Tom Ballard
Tom Ballard is an award-winning stand up comedian/actor/writer/broadcaster/person who always tries his best. He’s one of Australia’s hottest comic talents, he’s performed and won acclaim all around the world and he’s very pleased to meet you.
In 2009, Tom became the youngest ever recipient of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer Award for his debut hour, Tom Ballard Is What He Is. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe for his show Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred, while his 2016 show The World Keeps Happening was nominated for Best Show in both Melbourne and Edinburgh, as well as taking out the 2016 Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer. The show then went on to be recorded at the Comedy Theatre for Stan Australia’s One Night Stan series.
In 2017 Tom’s show Problematic won the Best Australian Show Award at the Sydney Comedy Festival and was hailed as one of the top three best-reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe that year. He’s been invited to perform at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, had sold-out seasons at the famous Soho Theatre and has opened for the likes of Wanda Sykes, Stephen Merchant and Danny Bhoy.
He even once roast-battled Jimmy Carr and didn’t die in the process.
Tom also has quite the taste for broadcasting and doing proper satire. He co-hosted the breakfast show on national youth radio station triple j with his dear friend Alex Dyson for four years. A collection of the “highlights” from that show, Tom & Alex: The Bits We’re Least Ashamed Of, won the 2013 ARIA for Best Comedy Release.
At just 24 years old, Tom hosted Reality Check: his very own ABC TV panel show dissecting the insane world of reality television. He’s guest hosted the ABC discussion show Q&A on multiple occasions, interviewed all sorts of political figures on his popular podcast Like I’m A Six-Year-Old, featured on the race-focussed social experiment series First Contact and for more than 150 episodes, hosted his own satirical late night show for ABC Comedy, Tonightly with Tom Ballard, which was a very naughty show that the conservative Australian government didn’t like very much at all.
Miss Ellaneous
PARTY PASSPORT
Growing up in Darwin Northern Territory, Ben was the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male from the N.T. to graduate from the NIDA Acting course and the only Indigenous person to have completed a graduate diploma from the same institution. His extensive career in the Australian performing arts industry includes theatre and film. Miss Ellaneous is an original Darwin Diva! Beginning her fabulously glittery journey in 2002, Miss E has had an extensive career on and off the stage and has performed throughout Australia and internationally. Known for her powerful and dynamic performances, she has established herself as one of the country’s finest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Drag Queens.
Marzi Panne
PARTY PASSPORT
Daniel Cunningham found his love of performing in the multicultural tropics of Darwin, his hometown. With limited entertainment options growing up he invented Marzi Panne as a way to get into nightclubs underage and she has been with him ever since. A trained theatre practitioner, Daniel graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2004 and has toured nationally with theatre shows. He has spent extensive time in China and other Asian countries as a choreographer for international beauty pageants and is now proud to call Melbourne home. Party Passport events have been his primary focus for the last 3 years and he says he is “thrilled and proud of what we have managed to create”.
Vogue MegaQueen
DRAG TERRITORY
Vogue MegaQueen is one of Darwin’s finest Drag performers. Camp, classy and crass, this creative Queen tears up the stage with grace and sass. Renowned for her seamless shows, hilarious hosting and camp couture, she leaves a trail of sequins and fans wherever she goes. Originally from Perth, Vogue MegaQueen has been entertaining audiences for over 15 years. Born to perform, she’s shared the stage with some of Australia’s greatest Drag talent and billed alongside superstars Carlotta, Rhonda Burchmore, Jessica Mauboy and Crystal Love. Likened to a Botticelli angel in Drag, this social Queeninspires audiences and artists alike, once the subject of a painting by Archibald Prize winning artist Wendy Sharpe. Vogue MegaQueen is living proof that “Its okay to be trans and a Drag Queen”, she’s a proud and open Trans Drag Performer who advocates for the rights and lives of LGBTIQA+ communities. She has performed around Australia and internationally with a solid list of festivals and events under her diamante belt. A co-founder of Drag Territory, Vogue produces and performs shows that celebrate the Territory’s vibrancy and talent. Always taking her creativity to the next level, she has competed in national pageants “Queens of the Galaxy” and “Drag Nation”. Her passion for community has seen her lend her performance and hosting skills to countless charity events like the Northern Territory Aids and Hepatitis Council (NTAHC), World AIDS Day, Breast Cancer and RSPCA fundraisers. To date she has helped raise over $30,000 for charity and organisations. Vogue MegaQueen believes “the audience gives you life”… So live your true self and a fabulous life with Vogue MegaQueen.
Ferocia Couture
DRAG TERRITORY
A fierce femme ready to pounce, Ferocia Coutura captivates her prey one death drop at a time. Sharpen your claws… Ferocia has arrived. Ferocia Coutura has emerged as one of Darwin’s most exciting Queens to watch. Making her way from the world of dance to the light of Drag, she’s been stunning audiences around the country with her dramatic performances, high energy moves and comedic flair. Making her debut with Drag Territory after years of watching the Queens she came out ready! Originally a professional dancer, she trained at the world famous Brent Street Performing Arts (SYD) and danced with the Gary Lang NT Dance Company, Tracks Dance and Rix Kix Arts. The stage is her stomping ground, regularly appearing at Throb Nightclub and Monsoons (NT) and in the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” (2016, Brisbane) and “Chicago” (2017, Brisbane). Darwin born and bred, she believes the laid-back relaxed nature of the Tropics gives her an edge on stage… quite frankly darl’, she doesn’t give a damn. Combining elements of high glamour with high bogan, this stylish sweetheart is “just there for a good time”. Slinking her way through the jungle of Drag, this ferocious diva has already made a name for herself. In 2019 she represented the NT in Drag Nation and has performed all over from Broome Mardi Gras to Darwin Pride Festival to Kakadu.
Prawn Cracker Spice
DRAG TERRITORY
Serving a delicious blend of sweet and sassy Drag, Prawn Cracker Spice will leave you hungry for more. Originally a backup dancer, she decided that nobody puts Prawn Cracker in the corner. With a wig in hand, she took her glittery place centre stage and has never looked back. Folklore claims she got her name after rocking up to a Darwin Drag club with a giant bag of Prawn Crackers, which she then proceeded to inhale before morphing into a glamazon camp Queen with a love of lashes. Half that story is true. In just two years this trained dancer turned Queen has managed to build a reputation as one of Darwin’s top Drag performers. Bursting with sexiness, comedy and Asian flair, she delivers old school 80s style with contemporary beats. After joining the camp crew at Drag Territory, Prawn Cracker Spice has performed around the Northern Territory and beyond. She’s proudly spiced it up at multiple Darwin Pride Festivals, the Broome Mardi Gras, Kakadu, for Vintage Doll Productions, Throb Nightclub, Moonsoons, Departure Lounge and more. Always professional and fun, her electric stage presence and upbeat personality make her a crowd favourite. In 2017 she was runner up at the Darwin heat of Drag Nation, taking away the People’s Choice Award and it’s no wonder… She’s loveable, hilarious and highly addictive. You can never get enough of Prawn Cracker Spice.
Anita Wigl’it
Anita Wigl’it is one of New Zealand’s most popular Drag Queens. With a career that spans both the screen and stage Wigl’it is constantly travelling New Zealand and further afield delighting audiences with her special brand of comedy and outrageous personality.
Wigl’it is the co-owner and resident emcee of Caluzzi Cabaret on Karangahape Road, Auckland as well as the star of two seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race (Drag Race : Canada Vs the World S.1, RuPaul’s Drag Race – Down Under S.1) in which she was the first ever contestant to be crowned Miss Congeniality twice. As well as Drag Race she is also the host of the Warner Brothers Television shows House of Drag and the soon to be released Winner Winner Chicken Dinner and has made several appearances on New Zealand television programs (including Have You Been Paying Attention, Brain Busters and The Bachelorette) her work on the screen seeing her nominated for the New Zealand Television Personality of the Year in 2021.
The Huxleys
Will and Garrett Huxley (Aus/Gumbaynggirr/Yorta Yorta) are Melbourne-based collaborative performance and visual artists. Who work together as The Huxleys.
The Huxleys are a dynamic duo of cataclysmic proportion who present camp commentary and spectacle across the visual art, performance and entertainment sectors. Their photography and performance art traverses the classifications of costume, film and recording. A visual assault of sparkle, surrealism and the absurd, The Huxleys saturate their practice and projects with a glamorous, androgynous freedom which sets out to bring some escapism and magic to everyday life.
Since 2014 The Huxleys have performed, exhibited and participated in numerous exhibitions, projects and events in Australia, and internationally in London, Berlin, Moscow and Hong Kong. Solo presentations, performances and commissions include the Melbourne International Arts Festival; Melbourne Fashion Week; Sydney Contemporary; Hong Kong Design Week; Heide Museum of Modern Art; Art Bank, Melbourne; NGV; AGNSW; QAGOMA; AGSA; AGWA and the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; The Huxleys first came to prominence during the early years of MONA FOMA and Dark Mofo in Tasmania.
Charlie Villas
Charlie Villas is a renowned DJ, music curator, event producer and fashionista, celebrated for her dynamic sets that blend genres and take dance floors on a journey. Originally from the Philippines, she now splits her time in the stunning Blue Mountains and Newtown, Sydney’s beating heart of creativity, counterculture and community. Charlie’s sound channels the energy of legendary New York clubs while incorporating global influences. Her career has taken her to playing shows in London, Paris and Tokyo, as well as queer hotspots and major festivals across Australia.
From talked-about performances at major festivals like Broken Heel, Dark Mofo, Darwin Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Summer Camp Festival, Mardi Gras, and Sydney World Pride (where she played a mammoth 20 events), to more intimate, exclusive events, Charlie’s versatility knows no bounds.
Freddie Merkin
We all know what a drag queen is but have you had the opportunity to witness the amazing ness of a Drag KING?
Well now you can….
Born out of the East of Melbourne Freddie Merkin is one of Australia’s favourite Kings. Starting his career at a mature age 6 years ago he has gained himself quite the reputation for making both the ladies and gents question just what exactly they are feeling. Passionate about diversity, inclusion and sharing the love he also prides himself on his bushy upper lip and a wardrobe with more spandex and Lycra than an 80s aerobics class. Working around the country at festivals and events such as Chillout, Drag’d out Beechworth, Mardi Gras, FabAlice, Gay Ski week and as your main captain aboard all 3 of the Pride P &O cruises Freddie will have you screaming those tried and true party ballards as he struts his stuff.
If you like your kings hairy, he’s your fella.
Cliterally
Starting her Drag career in Alice Springs Cliterally did Priscilla Backwards starting in the desert and headed to the city!
Bringing drag to such a diverse and multi-cultural society, Cliterally found herself a Camp following hosting Drag Queen Bingo weekly and creating monthly Pride events in Alice Springs. You can now catch her now hosting multiple events throughout regional Victoria and Melbourne!
This Multi-Talented Queen has over 10 years experience in the DJ booth, Cliterally is a powerhouse DJ-ing Drag Queen!
Having performed at events such as; Sydney Mardi Gras, Groovin’ the Moo, Midsummer Carnival, FABalice Festival & Gay Ski Week AU you can find Cliterally bringing all your favourite camp classics with a mixture of modern house & disco tracks to a dance floor near you!
Estelle
StarDazed & Co
StarDazed & Co are an aerialist and acrobatic performing duo from Alice Springs.
Defying gravity they will take your night to the next level with mesmerizing aerial hoops and acrobatic performances.
Gayleen Tuckwood
Gayleen is a fierce trans woman and drag artist who loves to bring an event to life. Born and bread a country girl she is now living out her big city dream. Gayleen’s knows for turning heads with her camp looks and making audiences laugh with her sharp tongue. A heart of gold and a mouth of manure.
2024 Drag Performer of the year – Qld Queens Ball Awards, Miss Sportsmans 2016, Melt beauty 2017, Miss universe 2052.
Donnie Piccolo
Donnie Piccolo is a lover, fighter and a certified overbiter. This Darwin Drag King has performed around Australia & around the world, from out bush to the big city.
Donnie Piccolo is the alter ego of performer, storyteller and radio presenter Lisa Pellegrino.
Lisa is a proud member of the Darwin LGBTIQA+ community and is passionate about inclusivity, community and the power of stories & entertainment.
Chocolate Boxx
Chocolate Boxx is Brisbane’s FABoriginal dancing diva.
With her career, hard work pays off, winning competitions here and there to get more work and her name out there, winning titles such as Queer Sister Smackdown 2016, Miss Sportsmans Hotel 2017, Miss First Nation 2019 along with Brisbane’s annual Queens Ball Awards 2019 Drag Performer of the Year and The First Nation Leadership and Engagement Award recipient in 2019 and 2024 and was a Triple Sash winner in Miss First Nations Supreme Queen at Sydney World Pride 2023.
Stone Motherless Cold
Stone Motherless Cold (she/they/re) is an Arrernte gem, currently based in Naarm. A crystalline being posing as human, they use drag to dabble in performance, spoken word and visual art. They are part of the Motherless Collective, a VIC NAIDOC LGBTQIA+ 2019 title winner and 1st-Runner Up Miss First Nations 2021. Stone has been a part of the People of Cabaret Executive Council since 2020. Stone has previously worked on ‘SMASH: the Drag Show’ Midsumma 2022, ‘The Fae’ Yirramboi Festival 2021, ‘The Kingdom’ Midsumma 2020, ‘Drag of Kwatye’ 2019 Melbourne Fringe Festival, ‘Dis Rupt’ Yirramboi 2019 and ‘Lets Take Over presents: The Reveillon’ at Northcote Town Hall 2019 to name a few.
