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Q&A: Meet the creatives behind Tae Tae in the Land of Yaaas!

Glass slippers and pumpkins aside, Tae’s wheels of steel are roaring into this year’s Brisbane Festival with her Fairy Godmother in drag.

7 Aug 2023 12:41

Charmaine Idris

Amplify Collective

Performing Arts

‘Tae Tae in the Land of Yaaas!’ Photo: Damien Bredberg.

Nationally acclaimed Shake & Stir theatre company will be roaring into this year’s Brisbane Festival with the world premiere of Tae Tae in the Land of Yaaas!

To get an insight into this magical fairy tale of epic proportions, ArtsHub speaks with writer Nelle Lee, Maya Dove who plays Tae Tae and her Fairy Godmother, played by renowned drag queen Maxi Shield.

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Charmaine Idris

Art sparks my imagination. Uplifts my soul. Without it, I would shrivel up and become dust. An aimless wanderer searching for that next theatre fix, book fix, cinema fix. My first play was cathartic in reconciling my past so that I could be present in the present.