Matriark Theatre

UnVoiced

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UnVoiced is a podcast of original audio stories & interviews about being a young queer person in Sydney. Season 1 is by young people in Bondi, Season 2 features writers from Western Sydney. UnVoiced has been supported by Waverley Council and Penrith City Council. Produced by Scott Parker & Matriark TheatreLead Facilitator: Felicity Nicol

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Episode 3 - Queer Futures... and an interview with Jye Bryant 06.09.2025 47:08

In episode three, Alex and Kayla discuss the future of queerness in Western Sydney. Is the future bright? What are the challenges? Can community be an act of protest in and of itself? Kayla discusses her femme identity and Alex, their new theatre work: 'The Dinner Play'. They also interview Jye Bryant. Jye is a Musical Theatre Composer, Lyricist and Author. His credits include The Things I...

Episode 2 - Enigma and Whimsy... and an interview with Mohammad Awad (3awadi) 16.08.2025 48:11

In the second episode of this season, Alex and Kayla interview Mohammad Awad (3awadi). Mohammad Awad (AKA 3AWADI) is a Queer/Arab/Muslim award-winning Writer, Director, Poet, Playwright, and Musician who’s running out of ways to express himself. Honoured as Australia's National Youth Poetry Champion, they are one of the proud editors/authors of the award-winning poetry collection Admissions ....

Episode 1 - Queerness Is... and an interview with Omar Sakr 08.08.2025 54:43

Queerness, activism, and art. This season, meet Kayla Hill (she/her) and Alex Trezona (they/them), two amazing queer voices from Western Sydney. Across three episodes, they’ll explore how this cultural moment has shaped them as young queer people. They’ll wax lyrical about queer liberation, queer thriving in Western Sydney, and why building community is its own kind of activism. In this first epi...

Episode 2 - The (100% Real) Chloé Hayden Interviews Trans Superstar Jake Blondin 01.03.2025 13:44

A content warning, this story discusses sexual violence. Welcome to UnVoiced, a production by Matriark Theatre and Waverley Council, supported by Eastside FM. Featuring storytellers from Sydney, Australia, UnVoiced captures the joys, triumphs and frustrations of being young and queer in 2025. Imagine being interviewed by your hero. They sit with you and ask you all about you life, your passions a...

Episode 1 - In This Economy? Absolutely Not! 01.03.2025 11:42

Welcome to UnVoiced, a production by Matriark Theatre and Waverley Council, supported by Eastside FM. Featuring storytellers from Sydney, Australia, UnVoiced captures the joys, triumphs and frustrations of being young and queer in 2025. Kayla just wants to be a silly little queer but people keep creating unnecessary emotional labour; and who has the energy for that? In episode one of UnVoiced, ‘I...