Butch Mermaid Productions

Butch Mermaid Productions makes work by, for, and telling the stories of queer people. Learn more and support queer art at: https://linktr.ee/butchmermaid

Antonio! asks: What if The Bard wasn’t just reusing a character name, but was instead inspired by one hopelessly romantic pirate looking for love in all the wrong places? Antonio! reimagines all of Shakespeare’s Antonios as one proudly queer pirate stealing hearts and booty on the high seas. Antonio takes the stage with his band The Fools for Love to tell his side of The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, and Twelfth Night. 

Too Much Hair is gender euphoric musical chaos for thems, mens, femmes, and everyone in between. In August 2023, both shows previewed in New York City before touring to Edinburgh Fringe. 

Thank you to the Tindall Foundation, the Peter Rule Fund, Wellington Community Trust, WCC Living Wage Fund, Creative NZ, and our beloved crowdfunding supporters.