles O’Grady, theater maker and educator Felicity Nicol, former Co-Chair of Sydney Mardi Gras Brandon Bear, trans rights activist Dibs Barisic Sprem and local public servant and writer Steven Lindsay Ross, who also features in the Queerstories book published by Hachette Australia in 2018.

Bringing storytellers from all walks of life to the stage, Queerstories has proved itself an undeniable success for the past two years with regular sold-out events now held across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and regional towns.

Maeve Marsden said, “The LGBTQI community has been sharing stories for centuries, creating their own histories, disrupting and reinventing conventional ideas about narrative, family and community. I’m excited to be bringing the event back to Riverside Theatres for Sydney Mardi Gras; it’s one of the biggest pride festivals in the world and too often the events are focused around Oxford St. Incredible LGBTQI+ arts and activism is happening in Western Sydney and I am thrilled Queerstories can be part of it.”

The stories were also shared via a popular podcast, Queerstories, available here queerstories.com.au