Category: Events
Amy Jane Bedwell talks to Sweeney Todd cast member Cameron Barclay about being on stage, theatrical horror, and the virtues of opera. Cameron Barclay is a member of the twelve person ensemble featuring in the New Zealand Opera’s staging of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, as well as being the understudy for the role […]
The University of Canterbury Students Association has officially kicked off day one of Sexuality Awareness Week 2016. Running from Monday 5 September to Friday 9 September, the University of Canterbury Students Association presents a week of interactive and educational workshops and seminars, health promotions, displays and free stuff to celebrate and raised awareness around sexuality in New […]
Amy Jane Bedwell sums up the Gay Ski Week QT experience with the help of a few notable helpers, and tells you why you absolutely need to experience it for yourself! As a frequent party-goer and active member of the rainbow community, I had high expectations for the week-long queer quasi-festival happening in Queenstown. I I worried about […]
I didn’t think the week could get any better – but boy, was I wrong! Everyone and his dog turned out to farewell a beautiful week of community and pride at the GSWQT Heroes and Villains Finale Party! The night begun with a welcoming atmosphere in the memorial hall lobby before graduating into the decorated […]
GSWQT: Getting Wet at Desperados Foam Party! Friday 3 September Loco Cantina, Queenstown Photos: Amy Jane Bedwell Well, the Desperados Foam Party was the wettest I’ve been in a fair while! Hundreds of fabulous Gay Ski Week QT patrons turned out to get a shot in the face from the massive foam canon inside the […]
Stone the flamin’ crows! Amy Jane Bedwell sat down with Australian television legend Ray Meagher to talk about his upcoming role in the queer cult favourite Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Most of us know Ray Meagher as good-natured grump Alf Stewart from Home and Away. But this October, this small-screen legend is taking to […]
Skycity Queenstown Karaoke! Thursday 1 September Skycity Queenstown Photos: Amy Jane Bedwell All the classics came out at Gay Ski Week QT’s amazing Karaoke night! Held at the luxurious Skycity Queenstown, we weren’t short on talent of celebrity status at this gorgeous event. With a judging panel which included crowd favorited Luke Bird, Dancing with the […]
Diversity Day at the Remarkables Monday 29 August Remarkables Ski Field, Queenstown Photos: Tracey Green A fabulous day was had by all at the Remarkables Ski Field in Queenstown in celebration of diversity. Guests turned up in droves to witness the fabulous Drag Race that took place on the snow and had a gay old […]