The Queer Variety Show is a variety show that features Queer/LGBTIQA+ and Disabled (includes, chronic illness, mental illness, neurodivergent) people, with the occasional ally.
Accessibility and ticket information for Queer Variety Shows can be found at arachneart.com.au/general-6
Seven Deadly Sins
'A tribute to your favourite vices and violations featuring disabled and queers performers and their friends and allies.'
Queer Variety Show: Seven Deadly Sins, is a special themed show, curated by Velvet Garnet. It features various types of performances with the theme of 7 Deadly sins. Includes drag, burlesque, poetry, singing.
Featuring Velvet Garnet as emcee and performers Ali Bi, Belinda, Desire Bility, Empress Eyrie, Ginger Nibbles, Heya Gosper, Kate Wood, Kaotic Dezires, Sally Stardust, Sparklemuffin, Sugar Starr and Temerity Outré.
7pm Tuesday 04 November 2025
Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St, Canberra City
$25 | $20 Connession
It’s a King Thing
Drag King Sparklemuffin Photo by Tobias Price.
Queer Variety Show: It’s a King Thing, is part of Smith’s Alternative Cabaret Cabal weekend. It is a special themed one hour show, curated by Sparklemuffin and featuring all drag kings.
The line up includes Sparklemuffin, Ravi Oli, Ty Zahn and Friends, Rat Bastard, Reggie Cox and Magnus Magnum.
DATE AND TIME TO BE CONFIRMED
Please see arachneart.com.au for date, time and ticket details.
Saturday 22 (or Sunday 23) November 2025
Afternoon time TBA
Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St, Canberra City
$25 | $20 Connession
I-Day Eve Show
Temerity Outrè Photo by Empress Eyrie.
Queer Variety Show: I-Day Eve Show is curated by Temerity Outrè. Thanks to a Sue Salthouse scholarship, Temerity is being mentored by Sparklemuffin in show production. This event is Temerity’s vision and ‘graduation’ from the mentorship.
This show is to celebrate I-Day – International Day of People With Disability. In 2025 the theme is ‘Amplifying the Leadership of Persons with Disabilities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future’.
7pm Tuesday 2 December 2025
Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St, Canberra City
$25 | $20 Connession
