Congratulations to all the cast and crew for putting on a fantastic show this year! If you came to the show, we hope you enjoyed it!
You can read a review of our show and a background article here on SameSame, (both by Jesse Matheson): Background and Review
Also, read our review in Honi Soit, the Sydney University student newspaper: 
The 2011 Queer Revue runs from Wednesday the 31st of August to Saturday the 3rd of September. Get your tickets here!
Town Motto - Why not?
Last week, we marked our move from Fun and Flirty to Serious and Sassy with a camp in the wilds of Wyee, and a CAMP Camp at that. We came by car and train in dribs and drabs to a house by a lake, where the air was fresh and the walls were covered with art.
Art
DAY 1
On the first day, we ventured out into the surrounding bushland and claimed it for the might and glory of Queer Revue. Unable to find any locals on whom we could impose our way of life (showtunes and flannel), we retreated to Fortress Fabulous for games and rehearsals.
Fortress Fabulous
After dinner, pantllessness ensued and Amy proved herself to be the undoubted queen of Kings.
Pantlessness!
One of the conditions of our occupation of Fortress Fabulous required that noise be kept to a minimum after 10:30pm. By the time everyone was once again fully clothed, we were a lot closer to the end of Loud Time than we expected. As a result, Liz forbade us from watching Hairspray for fear that we would all end up singing along. To think there are actually people out there who would consider the sound of us singing “Good morning, Baltimore” at the top of our lungs to be noise!
DAY 2
The following day, while doing some filming for the show, we came face to face with a creature so wicked he turned the deckchairs blue.
The Face of Evil
His name was Richard III and he taunted us mercilessly. He would jeer and laugh and insist our jokes were as limp as our wrists. Fearing for our lives, we kept the doors firmly locked while we did some writing, some singing and some troubadouring…
Such talent!
We realized we were working with a group of true professionals when, after being asked whether she would be comfortable performing in a sketch where a naked male cast member would have to rub up against her, Mikaela responded, “I’m a lesbian, not a nun.” Greater commitment to comedy, you’ve never seen.
That night, we decided to straighten out Levi:
Makeover!
We then worked our way through the Rocky Horror soundtrack before we were presented with the amazing amazingness of an impromptu rendition of Legally Blonde: The Musical by Aled, John and Kade.
It went some way to making up for the fact that our attempts to watch Hairspray were again thwarted, this time by technical issues. (Our I.T. Officer, Chris, was stripped of his title by popular decree for his failure to get the DVD working.)
While we waited in vain for the DVD to start, we played Charades and realized that we were all awful at playing Charades. We did adopt a new society motto in the process though: Tits or GTFO.
DAY 3
We spent the morning of the third day making sure Fortress Fabulous was left looking spick and spam. Then, after a final frolic by the lake, our Fleet of Flamers headed back to Sydney, the glimmer of a show in our pockets.
Sydney bound!
What happens on camp... will end up on the internet.
The Queen has left no heir, and chaos and poor dress sense have cast long shadows over the gay world. But, even as dark forces manoeuvre to snatch the Vibrating Sceptre of Power, a glimmer of hope flickers between the double denim and the ugg boots. Will the evil Victoria Bitter seize power? Or can the Queendom be saved for good?
From the creators of “No Weddings and a Funeral” and “Di-Hard: The Princess Diana Story” comes Queer Revue 2011: THE QUEEN. Featuring singing, dancing, nudity and lesbians!
Over the last few months, violent demonstrations have consumed SUQRS as clashes between the pro-glitter faction and the unicorn lobby threatened to tear the society apart. As the situation continued to worsen, a meeting was finally called last week in the hope of avoiding open war (military fatigues can be so unflattering) and SUQRS underwent a (relatively bloodless) revolution.
Artist's impression
The Sexy Summit, as it came to be known, was chaired by our president, Tim Lee, whose ensemble combined the sartorial wit of a Time Lord with the resplendent magnificence of a queen, and a queen of England at that.
The Declaration of Deliciousness, the military junta’s first act, saw the society formally adopt a new constitution.
Meet constitution
The Creme Caramel Convention, as it came to be known in its later more radical phase, then played host to the election of several new members to the society’s executive body. Hundreds and thousands of applicants were whittled down through a series of challenges that tested the candidates’ grace, charm and knowledge of Medieval Japan, leaving a victorious five.
Congratulations to:
Christopher Browne – Valiant Defender of Sparkle and Sass
Kade Denton – Showtune Shogun of the Amyl Archipelago
John Francis – Champion Cupcake Cosmonaut of the Commonwealth
Joseph Istiphan –Lord High Commander-in-Chief of Being Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
Elizabeth Mulhall – Grand Priestess of the Most Ancient and Noble Order of the Fag Hag Sisterhood
We’re also in the middle of auditions. So just remember –
We really do!
Our fabulous friends at SHADES are going all country and throwing an amazing party on Saturday, 7th May:
Save a horse, ride a cowboy!
Now before we all scoot on over, come help us warm up our cowboy boots on Monday, 2nd May as we practise downing both our hoes and our throws in the HOEDOWN THROWDOWN MASTER CLASS !!!
We’ll be learning the moves to the Hoedown Throwdown a traditional dance that first came to prominence in the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Miley's Last Stand
You’ll come in looking like this:
Before the Hoedown Throwdown Master Class
But you’ll come out looking like this:
After the Hoedown Throwdown Master Class
And who doesn’t enjoy coming out?
Meet us in the Common Room, Holme Building, Science Rd at 6pm!
Hey Queers and Queer-Friendly Peeps!
Do you love: Acting? Singing? Dancing? Drag? Glitter? Kittens? Then the 2011 Queer Revue WANTS YOU! And we’ll be holding auditions on these dates and at these locations: Monday, May 9: Isabel Fidler Room, Manning Building Each session will run from 6-8PM, so feel free to show up at any time during any of these sessions. If you can’t make any of these sessions, that’s okay – just email us at queer.revue@gmail.com with your availabilities and we’ll organise an alternate time. Don’t be put off by the word ‘audition’. These sessions are NOT competitive, in any way, shape or form. We aren’t going to judge, evaluate or exclude anyone who auditions, or prevent them from joining the revue. We just want to meet you and get to know your interests, skills and most importantly your availabilities. As a added incentive we’ll be providing chocolates and kittens for your amusement. So to reiterate – the official audition policy of the Sydney University Queer Revue: If you’re game enough to come to auditions, then you’ve got what it takes to be on stage, Grrrl! Hope to see your fabulous faces! Cheers SUQRS Team. P.S. If you have any questions or queries about auditions or the revue in general, feel free to email us at queer.revue@gmail.com |
Hey Queer and Queer Friendlys alike!
NOTICE is hereby given of a General meeting of the Members of the Queer Revue Society to be held on Thursday 5 May 2011 at 6:00PM in the Reading Room, Holme Building.
The purpose of the meeting will be to adopt a new Constitution for the Society and an election to fill the vacant positions of up to 6 General Executives. All those seeking nomination should formally apply in writing, stating their name and outlining their reasons for seeking election to the Society’s Executive.
If you want to nominate for an Executive Position but are unable to attend the meeting in person, please request nominate an individual to stand as proxy. If you don’t have a proxy, the Society will be willing to stand one for you.
All nominations must be sent via email to queer.revue@gmail.com by 6PM, 5 May 2011. Please send any queries, apologies and requests for leaves of absence to secretary@suqrs.org.
The Sydney University Queer Revue has many longstanding traditions — the great glitter harvest and the milking of the unicorns chief among them — and this year we add another event to our calendar:
THE INAUGURAL QUEER REVUE EASTER EGG HUNT
Join us on Monday 18th April from 6pm on the Front Lawns as we search out the chocolate-y spawn of kitten on bunny lovin’ — a night of rummaging around in the bushes for eggs that will leave you in excellent stead for Find-A-Surrogate Friday.
A great hat is essential for all things inaugural
