Soft-Butch Show Queen at The Butterfly Club

Published by: Mark J Wilson | 4-Aug-2018
Wilson appears in this new performance artwork. It is the show queen. "He delivers, and his commitment is staggering" - Theatre Press, "Wilson's ahead of his time" - Out of the Pan, 3CR, "Mark does something with the dialogue no other performers are doing" - Stephan Elliott
Venue: The Butterfly Club
Address: Carson Place, off Little Collins St (between Swanston & Elizabeth) in the Melbourne CBD
Date: 22nd to 26th of January 2019
Time: mixed times 5:30 & 7pm
Buy / Ticket: https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/soft-butch-show-queen
Web: https://markjwilson.com.au/soft-butch-show-queen/
: https://www.facebook.com/events/204202913608941/
EMail: bricolageshows@mail.com
Performance artist and independent producer Mark J Wilson (MTC, Welcome to Woop Woop) presents his new performance work Soft-Butch Show Queen, a dissection of gay identity' on dating apps, a personal narrative about having cancer & contains Krispy Kreme doughnut themes.

"I've got to somehow make my cancer story funny, which it's not, but you've got to laugh". "As soon as you mention it, the reaction is different, often the first response is pity. You don't want to live your life with people treating you like a victim", says Wilson.

Soft-Butch Show Queen is about having fun and laughter. It features popular songs and culture, that helps audiences connect. Wilson appears as a solo performer, he peels back the character layers, inviting the audience to sing-along and play a part in his journey.

Appearing the the Butterfly Club during the MidSumma calendar 2019:

Tuesday 22 January 2019 5:30pm
Wednesday 23 January 2019 7:00pm
Thursday 24 January 2019 7:00pm
Friday 25 January 2019 5:30pm
Saturday 26 January 2019 7:00pm

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