Kate Mulqueen, Author at ArtsHub Australia

Kate Mulqueen

Kate Mulqueen is an actor, writer, musician and theatre-maker based in Naarm (Melbourne). Instagram: @picklingspirits Facebook: @katemulq Twitter: @katemulqueen

Kate's Latest Articles

A young white woman in a tartan skirt and music band T shirt is at the back of the stage, which has draped material hanging around it. Closer to the camera with his back to us is a white balding middle aged man sitting in a chair and looking at the girl. The Exact Dimensions of Hell.

Theatre review: The Exact Dimensions of Hell, fortyfivedownstairs

Predatory and sexual violence against a minor is played out through witchcraft tropes.

Kate Mulqueen

Apr 24, 2024

A young white man wears a white vest and a red Tudor hat with a long feature. He has his hands steepled in front of his face pensively.

Comedy review: Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024

A TikTok sensation makes it to the stage, with hilarious results.

Kate Mulqueen

Apr 19, 2024

Alex Hines. Putting on a Show. Image is a woman with long dark hair dressed in a long white dress on an old fashioned phone under an ornate arch. There are two smaller versions of the same woman, albeit with a blue bodice to the dress, one on each side of her.

Comedy review: Alex Hines: Putting on a Show, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024

Stand-up, sketch and musical comedy, this production has it all.

Kate Mulqueen

Apr 11, 2024

Comedy review: Mel & Sam: The Platonic Human Centipede, The Toff in Town, MICF 2024

Queer besties' new musical comedy is smart and ridiculous.

Kate Mulqueen

Apr 3, 2024

Comedy review: Hannah Camillieri: Lolly Bag, Malthouse Theatre, MICF 2024

Camillieri offers a bag of funny treats.

Kate Mulqueen

Apr 2, 2024

Alice and Liam Horror Flick. Image is a photo of a man dressed as Count Dracula grabbing a young smiling woman around the neck, altered to look like an illustration.

Comedy review: Alice and Liam Horror Flick, The Butterfly Club, MICF 2024

A variety sketch show that riffed on all things horror.

Kate Mulqueen

Apr 2, 2024

Akaraka. A dark set with two people of African appearance, a woman with braided hair and a wraparound shoulderless costume, wearing a red necklace and an older seated man, dressed in regal robes with a red hat.

Theatre review: Akaraka, The Substation

Akaraka grapples with topics related to the West African diaspora in Australia.

Kate Mulqueen

Mar 26, 2024

A group of physical theatre actors make a pyramid with one person on the top holding a megaphone.

Performance review: Future Proof, Darebin Arts Speakeasy

Physical theatre that asked the hard questions, but needed a little more fine-tuning.

Kate Mulqueen

Mar 18, 2024

37. A group of men in AFL strips stand on stage and hold one of their group high above them. He has his arm upstretched holding an Australian Rules Football ball.

Theatre review: 37, Southbank Theatre, The Sumner

Race, community and identity in AFL.

Kate Mulqueen

Mar 12, 2024

Milked. Two young men sit on a stage of fake grass, one looking down despondent, the other crouched in front of him.

Theatre review: Milked, fortyfivedownstairs

Two childhood friends in rural Herefordshire traverse life's emotional landscape.

Kate Mulqueen

Mar 5, 2024

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