Outrageous: The Queer History of Australian TV

TV historian Andrew Mercado heads to Qtopia Sydney for an evening unpicking the good, the camp and the truly questionable across decades of homegrown telly. This is the first Sydney screening of his documentary short since it turned heads at Queer Screen during World Pride, complete with overseas festival laurels under its belt. On the screen, you get reflections and receipts from Courtney Act, Carlotta, Benjamin Law, Sarah Walker, Keiynan Lonsdale and The Hon Michael Kirby. The evening also doubles as a launch for Mercado's tie-in book, giving you plenty of context on how our soapies and broadcasts got so fruity. Things kick off at 7pm in Darlinghurst. It wraps neatly at 9pm, which leaves you just enough of the night to take your heated arguments about vintage drama down the road…

Date
Monday 16 November 2026
Time
19:00:00 – 21:00:00
Venue
The Loading Dock Theatre @ Qtopia
Address
301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Suburb
Darlinghurst
Price
$10
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Vibes: queer, documentary, film, movie night, storytelling, community event, educational, arts crowd

Lineup

  • Shane 'Courtney Act' Jenek
  • Benjamin Law
  • Sarah Walker
  • Carlotta
  • Keiynan Lonsdale
  • The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
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Outrageous: The Queer History of Australian TV

The Loading Dock Theatre @ Qtopia

NOV
16
This Monday7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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TV historian Andrew Mercado heads to Qtopia Sydney for an evening unpicking the good, the camp and the truly questionable across decades of homegrown telly. This is the first Sydney screening of his documentary short since it turned heads at Queer Screen during World Pride, complete with overseas festival laurels under its belt. On the screen, you get reflections and receipts from Courtney Act, Carlotta, Benjamin Law, Sarah Walker, Keiynan Lonsdale and The Hon Michael Kirby. The evening also doubles as a launch for Mercado's tie-in book, giving you plenty of context on how our soapies and broadcasts got so fruity. Things kick off at 7pm in Darlinghurst. It wraps neatly at 9pm, which…

leaves you just enough of the night to take your heated arguments about vintage drama down the road…

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Lineup

SShane 'Courtney Act' JenekBBenjamin LawSSarah WalkerCCarlottaKKeiynan LonsdaleTThe Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG

Vibes

queerdocumentaryfilmmovie nightstorytellingcommunity event

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