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  • Three actors in character and full drag costumes from the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
  • Actors Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis dressed in drag in their roles as Daphne and Josephine in the 1959 comedy film Some Like It Hot.
  • Divine, in character as Edna Turnblad from the film Pink Flamingoes, wearing a bright red dress and a large blonde wig, being interviewed by a man with a microphone, while another person films with a camera.
  • A still from the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, showing a crowd of people, several of them wearing full drag makeup and wigs.
17 – 23 Apr

Drag Week

  • Film
  • Entertainment

Think drag starts and ends with RuPaul's Drag Race? Think again. ACMI's Drag Week takes you back to the art form's wild, anarchic roots – underground clubs, midnight movies, riots and all. ACMI are screening the films that blazed the trail and built the subculture: bold, unapologetic and absolutely not to be missed.

See films including Pink Flamingos (alongside drag bingo), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Some Like it Hot, Polyester, Lust in the Dust and more. Plus, don't miss two free films: Victorian Queens and XOS: A Cry for Help.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 17 Apr
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sat 18 Apr
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • 8pm - 10pm 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Sun 19 Apr
  • 2pm - 4.30pm 2:00pm - 4:30pm
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Mon 20 Apr
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 21 Apr
  • 6pm - 7.30pm 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Wed 22 Apr
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Thu 23 Apr
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Location

ACMI Cinemas
Fed Square, Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

From $14 to $19

Adult / general $20
Student / concession $16
Book online for Drag Week

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8663 2200
  • email address: info@acmi.net.au
  • Visit website for Drag Week
Facebook page for Drag Week Instagram page for Drag Week

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  • Accessible toilets
  • Mobility access

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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