WA Exposé

Lucy Lovegun is a fully automated weapon of sound with no safety, with armor-piercing bullets that will hit you straight between the thighs. No stranger to fancy hats they are the only two-time titleholder of Miss Burlesque Western Australia. Having first claimed the title in 2014 as blushing debutant before coming back six years later with new tricks and shticks to earn the title once more in 202...

Dean Misdale is a multi-award-winning artist having won Entertainer of the Year at the 2019 Proud Awards and most recently took home the award for Best Cabaret & Variety Show with “Life’s A Drag” at Fringe World 2022 after winning the weekly award in the same category two years running.  They are very versatile and multi-talented being one of the few Drag artists in Australia who not...

Today we play around with arts and arts media with the hosts of Queer Stories on the Swan! In the podcast,  Queer Stories On The Swan,  hosts Chris & Christo meet and interview queer people in the Perth LGBTQIA+ community and ask their advice for those going through a similar journey. Chris has been delving into creative outlets for years. Whether it be acting, both in theatre a...

Being hailed as a “King of Boylesque” since winning Mr Boylesque Australia in 2017, Although his performing career started may years before this. He also boasts being a State and national gymnast and a trained dancer.  This iconic Burlesque character is matched by their drag persona who similarly is a household name and it's honestly very difficult to not give away the guest in this intro. Ha...

Having grown up between England, France and the US, Cléo Schurrer moved to Perth at the age of 18 and got a job in luxury real estate.  After a couple of years doing that, she realised a life without art was no life for her, quit the job, and set about immersing herself in the arts scene, starting out as a door girl at The Ellington Jazz Club and all rounder at Perth Symphony Orchestra, and g...

Matthew Pope is a multidisciplinary artist whose creative practice scopes throughout sculpture, performance, video art and printmaking.  His work explores varying ideas and concepts such as merging the earth with humans, the limits of the physical body, ephemeral moments, sexuality, masculinity and the interaction between artist and audience. Based in Perth, Western Australia, his work aims t...

“The Party Prince of Perth”, Flynn V, brings a unique style of drag performance with his captivating androgynous aesthetic. He has taken the world of boylesque by storm and serves electrifying, high-energy performances that leave you questioning more than just your sexuality. Follow Flynn V; flynnv.com/ If you like this podcast you can like us on social media, rate and subscribe on your favourite...

Maven is a 19 year old performing artist based in Boorloo, Perth. Focussing on the mediums of drag and burlesque, much of their work revolves around conceptual numbers and artistic expression.  She is highly stylised and referential, continually using her drag to show off her ideas and letting audiences peek into her brain. Her work is avant garde, and leans into the artistic, commonly playin...

Add in one scoop of Pierrot's tears, a sprinkle of Arrlechino's wit and just a dash of lilac, mix it all around and what do you get? Why, it's Portia Sweet. Cute and creepy, smiling and weepy, this clown wants to drag you through a cabaret of both tragedy and comedy. Trained in the art of physical theatre and contemporary dance, Portia is taking the Boorloo scene by storm! Be s...

Today we take a deep dive in to the local Government arts programming and who better to join us than Lisa Estrano, Event Programmer, City of Joondalup. An artist in her own right, as a seamstress for years, Lisa has seen the local arts scene develop from many angles and is bringing something unique to the City of Joondalup in 2023. The Joondalup Festival is a new arts and culture festival held in...

Miss Phoria is advocate for Queer & Aboriginal lives as well as safe spaces, mental health, neurodivergence and people with disabilities. They express their activism through performance as a trans-nonbinary, queer & Aboriginal creator. Going into the darkest corners of their mind & the world to create art out of it. Mixing sexy with strange, pride with shame and love with hate. https:/...

Drag Kings to the front! Perth is filled with incredible kings and masc gender-benders that don't often get the exposure they deserve. King of the Underground, an event hosted at Cherry Bomb last September was the first time a lot of Boorloo audiences finally set their eyes on a bevy of legendary performers. Today's guest is once of those legends. Brad Titt is Perth's treasure chest of gender-bend...

Donna Kebab launched herself into the Perth drag scene in early 2014, and has since developed quite a reputation. ​ Known for her quick wit and quirky comedy numbers, Donna is a ball of energy like no other! Professionally trained in vocals and music, Donna found slipping on a wig and heels far more suitable for her fabulous aura. ​ She is inspired by the cutesy vibes of Disney to the dark, gritty...

Jon Madd dazzled on Australia's got Talent and now Perth's very own Enigmatic Eccentric, Entertainer Extraordinaire takes us on a retrospective journey through his Maddgical career. Jon shares some of magicians' closely guarded secrets and decades of performing experience with you. With a few basic sleights, and layers of magic psychology to suit all ages, watch a simple trick turn into unbelievab...

Joyce Mathers has entertained many audiences over the years having been part of various musical groups. As a vocalist, she loves to tell a story, and has created a variety of shows honouring the likes of Dusty Springfield, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, the music of Cole Porter & Gershwin. Avenue: A Tribute to The Seekers is heading to FRINGE WORLD 2023, accompanied by Kim Anning. A mu...

Jez Watts has been performing live comedy for almost a decade, featuring in over 30 festivals and touring throughout Australia, Asia and the UK. Based in Melbourne, he regularly hosts and headlines shows across the country, and is creator of The Nasty Show Australia & 50 First Jokes w/ Jez Watts. Currently touring his best-of standup hour “Jokes About Sex & Death (And No Other Topics)” &am...

In the eyes of South West England, Jamie Mykaela is a big old tart, a floozy. A charlatan chanteuse with a taste for whiskey and getting down more often than a blow-up doll.  In Australia? She’s a prude. She’s uptight. She just doesn’t know how to have fun. Where’s the middle ground? Where’s the balance? Where is there a decent dive bar in Oxford? The past year has been turbulent for ex-Perth...

Kinetica is a WA contemporary circus that fuses awe-inspiring aerials with dance and storytelling. Kinetica regularly performs to critical acclaim for festivals, corporate and community events throughout Australia. Kinetica won the WA Circus Award in 2020 with Aria, the 2017 Circus Award with Sinsuality 2: Back In Bed, and has been presenting successful shows at FRINGE WORLD since 2012. Kinetica a...

SURPRISE! We are back in 2023 with a brand new season. Season 2 kicks off with a FRINGEWORLD extravaganza, we will be bringing you a different Perth fringe show each week and the artists who made them. Each ne with a unique link to Western Australian arts. Born in 2021, from the depths of all often hidden, Basement has consistently and lovingly hand-picked the crème of Boorloo's (Perth's) Burlesqu...

A holiday special this week! This week we bring back the original WA Exposé guest, Serenity Von Varda along with Cabaret legend, Veruca Sour to take a look back on the ever evolving arts scene in Western Australia and some goals for 2023. Follow Serenity Von Varda; https://linktr.ee/serenityvonvarda Follow Veruca Sour; https://linktr.ee/veruca.sour Follow Aria Scarlett; https://bio.site/AriaScarle...

Moxie Heart is a Perth drag darling who captivates and charms with her colourful, campy style. A three-time Crown of the Court finalist and the Pop Royalty Runner up of 2021, this proud female drag artist delights in embracing the silly and creating acts that are cheeky, quirky and unexpected. Follow Moxie Heart; https://www.instagram.com/moxieheart_/ hellomoxieheart@gmail.com If you like this pod...

Some say London Loufoque was made for the stage; In reality the stage was made for her! London Loufoque brings her own special je ne sais quinoa to all her performances that will leave you on the edge of your seat and your voice hoarse from cheering for encore! She has been performing and dancing since before she could walk, but we promise she’s much better now than she was then. Her tendency for...

Kylie Mouat is a Creative; an artist across multiple disciplines whose favourite place in the world is in front of a crowd. Whether it be fifty people, or five thousand people...storytelling, performing, entertaining is 'home' for Kylie. Over the last twenty five years she has worked in Perth, New York, London and Melbourne from acting, producing theatre, choreography, teaching, to...

What is a show gremlin? Malaika Moon uses this term to describe herself as an artist outside of the traditional 'Showgirl' structure but you may know her more aptly as a singer, storyteller and burlesque artist. Her intense creativity is clearly on display whenever she takes to the stage pulling from her multi disciplinary background to create routines that seduce, amuse and sometimes terrify a cr...

Mellogamy Muse got into burlesque after realising she was defined by who she was to other people (wife, mother, friend ect) so she dove into who she could be for herself. This lead to a whirlwind of success having been recently crowned as winner of the international "your royal tease" and appearing in a bevy of Scarlet Bell productions. Not one to act inwardly, she recently created the show Neurod...