Serial nudist, Frankie van Kan exposes more of herself than ever before in A Body at Work – a deeply intimate piece of confessional theatre at Theatre Works, as part of the 2025 Midsumma Festival, from 28 January – 1 February.
Dubbed “A dynamite piece of theatre” by ArtsHub, A Body at Work, directed by Maude Davey, is the tale of a queer woman’s seventeen years, and counting, in the sex industry.
Frankie (AKA Frankie Valentine – Stripped Queer, Club Briefs, Baby Got Back, Seen & Heard Cabaret) is joined by an all-queer cast & crew who will guide the audience through various facets and shifting landscapes of the sex industry, exploring what it is to be A Body At Work in this honest, humorous and heartfelt journey
Beginning in a strip club, with insightfully refreshing antics of strip club culture and the perceived power dynamics between workers and clients, Frankie unpacks her own whorephobia and the unravelling of boundaries.
As she regales you with stories of the body as a commodity and navigating queerness in this honest, humorous and heartfelt journey, Frankie asks the question – will they love me at my Madonna when they’ve relished me at my whore?
Frankie van Kan: A Body At Work
Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Season: 28 January – 1 February 2025
Bookings: www.midsumma.org.au
For more information, visit: www.theatreworks.org.au for details.
Image: Frankie van Kan – photo by Darren Gill