Mr Big aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune

From award-winning playwright Dax Carnay-Hanrahan, Mr Big aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune is a darkly comedic and musically haunted new theatre work about identity, grief and Asian filial piety.

This ambitious play follows Diana, a Filipina trans woman, as she prepares for her wedding in Melbourne while trying to release her estranged father’s corpse from a morgue in Manila. To make things more complicated, his memory lingers. Through biting wit and aching vulnerability, the play bends time and form as song, spirit, and psyche collide.

The first production of its kind to feature an all-Filipino cast led by a transfemme Filipina artist on a Melbourne stage, this groundbreaking work elevates the voices of Southeast Asian and trans migrant artists who are critically underrepresented in the arts.

There will be an open Q&A where you can provide feedback and engage with the creative team behind this new work.

Part of Midsumma Festival.